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Sick Child


Sent to Health Experts May 01, 2005 3:18 p.m.

I have a sick child, and this being Sunday, the Dr's office is not open.....What can I do for a croupy cough and a stuffy, runny nose, She is 7 mo old......
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May 02, 2005 3:20 a.m. (12 hours and 2 minutes later)
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Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy), My son was the same way when he was a baby. What got us both through the night was to sit in the bathroom with the hot water running full blast to steam up the room. The steam wet his throat and his cough would go away, sometimes permanently others we had to go back in about every four hours to repeat the steam trick and then we would go to Dr. office in morning. Also, if you have a COLD air humidifier that you can put in her room after your steam that will help her too. The moisture will keep her throat wet so she doesn't feel the urge to cough as much. Please remember this is just to help you two rest untill morning when you definitly need to see her doctor, she very young and at risk for pneumonia.   Sincerely, Mi Linda Luz

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