Illnesses: Preschooler, Saline Drops

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What Do I Do for My 3 Year Old's Stuffy Nose???

Hi. Anyone else out there try to buy cold medicine this season for your toddler and finding that evertyhing has been taken off the market for cold medicine for kids under 6? I remember this happening this past year but forgot about it and my little girl has been battling a stuffy nose and cough that has been keeping her up at night so I thought I'd run out to the drugstore for some help and realized there are no medicines for this age group anymore. Does anyone still use this cold medicine and adjust the dosage? I heard that is why they...

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Sick 2 Month Old

I have a 2 month little boy and he is sick he has an ear infection and now...

Allergies

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Giving a Preschooler Daily Allergy Medication

My Doctor has prescribed my son (who will turn 2 in 2 days) Zyrtec to take daily. have other moms had good experiences with their preschool kids on Zyrtec? My son has very frequent runny nose/congestion which then turns into secondary infection (ear infection). My mom thinks I should get him allergy tested. Is that a practical thing to do at his young age? Any body else had their 2 yr old allergy tested? What then happens after testing? I have never had allergies myself and am relying on other people's advice (and of course the...