Sleeping Habits: Claritin

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Claritin Side Effects with Toddlers

Has anyone given claritin to a toddler and experience behavioral side-effects? My 2.5 year old has been taking Claritin for a little over a week and has been acting up much more than usual (e.g., throwing things and hitting). I realize that some of his behaviors are typical 2 year old behaviors, but his behavior definitely seems to have changed since starting the allergy medicine.

Patterns & Habits

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Sleep...how Do I Get More?

I seem to have an ongoing issue of not getting enough sleep. Even if I go to bed early, I have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or getting good sleep even if I manage to fall and stay asleep. I can be exhausted, go do bed and I will still lay there and not be able to fall asleep. I wake up exhausted and can't go back to sleep until it's time for my alarm to go off and then I HAVE to get up. I know part of the problem is that hubby leaves for work super early so him being up and about getting ready disturbs me (even though he...

Soothing & Comforting

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Soothing a Cough

My toddler just started coughing the other day and I don't want to give him any cold medication because it never seems to help. I want to give him something to sooth his cough other than constant juice. He doesn't have a fever or much of a runny nose just a nasty cough, so I'm not real sure what to do. Any suggestions?

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Weaning and Comfort

I have exclusively breastfed my daughter who is now 12 1/2 months old. She...