Nutrition: Preschooler, Zyrtec

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Cough Med for My 42Lb 3 Year Old....

Hey Ya'll! My 3yo daughter who will be 4 in January has a yucky cough. She has no fever and doesn't "feel bad", she just has some drainage and that brings on the cough. She is 41 lbs and I am looking for someting OTC I can give her. I don't want to take her to the Doctor when she is not sick, just to be around a bunch of sick kids and really get sick. Forget the honey, that was suggested by co-workers and she does not go for it, she would rather take some meds... =) Any suggestions would be great - thank you!

Solid Foods & Weaning

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4 Year Old Son with Allergies/asthma

My 4 year old son was recently diagosed with allergies associated with asthma. He gets a persistant cough this time of year and in the fall. The cough sometimes causes him to vomit. He has had allergies since he was a baby, however, the asthma part of this is new to me. I feel uneasy about it because he seems to be on lots of medication now. We have a nebulizer and he inhales albuterol twice daily. He also has nasonex, zyrtec and singulair. Zyrtec was the most effective, but now doesn't seem to work as well--this is when he was given...

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How Do I Wean?

How do I wean my 11 mos old that will not eat other foods? She'll eat foods...