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Not Breathing Scare -- Teeth-Brushing -- Input???

I just had a scare with my 2-1/2-year-old daughter. I was trying to brush her teeth. And as the dentist told me to do, I was having to hold her down on the floor, gently, with my legs holding her arms down. (It is awful, but at 2- 1/2 she still won't cooperate and doesn't brush her teeth well if at all.)She was screaming as always, wiggling, trying to get away and then she wasn�t breathing and started turning blue! Immediately I held her up, blew in her face trying to get her to gasp for air and then let her go � because she was trying...

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Has Anyone Ever Had a 2Yr Old Be Unresponsive While Taking Children's Claritin?

My 2yr old son has been taking Claritin for 3days now and I got a call from the daycare this morning saying he went limp and unresponsive. They couldn't wake him up so they had to take him outside for a few minutes before he would wake up. Once he finally woke up he was dizzy and could barely stand. They said he was fine when I talked to him that he had just ate lunch and was getting ready for a nap but it kind of has me worried.

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Woke with Swollen Eye

Happy new year Moms. My question is WHAT TO DO. My daughter will be 2 at the...

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Claritin Side Effects with Toddlers

Has anyone given claritin to a toddler and experience behavioral side-effects? My 2.5 year old has been taking Claritin for a little over a week and has been acting up much more than usual (e.g., throwing things and hitting). I realize that some of his behaviors are typical 2 year old behaviors, but his behavior definitely seems to have changed since starting the allergy medicine.

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Rash Around Her Eye

My baby, who just turned one last week, has developed some sort of rash...