Winter Products & Illnesses (FM)

While most of the country is heavily in the midst of winter, that can mean colds, flu and other illnesses may be knocking at your door. How do you protect your family, be aware of the warning signs and stock your home with items to help your kids if they do get sick?

Ellie and Melissa from The Baby Planners and baby product experts join me to chat up winter products.(www.thebabyplanners.com) And as always time flies as we touch on everything from the basic first aid kit, to natural soothing lotions and potions, to what we do for our own kids to keep them warm and healthy.

Some of the products they recommended are:
* Nasal aspirator and saline drops (a must)
* Nose Freda
* Clean George -- hand sanitizer
* Cozy Bug -- a blanket that wraps around a car seat
* Giggle Online store -- animal shaped humidifiers
* Halo sleep sack
* Trader Joe's for natural oils
* Boogie Wipes for those runny noses
* Woobee stroller blanket
* Achoo chest rub at www.naturebabyorganics.com
* Grobag -- egg room thermometer

Then Dr. J.J. Levenstein, MD, my pediatrician expert finishes our conversation from the beginning of January when she covered the common cold, flu and influenza. This time she delves into RSV and RotoVirus. RSV is known as the "wheezing respiratory virus" and can be very dangerous for high risk babies (preemies, heart patients and lung patients) and generally wreaks havoc during the winter everywhere in the country.

Then Rotovirus is a diarrhea illness that can cause extreme dehydration and can require hospitalization due to lots of vomiting and diarrhea ailments combined.

Learn the symptoms and be prepared to act sooner rather than later for your child.