After a seemingly endless assortment of coughing, sneezing and general feelings of unwellness, we seem to have turned the corner on our sickness. My toddler is happily playing by herself again, singing songs and arranging and rearranging a set of nesting boxes all over the living room. My baby son is nursing more frequently again [...]
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Our whole family seems to have come down with a cold. It started with the toddler, who ran a fever one afternoon. Then I caught it, and passed it on to my nursing son. My husband didn’t take long to follow, and before we knew it, we were all sick.
Having a sick household is no [...]
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If you’re like me – a mom who has one or more children who are more prone to get sick because of a medical condition – then you’re cringing that the weather has cooled and people are preparing to take their fun activities indoors where germs run rampant. My son is prone to get [...]
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When one of my babies had a cold, it involved some extra care, some clinginess and regular doses of infant cold medicines. The cold medicines were easy to use and helped to keep congestion at bay. Of course, infant cold medicines are no more. They have all been recalled because some parents used too much [...]
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Last week my kids both came down with bad colds. Having both kids sick at once was a first for us and it was, unfortunately, also my 7-month-old daughter’s first cold. Needless to say, it was a rough week at our house!
One night I was up ALL night (literally). My two-year-old son [...]
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