All parents know that it is just no fun when your child is sick. It is particularly difficult when your infant is sick as they cannot communicate with you what is bothering them. Sometimes you just wish that they could talk so that you could help solve their problems.
My four month old little guy [...]
Tags: colds, illness, infants
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What happens in your house when mom gets sick? I recently had an illness. It wasn’t severe–thank goodness–but it was enough to keep me out for a few days, and then then to limit me for several more. It made me think about several things, like contingency plans. And in some ways, I am a [...]
Tags: flu, illness
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Cold season is upon us! Perhaps this is why the FDA has just released new guidelines for cold medicine usage. New guidelines suggest that parents should not give cold medicine to their children who are under 4 years of age.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and drug companies have been discussing the safety [...]
Tags: cough and cold medicines, FDA guidelines, illness, infants, over the counter medicines, Toddlers
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My son is sick again.
I can’t believe that my chubby little baby just seems to pick up one little virus after the other like he does. Perhaps it’s because he’s the youngest of 5 children?
I suppose, even though I clean and disinfect, our house is full of germs. Poor little guy. His [...]
Tags: disinfectant, germs, illness, infants, toddler, viruses
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We live in coastal Virginia near The Great Dismal Swamp. Yes, it’s really called that.
The Great Dismal Swamp was actually surveyed by George Washington himself but efforts to totally drain the swamp over the past several hundred years have failed. I’m not complaining too loudly because I love to hike and explore the swamp with [...]
Tags: allergic reaction, DEET, illness, mosquito bites, mosquitoes, West Nile
Posted in: Health
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