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BaroqueMama
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Ugh...pediacare question...
So, does anyone give their one year old this when they are sick? Ava has come down with an upper respiratory infection (from what I can tell, her ped. is off today ), and I need to give her something. She's not stuffy in the nose, but her chest is so congested and she's coughing and coughing. It's not a dry cough, either, it's very mucusy. Sorry for the tmi, but I've only given her the Tylenol with the decongestant before, but that's not helping. If you could recommend something, I'd appreciate it! 
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Posted 8/9/07 2:04 PM  |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
You can give it to her but will need to get the correct dose from the pediatrician.
I've given anything from Triaminiac (which works well too) to Pedicare. When they're under 2, you need to call your doctor. The dosage is based on the weight of the child.
Hope she's better soon!
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:10 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Is she wheezy at all?
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:11 PM |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
I give it to Andrew whenever he is sick. It works great.
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
I"d def call the PED...my doc won't let me give anything like that when they're under 2.
He did okay benadryl for the stuffiness..
Hope Ava feels better soon
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:19 PM |
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nylisa
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by 5ofClubs
I give it to Andrew whenever he is sick. It works great.
me too
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:20 PM |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by sweetness
I"d def call the PED...my doc won't let me give anything like that when they're under 2.
He did okay benadryl for the stuffiness..
Hope Ava feels better soon
wow. my ped has rec it since he was a lot younger.
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by 5ofClubs
Posted by sweetness
I"d def call the PED...my doc won't let me give anything like that when they're under 2.
He did okay benadryl for the stuffiness..
Hope Ava feels better soon
wow. my ped has rec it since he was a lot younger.
It always amazing me how different docs are with these things 
When Gianna is sick i get the same three answers-humidifier, elevate head and benadryl for stuffiness.
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
I've always given my kids Triaminic - the orange one. My pedi says its fine. At 24 lbs, DD gets about 1/2-3/4 teaspoon if I remember correctly.
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:29 PM |
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nylisa
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by chmlengr
I've always given my kids Triaminic - the orange one. My pedi says its fine. At 24 lbs, DD gets about 1/2-3/4 teaspoon if I remember correctly.
Sometimes my ped gives DS that too.
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:32 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by nrthshgrl
Is she wheezy at all?
Yes, this is concerning me.
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:43 PM |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by prncss
Posted by nrthshgrl
Is she wheezy at all?
Yes, this is concerning me.
Call the doctor to get her checked. It will give you the peace of mind & the answers you need.
May be nothing but you dont' want nothing to turn into something.
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
You can even try a little chest pt if she's really congested. Cup your hands and gently beat on her back like a galloping horse. We do it all the time to patients with a lot of chest congestions. It helps them to bring the mucous up. And also like the others said give the dr. a call.
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| Posted 8/9/07 2:50 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Posted by sweetness
I"d def call the PED...my doc won't let me give anything like that when they're under 2.
He did okay benadryl for the stuffiness..
Hope Ava feels better soon
Ditto.
Alot of the OTC Pedicares and Triaminics have Phenylephrine in place of Sudafed now and that is not approved in children under the age of 2.
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| Posted 8/9/07 3:32 PM |
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Corinne
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
i would get some baby vics and rub it on her chest and back. i did that for olivia last week when she was weezy. hope ava feels better.
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| Posted 8/9/07 4:54 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
Thanks, girls. I'm going to try that chest pt. I decided to not give her anything for her congestion until she sees the dr. tomorrow. SHe has a fever now, so I just gave her tylenol, hopefully it's just a cold. Thanks again
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| Posted 8/9/07 6:41 PM |
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JavaJunkie
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
My ped doesn't recommend any of those cold meds. Whenever DS is sick we do humidifier, elevated the mattress, saline drops in the nose and those plug in vapor things. The only thing my ped gives is Robitussin DM for coughs, he feels all the other stuff is unsafe
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| Posted 8/9/07 7:09 PM |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
I used pediacare when Kerri was 10 months old and had a wicked mucusy cough...cleared it right up.
Hope Ava feels better
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| Posted 8/9/07 7:13 PM |
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Re: Ugh...pediacare question...
I agree- now with whooping cough making a return, I would call for peace of mind.
I hope Ava feels better soon
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