hayfever or cold

[tygersmammy]

hi my son is 11 months old and I am unsure if he has a cold or a hayfever,, he has a very runny nose and eyes is very sleepy and has a little rash,, can anybody help xxx

Both my dcs are streaming with hay fever and one has an eczema flare up so unless your dc has a temperature I would say hay fever

thankyou very much I will take him to the pharmacy today :) x

heyah took him to doctors because he has no temperature it is hayfever but they said they can not treat him because he is under 2? x

We were given piriton for my under two for hay fever last week.

not sure if this helps or not but I took ds when he was 12 months to docs as his face was all puffy and she thought it was hayfever (this time of year) - with a bit of trial and error (because I wanted to avoid medicines) it turned out he was sensitive to parmesan cheese (in fact all hard cheeses) he's still dairy intollerant - worth thinking if there has been any other potential 'irritant' introduced recently

Ds had cetirizine on prescription under 2 and dd had piriton under 2 when she had chickenpox

You can buy without prescription anti-histamines suitable for children from 1 year old. I have liquid cetirizine in my first aid cupboard suitable from 1 yr old.

Go to the GP, then. DS had one or other of the anti histamines on prescription before he was 1.

The citrizine DS has been prescribed says that it isn't suitable for under 2s.

The one I have is Chlorphenamine Maleate (not cetirizine after all - got that wrong) and is 2mg per 5ml of syrup.
With dosing guidance of a max amount allowed per day of 5ml in 2 doses.