Money: Steroids

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Pulmicort - Steroids for Asthma/Lung Issues

Do any of you have children who have taken Pulmicort or another steroid for asthma/lung issues. My son was born 3 months premature and therefore had immature lungs. In addition he had a chest tube for a pneumo-thorax and pneumonia all in the first two weeks of life, came home on oxygen, etc. This was all a year ago and he's doing incredible. Has been off of oxygen since April. All of that said, he is struggling with weather changes and the cold and flu season. A tiny cold leads to wheezing and bronchiolitis almost every time. My doc...

Financial Problems

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Advice on Daycare Problem

I need some advice. I know this is a decision I should be making on my own but I am at a loss. My daughter started a new daycare in September for the first time she loves her school and asks to go on the weekends even. She has a really close friend and everything. The school is a Montessori school. Since she has been going there I have noticed she is learning a lot and never cries when I leave her. The problem is both her and my youngest need to be on a nebulizer periodically, otherwise their lungs can get swollen and they will need...

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401K & Foreclosure

My husband and I are having a lot of financial struggles... since I started...

Kids & Money

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Do You Go Overboard When Your Kids Are Sick?

I'm just curious...how quickly will you call the doctor when your kid is sick? I know one girl who freaked out the other day because her baby (not her first) had a temp of not even 100 and was calling the after hours doctor. Then another whose kid had a stomach virus (with vomiting and diarrhea) and hadn't even had it 24 hours and was wanting to take her kid to the doctor. Isn't that a little too quick? Who takes their kid to the doctor for the stomach flu? We all get it and know it goes away in 24-48 hours. Sometimes I think this is...

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Help with Sick Child

I am needing some advice with my sons health. He is 3 years old, will be 4...

Recurring Expenses

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Question for Experienced Cat Owners

We adopted an adorable cat from the local shelter. She has an amazingly sweet and affectionate personality, seems to be in good health and has been a great addition to our family... BUT, she grooms herself BALD. Not pretty. We thought... fleas! So we did three months of the Advantix thing... honestly no signs of fleas anywhere in our house, or even on the cat. (She is strictly an indoor cat). I bought her fancy Hill's Science Diet for Sensitive Skin food and kept her on it for over a month. No improvement. She just cried and cried at her...