Re: OT - help for a toddler's cold

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kristi and !

You guys are all right - soup and juice and popsicles... and here I am so

absorbed with medicine and illness and all the first thing I think of is

what medicine can I give him that is safe...

He probably doesn't need any medicine - except what I can do to keep his

fever down... he seems to be doing a little better now than he was this AM

... but he didn't like my soup and spilled it all over the floor Pretty

much did the same with his yogurt this AM.

Will try again (maybe with a smoothie) when he gets up from his nap!

Thanks for all the suggestions,

Pam B.

[Guest guest]

Pam,

Bart won't prescribe over the internet--and I've forgotten all the 2 year

old stuff except the cabbage leaf, it's been so long since I've had a 2 year

old. But I can say, for a cold without a high fever, there's a Chinese

herbal pill called gan mao ling, available in any herbalist store, that

works wonders once you've got the cold--the stuff is totally benign and

shortens it by half. And, if you can catch it before you get the cold, when

you just start getting the sore throat, yin ciao tablets are incredible,

they usually stop it in its tracks.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I think Simon's chicken soup idea is

right on.

Terry

>

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:27:33 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

> To: " graves_support " graves_support >

> Subject: OT - help for a toddler's cold

>

> I was thinking some of you might have some good advice for us once again. I

> still have yet to get Luke a naturopathic or homeopathic doctor of his own..

> . and now he's so miserable - his eyes are watering, his nose is gross, he's

> got a fever...

>

> I don't want to give him any of the standard cold medicines since I've read

> how harmful they can be and how it really just prolongs the cold and stifles

> the immune systems response to fighting it...

>

> Was wondering if any of you moms had some good tricks to share with me - is

> there anything safe and homeopathic? Cabbage leaves again for the fever

> Terry? Just lots of fluids and a humidifier? He will be 2 in a month.

>

> TIA!

> Pam B.

>

>

> -------------------------------------

> The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not

> intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

> DISCLAIMER

>

> Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of

> the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> --------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pam,

Bart won't prescribe over the internet--and I've forgotten all the 2 year

old stuff except the cabbage leaf, it's been so long since I've had a 2 year

old. But I can say, for a cold without a high fever, there's a Chinese

herbal pill called gan mao ling, available in any herbalist store, that

works wonders once you've got the cold--the stuff is totally benign and

shortens it by half. And, if you can catch it before you get the cold, when

you just start getting the sore throat, yin ciao tablets are incredible,

they usually stop it in its tracks.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I think Simon's chicken soup idea is

right on.

Terry

>

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:27:33 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

> To: " graves_support " graves_support >

> Subject: OT - help for a toddler's cold

>

> I was thinking some of you might have some good advice for us once again. I

> still have yet to get Luke a naturopathic or homeopathic doctor of his own..

> . and now he's so miserable - his eyes are watering, his nose is gross, he's

> got a fever...

>

> I don't want to give him any of the standard cold medicines since I've read

> how harmful they can be and how it really just prolongs the cold and stifles

> the immune systems response to fighting it...

>

> Was wondering if any of you moms had some good tricks to share with me - is

> there anything safe and homeopathic? Cabbage leaves again for the fever

> Terry? Just lots of fluids and a humidifier? He will be 2 in a month.

>

> TIA!

> Pam B.

>

>

> -------------------------------------

> The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not

> intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

> DISCLAIMER

>

> Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of

> the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> --------

>

>

[Guest guest]

There are a lot of colds going around here, too. Happens every year after

school starts.

With regard to allergies, any of you catch the articles on studies showing

that kids who grow up on farms or with pets develop significantly less

allergies ?

Terry

>

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:10 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

> To: graves_support >

> Subject: RE: OT - help for a toddler's cold

>

> Thanks Holly, I really don't think it's allergies - we started a play school

> class and she said lots of kids with colds these days calling in sick... and

> he's never shown signs of allergies before - I think it's just one of those

> nasty colds where both your eyes and nose runs. I have a sore throat so

> maybe he has that as well...

>

> I gave him some vitamins (Thanks !) and will give him some chicken soup

> for lunch and maybe dinner too (Thanks Simon!)... will see how he does

> tomorrow.

>

> Pam B.

>

> I need to find an ND for Luke asap. I really hate paying for that out of

> pocket when we pay so much for insurance - but I like the way NDs treat us

> better than MDs - now that I have experienced both. But still need the

> insurance in case someone breaks an arm or gets into some trouble that MDs are

> actually good at fixing.

>

>

> -------------------------------------

> The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not

> intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

> DISCLAIMER

>

> Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of

> the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> --------

>

>

[Guest guest]

There are a lot of colds going around here, too. Happens every year after

school starts.

With regard to allergies, any of you catch the articles on studies showing

that kids who grow up on farms or with pets develop significantly less

allergies ?

Terry

>

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:10 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

> To: graves_support >

> Subject: RE: OT - help for a toddler's cold

>

> Thanks Holly, I really don't think it's allergies - we started a play school

> class and she said lots of kids with colds these days calling in sick... and

> he's never shown signs of allergies before - I think it's just one of those

> nasty colds where both your eyes and nose runs. I have a sore throat so

> maybe he has that as well...

>

> I gave him some vitamins (Thanks !) and will give him some chicken soup

> for lunch and maybe dinner too (Thanks Simon!)... will see how he does

> tomorrow.

>

> Pam B.

>

> I need to find an ND for Luke asap. I really hate paying for that out of

> pocket when we pay so much for insurance - but I like the way NDs treat us

> better than MDs - now that I have experienced both. But still need the

> insurance in case someone breaks an arm or gets into some trouble that MDs are

> actually good at fixing.

>

>

> -------------------------------------

> The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not

> intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

> DISCLAIMER

>

> Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of

> the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> --------

>

>