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How Do You Take Your Child's Temperature?
'Tis the season for cold and flu and weary mamas are celebrating by monitoring their tot's temperature more than ever. From the dreaded rectal method to the easy arterial swipe, there's more than one way to take your child's temperature. Most mommies have a preferred method — what's yours?
Baby Wellness: Call the Doc For Infant Fever
Worry comes with the territory of being a new mom. While not all fret-worthy things warrant a call to your lil one's pediatrician, an infant's fever is nothing to chance — especially during flu season. According to the Mayo Clinic:
Mild fevers are common and usually harmless, but it's important to keep an eye on the thermometer.
Home Remedies: Cold and Flu
The colors of Autumn might be lovely, but a few things about the season actually bring me down. I am talking about cold and flu season. If you're unlucky enough to have come down with some bug, you might be able to soothe some of your ailments with ingredients you have in your pantry.
When Is a Fever Too High?
With the nasty flu bug making its rounds, there's only so much eating healthy, getting enough rest, washing your hands, getting a flu shot, and avoiding germs one can do. If you're unlucky enough to get the flu, your body will hike up your body temperature to boil away all those germs. So, is there a point when your temperature can get too high?
The Skinny On: Peppermint
Two of my favorite treats are a hot mug of peppermint tea and a cold dish of peppermint ice cream. I must also say that candy canes receive an honorable mention.
Peppermint has long been grandma's answer to belly aches and you know what?
What's the Deal With: Being Ill and Working Out
Since cold and flu season started a lot of folks have asked me if they should work out if they're sick. Well, a good rule of thumb when figuring out the answer is the neck check. Exercise is generally considered okay if your symptoms are all above the neck - sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, congestion.
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Fact or Myth? Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
"Starve a fever, but feed a cold." This saying plagues me every time I take the temperature of one of my girls. I always wondered if the catchy saying holds any truth.
Kiddie Wellness: Fevers
Earlier in the week, my active son was lying on the couch and being quiet so I knew something was up. It took just a quick look at his redder than rosy cheeks and tired eyes to know it was his temperature. My son and daughter have had just a few fevers, but the heat of their flushed faces and lil furnace bodies always causes me to worry.
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Cosmetics Companies Treat Spring Fever
I guess cosmetics companies know that the secret to great marketing is to resonate with your audience, and if there is one strong feeling I'm having right now, it's Spring fever! So I thought I'd tell you about three great Spring products with feverishly cute names that are making me even more excited to use them.
Do you think product names have a subliminal effect on your buying power?
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