Over the Counter Cold Medicine

well i can honestly say it's a bunch of nonsense. my 3 mo old was in terrible misery last month due to the bad cough going around, congestion, fever the works and there's nothing i can give him o please. talk about no sleep and for either of us. my dr told me to prop him up to sleep so the junk goes down or have him sleep in his carrier/carseat, put vicks on his chest, get a humidifier and little noses saline drops, and on top of that i had to give him a breathing treatment(nebulizer) for 3-4 days. and guess what he was stuck with that horrible cough for about 3 wks. something definitly needs to be done because infants/toddlers can not go through this. i gave my son motrin for his fever because my opinion tylenol does not do the job effectively. depending on the weight of course, so i finally gave him the same amount of pedia care for his cough and he was fine. 12-17 lbs. it's 1.25 ml

Hi T.:

Every time my daughter got sick, I would always talk to my doctor first. Even if I knew that the answer would probably be tylenol...I still wanted to make sure. I've never had a problem with either infant or children's tylenol or motrin. Make sure you always use the right dosage of course. And if you are still iffy when your child is old enough to switch to "Children's" instead of "Infant" then it's still ok to use the infant medicine. Of course, the infant medicine is only a fever reducer/pain reliever...not used for colds. When it came to congestion/sniffles, I always stuck with a simple salene solution. It works wonders on those little noses, and since it's just salt water, there are no harmful side affects to worry about.

I use homeopathy and chiropractic care to treat my kids colds. It is all natural with no side affects or possible overdosing. I take them to the chiropractor every other month to keep them healthy. They have only had two colds since September and they were mild, no fever. A healty diet of no sugar, soda and fast food also helps keep kids healthy and their immune system strong. Disease live on sugar.

I understand your frustration!
My twins have had coughs and colds on and off since Christmas...first the doctor prescribed a medicine that I was later told by another doctor "would NOT work", he said that doctor just prescribes stuff to make the parents "happy" and thinking they are getting some kind of medicine to help!
What a joke and a waste of my $$...then after being told to throw out ALL over the couonter meds, the nurse tells me
to go ahead and give them Dimetap since they were coughing all night and NOT geting any sleep. She said to ONLY give them some before naps and bedtime and NOT every 4 or 6 hrs and that would be fine.
When are we going to get some HARD facts and advice on this. Our children CANNOT be left to suffer and not sleep (which sleeping is how they heal).
It's a catch 22...there needs to be some solid advice for us to follow!!!

All the latest research now says they've been scamming us for years.....Go the natural route..Make sure your kids get the proper Minerals and Hydration, as well as maintain a hIGH alkalynity...Sounds confusing, but its actually simple. Find a local distributor for Extreme X20...Its easy, you just add it to your water, and it changes the structure of your water and goes straight to your cells...
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I just don't buy it. I am a mom of a 16 month old, and if he is all stuffed up, or coughing his brains out and can't sleep, you better believe I am going to give him something to releive his pain. As a matter of fact, I just took him to the doctor for a nasty post-nasal drip, and she wrote him a script for Dimetapp, and Tylenol. Later for those idiots! Honey, I have a baby with a post nasal drip, bad cough, fever, and cutting four molars...no medicine??? Right!!

J. :o)

This is my first post on this website and I am so excited to find it through a friend of mine!!

I asked my son's pediatrician about this 6 months ago or so when all the news specials were on about how Tylenol Cold and other similar medications were being pulled from the shelf. His pediatrician is actually my old pediatrician - a very bright woman who has been around long enough to know what she's talking about and knows my family very well.

Her thoughts are this : Always err on the side of caution with overdosing kids with medication. If it says every 4-6 hours, stay closer to 6 as long as your child isn't completely miserable.

She said the reason all the cold medicines were being yanked is that people were giving them every 4 hours all day long like regular Tylenol, but with the ingredients they use for the "cold" part of the medication kids can overdose much easier and it's not good for them to have that much in their system at one time anyways.

I think I've realized after reading all of your posts (loving the humor in them like "if my kids sick of COURSE I'm going to give them medicine!!) that everyone's kids respond differently to the different medicines. My little guy thrives on Tylenol for fevers and Dimetapp Cold Congestion for Toddlers (he's 27 months) when he has a really bad head cold. Then again, the 3 times I've tried giving him the ingredient in some Cough medicines called Guifaneisin (not sure if it's spelled correctly) he has thrown it back up IMMEDIATELY. Guess that one is definitely a no for him!

Best of luck and thank goodness cold season is almost past!!! :)

I know your concern all too well. I have 3 kids of my own and I use nothing but the best for them.
What works...
If there is no signs of fever...
A warm bath each night with a gentle wash (Arbonne Baby wash preferred) little noses saline spray/drops. Non-medicated and very safe, and an aspirator.
Clearing their nasal passages help them tremendously.
A vapor rub works well too. Arbonne has a botanical vapor rub with no harsh chemicals. Slightly Prop the mattress up on one side and give them lots of liquids. Cut out the milk if you can.

There is nothing wrong with giving your toddler some medicine at night to help calm the cough. During the day let them fight it off. Their bodies are learning to fight off these viruses.

If they have a high fever... see the doctor. Every child is different.
I do believe, the more exposed they are to the germs/viruses the stronger they become. A healthy diet is always the best for our kids.

Hold your toddler tight, give them lots of love and kisses.
It will pass.
I hope this helps
J.
Arbonne Independent consultant
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