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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 wasnt 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...