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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 in August. He has allergies to food, pets and outdoor irritants. He also has asthma. It seems like he is always sick. Either a virus, strep throat, ear infections pretty much the common things that children get - but it seems like he ALWAYS has something. Winter time is the worse. His asthma is under control with medication - we did have a rough winter though and he was on Prednisone 4 times from about Nov. - March. He sees an allergist and a dermatologist regularly,...

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Ear Infections, HELP

Ok, so my daughter has had an ear infection for 1.5-2 months now. It's her...

Diapers & Diaper Changing

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Real Mommy Tips/tricks/secrets for 1St Time Mom's Shower Gift

Hello all! I am putting together a book for a good friend who will be a first time mommy in August. If anyone has some good tips/tricks/secrets to share it would be very helpful!! Not looking for "advice" like sleep when the baby sleeps...looking for real mommy stuff ex: wash and dry babies socks in a delecates bag to keep them from getting lost. Her baby shower is in a couple weeks, and I would like to have the book ready for her as part of her gift. Thank you, looking forward to some great ideas!!!!

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Asthma & Steroids

Hello, I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (an Albuteral inhaler as needed) from birth, He is now 9 years old and doing great in school, very little Asthma attacks! Now that we have moved here, his allergies really hit a High and has triggered his Asthma attacks more frequently, So we are on a regumine of allergy pills and now also added Advair, (which is a steroid on a daily dose about 5 months now) But this has been...

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Croup Cough Remedies

Last night my 7.5 month old son woke up with a croup cough. I am wondering...

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Illnesses

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Asthma & Steroids

Hello, I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (an Albuteral inhaler as needed) from birth, He is now 9 years old and doing great in school, very little Asthma attacks! Now that we have moved here, his allergies really hit a High and has triggered his Asthma attacks more frequently, So we are on a regumine of allergy pills and now also added Advair, (which is a steroid on a daily dose about 5 months now) But this has been...

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Illnesses & Symptoms

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2 Year Old Coughing.

my son has been coughing terribly for almost 5 weeks now.we have gone to the docs several times.i think it might be chronic bronchitis but not really sure.he had bronchitis and pnemonia in december and bronchitis in early january of 2009.we had an xray done 2 weeks ago.the doc said that it was asthma.he has been taking a steriod inhaler since then.his cough seems to be getting worse. the cough is a little barky but not too bad. but there is something definitely wrong. any ideas as to what it could be? we have a docs appointment on...

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Steroid Nose Spray

HI moms, I am at my wits end with fluid in my 8 year olds ears. It...

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Constant Runny Nose

Hi momma's since starting preschool my DS constantly has a runny nose every...

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Should Newborns Be Given Steroids?

I know this sounds like a dumb question, but here is what happened: My second daughter was born last week. The day of her birth, the pedriatic nurse said that my daughter wasn't breathing as well as she'd like, probably because there was inflamation in her nose from procedures after the birth (personally, I thought it was because the maternity room we were in was hot, dry, and stuffy.) The nurse said a dose of the glucocorticosteroid, prednisolone, in my daughter's nose should clear up the inflamation and return her breathing to normal...

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Skin

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Asthma & Steroids

Hello, I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (an Albuteral inhaler as needed) from birth, He is now 9 years old and doing great in school, very little Asthma attacks! Now that we have moved here, his allergies really hit a High and has triggered his Asthma attacks more frequently, So we are on a regumine of allergy pills and now also added Advair, (which is a steroid on a daily dose about 5 months now) But this has been...

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Very Very DRY Skin

My son has very very red dry cracked skin around his ankles. I have tried...

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Should Newborns Be Given Steroids?

I know this sounds like a dumb question, but here is what happened: My second daughter was born last week. The day of her birth, the pedriatic nurse said that my daughter wasn't breathing as well as she'd like, probably because there was inflamation in her nose from procedures after the birth (personally, I thought it was because the maternity room we were in was hot, dry, and stuffy.) The nurse said a dose of the glucocorticosteroid, prednisolone, in my daughter's nose should clear up the inflamation and return her breathing to normal...

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