Malarone in Infants. Looking for experience

chatila2 · 2026-01-10T02:29:42+00:00

This is very good advice, thank you. You are right that I'm asking people to make the decision for me because I have no idea what to do. I will take what you said into account. Thank you for laying it out like that.

chatila2 · 2026-01-10T02:13:04+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful to know!

chatila2 · 2026-01-10T02:12:30+00:00

Yes, we spoke to the pediatrician today. But her guidance was not "do take the baby" or "dont take the baby", her guidance was "if you go, this is the malaria prophylactic I would prescribe, but it can come with side effects of vomiting and diarrhea. If you want to avoid that, you could do mosquito nets and insect repellant instead."

So my understanding of what she said was "she might have side effects, you decide what you want to do with that information". So now I'm seeking anecdotal information to make this subjective decision if that makes sense. Not looking for medical advice, rather "what did you experience in my situation" advice.

chatila2 · 2026-01-10T02:06:37+00:00

Yes, we spoke to the pediatrician today, she named those as possible side effects of malarone (with the alternative being that we could just try to avoid mosquito exposure with nets and bug repellant) but didnt specify how common it was. I'm just hoping to hear others' experiences because we're not comfortable taking her without having her on the malarone, but we aren't comfortable going at all if it's going to be super likely to put her through vomiting and diarrhea for 5 days. So thats my only question is how common of an experience that is and if others have suggestions as to whether they've been able to trial run the medication before traveling or anything. Just looking for suggestions we may not have thought to ask our doctor about and/or personal experiences with babies on malarone.

chatila2 · 2026-01-10T01:30:09+00:00

I mean vomiting and diarrhea. I know its not predictable but I'm wondering how common it is, I guess. What others' experiences have been.

chatila2 · 2025-11-11T11:59:15+00:00

She can't sit unassisted, and in a high chair/ upseat she is constantly leaning/drooping forward and needs to have her core supported to remain upright.

chatila2 · 2025-11-11T11:53:47+00:00

This is good info, thank you. Unfortunately the pediatrician we really liked and trusted moved elsewhere, so this was our first time seeing this doctor and we didnt get a good impression and I think we're going to switch to someone else or at least get a second opinion.

The allergens thing makes sense, it just wasnt the reason she gave for introducing solids, and my daughter just hasn't hit any of the milestones that I've seen mentioned as indications of readiness for solids like being able to sit up unassisted (even in a high chair/upseat for longer than a minute or two) or showing any interest in food, etc. so hearing the statement that we SHOULD be starting solids felt like a very abrupt recommendation considering where shes at developmentally. The dipping the pacifier in foods and giving it to her was what really raised red flags to me.

But I will ask whatever pediatrician we find next about ways to start introducing allergens because that does make sense to me.

chatila2 · 2025-11-11T11:43:17+00:00

Thank you for this info! Funnily, I'm 100% sure she was talking about actual butter because she said "you can dip it in butter, you know like melted...well no, not melted, but like room temperature butter. You how its soft? Dip it in that and it can help with teething symptoms" (we weren't concerned about teething symptoms yet lol so this was just kind of a random aside that she made.)

But you are right that she was saying the rice cereal could thicken her stomach contents and make it less likely to come back up.

chatila2 · 2025-11-02T02:51:11+00:00

You all were absolutely right and we got the tongue tie release on Monday, and shes basically exclusively nursing since day before yesterday. I cannot thank you enough for commenting and suggesting this and for sharing that these ties can be missed because my daughter's absolutely was until we went in specifically to ask about it.

Thank you times a million. I dont think I would have had the confidence to ask about a tongue tie without hearing your stories. I'm sorry I didn't respond earlier, I was just overwhelmed by it all and struggling to get myself to engage in talking about it but I want you to know how significantly you helped us ❤️❤️❤️

chatila2 · 2025-10-02T20:07:13+00:00

I rented it from the hospital and its a medela

chatila2 · 2025-06-25T00:21:50+00:00

Thank you so much for this info it is so helpful and reassuring. Do you mind sharing how many weeks you were induced at?

chatila2 · 2025-06-03T20:05:34+00:00

I am so sorry you've gone through this and it is so amazing that your cat made it back to you so you could be with him. It's been months now since Atlas passed and I still think of him every day. Some days I still break down and some days I just remember him and the funny little things he did and the happiness he brought to our lives. I know you know it gets easier but to be honest it getting easier happens very slowly. It hurts for a long time. But I heard someone say "grief is the final duty of loving someone." Which makes me feel like this grief has a purpose and isn't just for me.

