Can you give benadryl to a 6 month old baby

Can you give benadryl to a 6 month old baby

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Most experts say no. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises against giving OTC cough and cold medicines to children younger than 6 years old. ChaCha!

Can 4 month old cats take baby benadryl?

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How was he diagnosed with allergies? Allergies, particularly respiratory allergies, would be very unusual in a kitten. If he’s sneezing and has watery eyes, it would be much more likely at that age that he has an viral infection and/or, ev…

Should I give my 9 month old baby benadryl before international f…?

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Do NOT give your child medicine with the hopes of it making her sleep. This is not only cruel, but dangerous as well. I have also seen where it backfires; a parent gives their child a dose of Benedryl to make them sleep, but instead it gets…

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OK to give baby Benadryl?

Q: I have a five month old daughter and the nurse at my Dr. office said she can’t have any over the counter medication until she is 6 months. The only way I can get approval to give something before then is to bring her in. She has a cough and a little congestion at night only. I am almost positive it is allergies which Benadryl will take care of. We have an infant dosage chart for Tylenol and Dr. Sears says that the Benadryl dosage is the same. Do you guys think it is ok for me to give her some Benadryl at night so the poor baby will stop coughing and get some sleep? Thanks!

A: When my daughter was about 9 months old I gave her benadryl when she had chicken pox on the advice of my doctor.I t was the worse mistake i could make. There is something in Benadryl that actually acts as a stimulus, therefore, keeps baby awake.She and i didn’t get any sleep until after the benadryl wore off.I would make sure her room air was moist (steam or humidifier) and try to avoid too much dairy, also elevate her a bit while sleeping.Hope this helpsMaggie Muggins

Help! Someone switched my totally normal and happy 7 month old with a rashy, fussy baby that won’t sleep!?

Q: Jack was a VERY good sleeper (sleeping 10-12 hours at night – although waking every 2-4 to nurse STILL – and taking 2-3 naps a day) up until about 3 or 4 days ago. It started with him waking up 2 or 3 mornings ago with a pretty high fever, I gave him tylenol and everything was fine. Same thing happened the next morning.. Fever, tylenol, fine. Then he started getting really fussy and wanting to nap about 4-6 times a day and nurse a TON. Now he has a TERRIBLE rash on his face, scalp and neck that is obviously very itchy. I tried putting 1% hydrocortisone on it but it doesn’t seem to give him any relief. He doesn’t have a fever anymore, no runny or stuffy nose, no cough, no other symptoms. I thought he was teething but I haven’t seen or felt any. What on Earth could be the problem? I’ve called his pediatrician but they haven’t called me back so that’s why I’m asking you, Mommies.So recap:*Fever free for 24-36 hours*Fussy, clingy, not sleeping well*VERY bumpy and itchy face, scalp and neck with no relief from 1% hydrocortisone.Any ideas? Has your LO gone through this? HELP! He’s wearing me out! Is there anything I can give him, like benadryl? Or is he too young? Thanks Moms!A1 – I’m assuming you are spam.. Did you even read my question? My son eats breastmilk and organic fruits and vegetables. He does not have a food allgery because of me feeding him inappropriate things. I’m sorry you have some random terrible disease but, wow.. That’s a stretch…

A: I do hope your doctor calls you back! I wish I could answer and say I knew what it was. However I googled it and found a useful link.. best of luck!! http://www.askdrsears.com/html/11/T082900.asp It always sucks when you have a sick child and nothing you can do. I feel for you 🙂

Question to those with kids and dogs (sorry long with a few questions) would appreciate your imput?

Q: I had this in the wrong section before oops:This may be hard to follow but I have several questions in here and would like advice (I also have info with the questions)Thank you so much for taking the time to helpHow did that go for you?First of all introductions (baby and dogs) how is the best way to introduce them?Our dogs are a very important part of our family and we want them to love our child and our child to love them.I feel never you should never leave an infant or toddler unsupervised with a dog.But I also feel like its wrong to whenever the baby is up to have the dogs locked up somewhere. I feel it causes resentment toward the child…I’m not dog behavior expert but I’ve seen it happen many times.Also the dogs are going to take a backseat regardless how to make that transition easier I don’t know….you see right now they are number 1 and when we have a baby they won’t be.So how do I make that transition easier?I mean right now they go everywhere with us including vacation.Okay another question: Allergies. I am slightly allergic to my dog (this dog is the best dog I’ve ever had and she sheds twice a year and I basically just take a benadryl when she sheds and I’m fine) but what happens if the kid is allergic…I can’t give her up (She was abandoned in a dumpster at 4 weeks of age and I’ve never had a bond with a dog like i’ve had with her) Will being around her from birth help the kid build up a tolerance to allergies or not….I have had allergies forever but my husband has virtually no allergies. Honestly I didn’t expect to be slightly allergic to her. I know there are options for thatNext question: How old should the kid be before he can really interact with the dogs and they can interact back? A few months a year? 2 years? Another question: I feel when the kid is old enough and if things have gone well with the dogs that the kid can have one of the dogs sleep in his room. As long as the door is open. I’m thinking age 6 and up (what do you think? I always had a dog sleep at the foot of my bed growing up)I know its a lot and this may not be all the questions I have but this is a start…By the way our dogs are an 11 pound minature poodle who is currently a little over a year old and a 25 pound Jack Russell Terrier mix (she has Chihuahua and we think maybe doxie or beagle in her, possibly lab) who is currently 11 months old.ThanksOur dogs are good well behaved dogs for the most part but Have had limited exposure to kids

A: We had 2 whippets when my 1st was born – they were about 7. They had not been around kids much either and were well trained, big part of the family, slept on our bed at night, etc. We were still the pack leaders of course but we were a family. My main goal when we had kids was to first, disrupt the dogs’ schedule as little as possible. They still go their meals when they were supposed to and though the daily walk moved around as far as time of day and maybe duration, they still were walked. THey were not confined or restricted but of course were well supervised with the baby. I allowed them to sniff as much as they wanted. As the babies got older and could crawl or toddle, I was constantly watching more for the dogs’ sake instead of the baby – babies are rough! My 1st kid pretty much ignored them but #2 loved them. As soon as she could crawl, she’d crawl into their bed with them with her books and sit and ‘read’. I taught her to be gentle and they tolerated the clumsy hands supremely well. I don’t think they ever felt threatened and they had trust in me to be the pack ‘leader’ and supervise the newest member of the ‘pack’. I also always made sure that the kids left them alone when they slept and ate – it is just common sense. As far as sleeping with them – my dogs were way too attached to me to want to sleep with the kids. But I think whatever age a child would be in a big bed – maybe 2 or 3? But it would depend on the child and the dog – cross that bridge when you come to it. I would caution you that you do have 2 smallish dogs who do tend to feel a bit more threatened by youngesters since they are more likely to hurt a smaller animal based on sheer size. Poodles are smart and usually tolerant of kids but Jacks are terriers and often kind of possessive of things such as food or toys. You know them best so you can probably better judge how they might react to little hands reaching for them.