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Are ear tubes a good idea?

My 1-year old gets a double ear infection every time he gets a cold. Our primary recommended an ear nose and throat specialist who will probably recommend tubes. I've heard conflic …
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My breastfeeding wife and I have colds, have we given it to our one month old?

My wife and I had been getting very tired the past few days, and I realised today that its a full blown cold. I'm worried that we may have given it to our 5 week old baby boy. Ca …
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Caring for a toddler with a tummy bug

My nearly two year old has had a tummy bug in the past couple of days. She only threw up a couple of times (this was at the start of her bug) but has had a few interesting nappies …
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Do you find you get sick more after having a child (even Dads)?

Our son is nearly 11 months old and has picked up a few bugs in that time, and also passed them on to us. But I've always been able to shrug things off in a day or two without seri …
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Toddler with a cold

How do you get a toddler or young child to get lots of rest while sick?
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Refusing food given by spoon

My 10.5 month-old had a cold last week, just started walking, and may be teething again (ie there's a lot going on in his world). When he got the cold last week, he started refusin …
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Nursing with stomach flu?

Please settle an argument. My husband thinks it's not ok to nurse when i have a stomach virus, that I might pass it to my son who so far seems healthy. I disagree. The boy is 8 mon …
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Is there a way a parent can check for ear infections?

When my daughter (4 years old, now) gets congested from a cold, she sometimes ends up with an ear infection. But she never complains about her ears bothering her until it gets real …
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Intentionally infect your child?

I'm curious as to who here has intentionally infected their child with something for the sake of immunity -- especially chicken pox or flu. How common is this? Did you wait until a …
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To medicate or not for fevers?

When my children get fevers I usually go straight for the Tylenol and continue the doses until their fevers are gone. My friend recently told me that she thought giving her son Ty …
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Sick of being sick: simple ideas for keeping children happy and engaged?

So I'm sick. My wife is sick. Some of our kids are sick as well. It's not easy taking care of kids when you're sick, nevermind taking care of sick kids while both parents are il …
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What can be done to help my toddler sleep while she is sick?

My daughter is normally a good sleeper but she is sick. She keeps waking up every 20 minutes. We go in and hug her and try to settle her down and put her back down. But every 20 …
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What are good childcare ideas for sick children?

I work part-time and my husband works full-time so our baby is usually in daycare a couple of hours every day. However, we are still struggling to figure out what to do when our b …
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How long do I keep my kids away from children who have had the flu?

My friend's son had flu like symptoms last week. She has invited us over to her house to play this week. I DO NOT want my kids to get the flu too! When is it safe to resume our p …
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What do you tell colleagues when you’re ill in the early stages?

My wife is in the first few weeks of pregnancy. She has not been well and has been signed off work to recover. We work at the same company and my colleagues have been asking after …