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Allerigies?

meglette417meglette417 member
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So DS has had a major runny nose for a week and a half.  Called the pedi b/c usually a cold doesn't last that long.  Pollen count is super high where we live so I am wondering if he could have bad allergies so young?  He seems fine, knock on wood is sleeping fine at night but his nose is driving me crazy.  It is dripping on everything in the house, on me, I use the nasal spray which typically works well when he has a cold but with this it is not doing a thing.  Just wondering if anyone else's LO maybe has allergies.
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  • MamavogelMamavogel member
    We farm and all three of us have been waking up  with horrible stuffy, runny noses lately. tis the season, we are planting crops, burning irrigation ditches, there is a hint of green grass shooting up (massive drought here in southeast Montana). little man is 23 months and no known allergies. nothing horrible but it is a pain to not breathe well and i hate to have him wake up stuffy.maybe a humidifier at night? i dont know what to do either, think i will wait it out unless it starts to bother him, good luck!
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  • Ms5586Ms5586 member

    Our pollen count skyrocketed the past few weeks, and LO has definitely had some symptoms, like clear snot, sneezing, etc.  I talked to his pedi at his 18 mo appointment.  She said they wouldn't do allergy testing this young, and if he really seemed miserable, we could give him the appropriate dosage of kid's allergy meds.  They did seem to help some, but I don't want him taking them constantly, until we know that's the real issue.

    That young though - it can't hurt to ask the pedi.  I think the nasal spray is a good solution, and maybe a humidifier too.

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  • DLo13DLo13 member

    My pedi said that it is very unlikely to have allergies that young - they usually don't develop until at least 2 years old.  Its always possible, but not likely.

     As far as a cold it could last as long as 14 days.   

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  • laurenmae1228laurenmae1228 member
    I wondered the same thing a week or two ago, and asked DS's pedi. (I was seriously keeping my fingers crossed that it was a cold and not allergies. I have horrible allergy/sinus issues, and I SOOOO don't want to pass that on to him! Luckily, it was just a cold!) Anyway, his pedi said that it was a cold, because toddlers his age are still developing sinuses. (Infants apparently dont even have sinus caveties yet!) Unfortunately, I didn't think to ask him exactly when they are developed enough to have nasal allergies/rhinitis, etc. I'll be asking at his 15 month appt though!
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  • jenb_99jenb_99 member

    It's possible. It only takes one season of exposure to trigger an allergic reaction, especially if allergies run in your family.

    I put my 18-month-old on cetirizine last week because he was exhibiting all the symptoms of seasonal allergies, including itchy eyes with redness that got worse when he played outside. I give him 1/4 tsp in the morning and 1/2 tsp after dinner.


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    DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
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