Micah still sick...

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by donna1990

I would try the vaporizer. Poor baby, give him a big hug for me too.

i'm pulling out the cool mist vaporizer tonight, heck it might even help me too ..
i'l give him a hug for you too donna, what the heck i'll just sit with him all night and hug and kiss him and watch thomas the train all night.. how does that sound? Good to me .....

[gja1000]

He definitely needs the cool vaporizer. The vapor bath is also good. Does he do a shower (with you or dad)? You can also put the vapor thing in the bottom of the shower.

Hope he feels better soon. My two year old granddaughter has some allergies too - at least that is what they think. It can be frustrating

[Marilyn]

Haley, our youngest, Melissa, has had alergies since she was really small, but never had ear infections. We would use the vaporizer and as Gina said, at that time Dimetapp was the thing. Claritin is really good, also. Vapor Rub on her chest seemed to help, also. We were up with her many a night when she was small. We visited the piney woods of East Texas when the pine trees were blooming one year when she was about 2 years old. There was pine pollen everywhere, and she got really stuffed up from that. I spent the day in bed with her giving her antihistamines and tylenol trying to help her to feel better. It's no fun at all.

She did handle it better as she got older, but in the spring and fall of each year, we had a couple of months of alergy problems. She lives in the Austin area now, and has even more problems there with all the cedar trees, but she's old enough to be able to deal with it on her own now.

So hope he gets to feeling better and better. The Claritin seems to become more effective after being on it for about 2 weeks. It's not a quick fix. Seems it has to get into your system a bit.

[donna1990]

Originally Posted by HALEY

i'm pulling out the cool mist vaporizer tonight, heck it might even help me too ..
i'l give him a hug for you too donna, what the heck i'll just sit with him all night and hug and kiss him and watch thomas the train all night.. how does that sound? Good to me .....

Hope it went well last night and he got all of those hugs.

[HALEY]

No it didn't go good last night, didn't even think about daycare having that damn cat!!!!! He was all stuffed up again last night, i think its the cat!!!.... he was cranky and miserable.. I might have to find a nother new daycare for Micah!! I'm going to see how he is this weekend, if he's not suffy. or nose running then i know for sure he is allergic to cats... She puts the cat upstairs when the kids are there but still,, i even forgot she had that cat til i called Mike and he said it might be the cat they have.. My mother even thinks its the cat... might be...
oh crap,,, im going backwards instead of forwards here... I told her at daycare today to make sure that cat is far away from my child and she said its always upstairs when the kids are here..

[donna1990]

I just can't believe that a daycare center could have cats.

[Tiramisu]

My DIL, Emily, and almost 6yo g-daughter, Abby, break out if they're in a room where a cat has been. They can't even get within 10 feet of one outside. Cats and rabbits really affect them badly.

Once, Emily flew to be in a college friend's wedding, not knowing there were two cats in the house. The friend had forgotten that Emily was highly allergic. She took her meds and tried to stay there, but it got to the point that she almost couldn't breathe, so she escaped to a hotel.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by donna1990

I just can't believe that a daycare center could have cats.

it an in home daycare she only takes about 3-4 kids...

[HALEY]

Donna,
I have two yorkies, but as most of you already know they are non-shedding dogs that is the only reason i got these dogs cause i have bad allergies too, i bath these dogs once a week also, and i keep my house very clean, i mop every day, dust 2-3 times a week, run the sweeper every other day, plus clean the bathroom, wash bed sheets twice a week, just to keep the dust down in the house cause of my allergies, i also have an air purifier, and change the furance filters and air filters every change of season, which gets expensive, but worth the money. now with micah having them, its crazy,, i been watching him very close to see what triggers them, i'm writing down everything... so we will just have to see what happens, i did notice his nose getting all stuffy, monday night, that was from being in daycare all day, that's why i think its the cat, could be wrong...

[2tiredmom]

Haley,

You are just getting ran though the mill here. I hope things get better soon.
They don't need for you to get down as well. When my son was 2 they tested him for allergies but that was 19 years ago and they did it where I had to hold him
and they did the tests on his arms. Found out he was allergic to dust, ragweed and grass pollens. Your still in my prayers.

[donna1990]

Originally Posted by HALEY

Donna,
I have two yorkies, but as most of you already know they are non-shedding dogs that is the only reason i got these dogs cause i have bad allergies too, i bath these dogs once a week also, and i keep my house very clean, i mop every day, dust 2-3 times a week, run the sweeper every other day, plus clean the bathroom, wash bed sheets twice a week, just to keep the dust down in the house cause of my allergies, i also have an air purifier, and change the furance filters and air filters every change of season, which gets expensive, but worth the money. now with micah having them, its crazy,, i been watching him very close to see what triggers them, i'm writing down everything... so we will just have to see what happens, i did notice his nose getting all stuffy, monday night, that was from being in daycare all day, that's why i think its the cat, could be wrong...

When do you find to work? You are doing everything right.
Tricksie's hair is long and she does shed some. Do you keep your yorkies short?

[Gina]

Originally Posted by HALEY

No it didn't go good last night, didn't even think about daycare having that damn cat!!!!! He was all stuffed up again last night, i think its the cat!!!.... he was cranky and miserable.. I might have to find a nother new daycare for Micah!! I'm going to see how he is this weekend, if he's not suffy. or nose running then i know for sure he is allergic to cats... She puts the cat upstairs when the kids are there but still,, i even forgot she had that cat til i called Mike and he said it might be the cat they have.. My mother even thinks its the cat... might be...
oh crap,,, im going backwards instead of forwards here... I told her at daycare today to make sure that cat is far away from my child and she said its always upstairs when the kids are here..

I am allergic to cats.. its their dander... Even if a cat is put away but it roams there at other times.. The cat hair is around.. Don't want to upset you but that can be your problem.... Give him a hug and kiss from me.. Poor little guy..

[Marilyn]

Haley, if it does turn out to be the cats, please don't blame yourself too much for not thinking of this sooner. You are being a fantastic mom and we all do our very best as we go along this wonderous adventure. We all look back and say if we'd only done this, if we'd only thought of that. Don't do that to yourself. Micah loves you and your doing an amazing job!!!

So sincerely hope that things get better very soon!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Haley, if it does turn out to be the cats, please don't blame yourself too much for not thinking of this sooner. You are being a fantastic mom and we all do our very best as we go along this wonderous adventure. We all look back and say if we'd only done this, if we'd only thought of that. Don't do that to yourself. Micah loves you and your doing an amazing job!!!

So sincerely hope that things get better very soon!!

Thanks Marilyn, it just drives me crazy,,, doctors apt. one after the other, Christmas coming soon, and Mike out of town, they sent him back for another week, i am so pissed right now, he was suppose to be done with that job last week. oh well have to go with the flow right now.... and i'm looking for another job.. it's just crazy at my house right now, never ending...

[Marilyn]

Girl, I'm about to fly up there and take you our for a spa day!! I've not had time for one of my own though, so we can just dream for now. Know that if it was possible, that is what we would be doing today!!