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Q: Sick Again

asked by: jessesgirl on April 15th, 2007

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Ava had a cold about 6 weeks ago, a week after getting off of antibiotics she got an ear infection, it's only been 1 1/2 weeks since she got off of antibiotics for that and she has a cold again. She's been coughing, sneezing, and has a stuffy nose. I'm sick of her being sick! She's happy, but it kills me to hear her cough and sneeze. For Easter she mixed with my neice that was sick and her mother didn't bother to tell me until after they played with the same toy and my other neice made them kiss. I was pissed!
I don't want her on antibiotics again. Do you guys bring your kids to the dr. everytime they have a cold? I always did, but I'm sick of it now. I feel like I'm there every 2 weeks. And I breastfeed for 2 weeks. I know it's not long, but isn't the colostrum suppose to help with immunity?

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yellow ribbon

replied on April 15th, 2007

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i take my kids everytime but only cuz its 100% free for me to take them. my doctor gave us benedryl for kids last time to help dry up the mucus

Nataliachick7

replied on April 15th, 2007

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it doesnt matter that she was on antibiotics and has a cold now. colds are viruses, they dont respond to antibiotics.
i use benadryl for colds too, it really helps the sneezing and watery eyes and runny nose.
i would be cautious about antibiotic use in babies. once you start using antibiotics you build up a reistance to them and then next time they may not work well. besides, i just read a great artcile by the famous dr greene that talks about how many ear infections are virual, and dont even respond to antibiotics and they can be unnecessary.
if you want to read the article, here is the link:
http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc =0&id=21&action=detail&ref=176 7

have you thought about giving her a vitamin c supplement? my son doesnt really get sick much, but if he did, i would probably give him some "emergenc C". i have heard good things about it.

jessesgirl

replied on April 15th, 2007

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The doctor's always prescribe it. It works for the ear aches, but not for the colds. I hated that they gave it to her twice in one month. If I go and he gives me a prescription, I'm not filling it. I give her either pediacare decongestion and cough or triaminic cough and cold, but I hate even giving her that. Thanks guys.

Nataliachick7

replied on April 15th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

jessesgirl wrote:

yeah thats the problem, doctors are handing out antibiotics like candy. if you read that article that is the summarization. many parents go into the office demanding that the doctor do something, so often times they will right a script just to shut them up. then it just becomes a routine. but the fact is, a lot of the time when a baby is sick, its just a virus, so antibiotics are pointless, plus your child is disadvantaged with unnecessary antiobiotics because of the issue of building a resistance to them.
also, that article talks about the differnce between an "ear ache" and and actual infection. an "ear ache" in no way calls for antibiotics. like i said, a viral thing like a cold that can come with an "ear ache" will not go away with antibiotics, it just needs time. though if the child is on meds, then the parent will assume they helped, when in reality it was just time that went by and it went away on its own, just like every cold virus.
it also talks about how if your child actually does have an infection and needs antibiotics, that they do absoltuely nothing for the pain. so if your child is in pain and you are giving antibiotics, you outta give tylenol as their pain will not be controlled by antibiotics alone.

oh and here is info on the new guidelines for ear infections:

http://kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledet ail.cfm?id=1778 (for Diagnosis, Treatment of Ear Infections courtesy of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians...
)

http://www.sloanslake.com/studies/diseases litresearchresults.htm

http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/t cj/1994/nov/nov1994d.htm

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