Friday September 17, 2004
I think Zane might have a bit of hayfever. I noticed last fall that he seemed to be just a little congested all fall and kept thinking that he was on the verge of being sick, but didn’t get sick. I gave him a little Benadryl and will see how that works. Right now he is napping (when he is supposed to nap, probably not a result of Benadryl), but I am going to watch and see if it helps. If it doesn’t, then maybe all three of us are on the verge of some cold, but Zach and I both feel like our symptoms are just hayfever. (now, if we would suck it up and take some meds, maybe we would feel better too…lol.)
You know what ticks me off though? The practice of not putting dosages on kid’s medicine packaging for kids under 6. The medicine is meant for kids over 1, but they don’t put dosages for any age or weight from 1 to 6. grrrr. They just put “consult a physician” on the package and, inevitably, the drs office is closed when you want to give them medicine. To make it worse, when you go on the internet to various Children’s Hospital sites who have dosage information, the dosage recommendations vary so you still have to make an educated guess at what the correct dosage is.
If anybody out there knows of a natural remedy for hayfever that works, let me know. I am not real thrilled with giving him any medicine, but he is obviously not feeling well because he has become whiny, clingy, and wants to nurse like a newborn. We are also having a huge spike in behavioral problems and I think it is simply because he doesn’t feel well. I don’t mind short bursts of him being like that, it is to be expected, but I remember last fall it never went away until early winter….a pretty good indication that it is hayfever.
