Health: Child, Claritin

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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,...

First Aid

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What's in Your Travel First Aid Kit?

Hi Mamas! We are getting ready to go on a family trip before baby 2 arrives. We have a 20 month old son who is becoming more adventurous by the day. :) Thankfully he's only had a few bumps and bruises and scrapes that we've been able to care for at home. That being said, I'm packing over the next few days and I'd like to get a first aid kit together, for things like stings, bites, scrapes, cuts, burns, whatever we need to be prepared, I suppose. Do you have a first aid kit? What's are the essentials? Thanks everyone!

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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...

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Claritin and Other Allergy Meds

My son often gets runny nose/cough symptoms and my pediatrician has recommended that I try putting him on Claritin to manage those symptoms. I am reluctant to put him on medicine for prolonged periods of time. Dose anyone have information about any potential harmful effects of long-term use of allergy medicines in toddlers? Also, any suggestions of natural remedies that have worked would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Illnesses

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Claritin vs Zyrtec for 3 Year Old

Just curious on what other moms think of claritin or zyrtec for a child. My daughter will be 3 next month and we are trying to figure out what works best on her. Her allergies always turn into an ear or sinus infection. Does claritin make anyones kids sleepy? She has been taking it the last two days and has seemed more whiny and tired, it may be that she is still getting over her infection or not feeling good. Her allergies start with the puffy eyes and then turn into watery eyes. When it gets bad it gets a runny nose and cough like...

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Illnesses & Symptoms

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5 Year Old with Runny Nose Going on 2+ Years

my child has had this awful clear cloudy runny nose for seems like going on 2 years or more...her dr keeps blowing it off and saying its just a cold..and i do not see how someone can have a cold for that long...so we finally got her dr to send her to an allergy dr..and he did the skin scratch test and it was ll neg..so we thought well maybe that test just didnt work on her so we asked for the blood test..and it all came back neg to..i am so frustrated and would like answers i hate seeing my litle girl having to keep blowing her nose 24-7...

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Claritin and Other Allergy Meds

My son often gets runny nose/cough symptoms and my pediatrician has recommended that I try putting him on Claritin to manage those symptoms. I am reluctant to put him on medicine for prolonged periods of time. Dose anyone have information about any potential harmful effects of long-term use of allergy medicines in toddlers? Also, any suggestions of natural remedies that have worked would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I Need Ur Help! Please Read Regarding My Sons illness..thank U!!

i have a happy 3 yr old son. when he turned 15 months he spent the night in the hosp because he couldnt breath so that started the albuterol in his nebulizer machine. last yr he had tubes in his ears and adeoids out for constant sinus issues. we have been giving him breathing treatments every month almost since his first episode at 15 months. he is at the drs every month. and im told the same thing. he most likely has allergies and virus on top of virus from the kids at daycare. his symptoms are the same everytime. terrible cough runny...

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Get Rid of Cat?

My son has had pneumonia 3 times since August and has most recently been...

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