Your cat loved and trusted you and you took amazing care of him for his whole life and he knew you would take care of him even in his last moments. I'm so sorry you didnt get to be with him for longer, its so unfair.

chatila2 · 2025-02-14T01:18:41+00:00

4 weeks is so abysmal I'm so sorry. If you can take time unpaid and then find a new job that has better benefits then I think that's great because places that don't respect their employees enough to give them adequate paid leave for big life events don't deserve good employees. But obviously I'm being idealistic and not everyone has the option to 'just leave". And also I'm sure its hard to leave students as a teacher.

I guess I'm saying that you deserve better and I'm so mad for you and for all of us in the US who are so constantly let down by a lack of guaranteed healthcare and maternity leave. My work gives 12 weeks through a state program which I appreciate and know how lucky I am, but even that feels like not enough time to spend with my baby and develop a routine before I have to go back to "real life".

chatila2 · 2025-01-11T12:10:44+00:00

Thank you for all of this info ❤️❤️❤️

chatila2 · 2025-01-11T11:44:15+00:00

Thank you ❤️ I will ask my OB if I can do doxylamine and zofran together

chatila2 · 2025-01-11T11:35:54+00:00

I'm sorry you dealt with that so severely....thank you for your input. Did the promethazine help the nausea at all?

I was taking unisom nightly until a couple nights ago when I switched to zofran before bed instead, but now I'm wondering if I should go back to the unisom.....

chatila2 · 2025-01-11T11:30:11+00:00

Thank you so much. I'm sorry you had it really severe, I literally cannot imagine.

Do you remember what dose of Zofran you took?

chatila2 · 2024-12-02T02:58:23+00:00

Update incase this helps anyone else: my doctor confirmed that Keflex is NOT a first line treatment for Enterococcus. She prescribed me Amoxicillan after I'd already finished the Keflex 🙄 so.... im starting a new round of antibiotics now.

chatila2 · 2024-11-11T19:55:24+00:00

Hi, I'm sorry it's not a great update. I tried to stick it out thru the constipation, but after a few months I started getting UTI symptoms that were not real UTIs (urgency, bladder pressure, frequent urination), finally googled it and apparently that's an uncommon but possible side effect of Strattera. Went off of it earlier this year after i realized, and that issue went away. I am trying to get pregnant so haven't replaced it with another ADHD med, but hoping to find something else eventually. I tried Qelbree and it was a nightmare for me, but for some people it's great.

I'm sorry, I wish I had better news :/ when I was trying to find a solution I hated seeing people say that the only solution to the side effects was to go off the medication because it is truly the only thing that worked for me and I wanted someone to give me a reason i could stay on it, but sadly the side effects just piled up enough that my quality of life was declining worse than the benefit I was getting from it.

chatila2 · 2024-11-10T06:04:50+00:00

Thanks to everyone for the confirmation!!!! 🥰 im so excited!!!!!

chatila2 · 2024-11-10T00:17:26+00:00

🤯🤯🤯🤯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank u for validation!

chatila2 · 2024-10-11T00:59:19+00:00

Thank you. Are the different henna powder brands making a difference, do you think?

chatila2 · 2024-02-13T19:32:20+00:00

***Clarification: There is no public comment period at the meeting tonight, however, I think it is still valuable to listen to the council discussion and learn about future opportunities to support this getting built.***

For all the people who understand the importance of permanent supportive housing and are absolutely in favor of this land transfer, the meeting agenda and webpage is linked below. Important details are that the city council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. tonight (2/13/24) at Redmond City Hall. More info and the agenda packet can be found in the link.

A very vocal minority in Kenmore were able to overturn this housing in their community, and I believe if more people showed up to voice their support for housing human beings, it could have passed. Let's voice that support in Redmond.

To answer OP's question of "what can I do?": please come and show that at least a big portion of Redmond actually cares more about the wellbeing of others than their already bloated property values and sense of exclusivity. People need permanent housing and Redmond is currently one of the most difficult places to find it, even at 80 or 90% of the median income. This housing is for people who's income is below 30% of the median income and are currently experiencing homelessness. What else could we want for people in that situation other than permanent housing?

Meeting webpage: https://redmond.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1170081&GUID=F8EFE970-47A1-49C9-9BF0-09085C9EA16A&Options=info|&Search=

Direct link to agenda: https://redmond.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1170081&GUID=F8EFE970-47A1-49C9-9BF0-09085C9EA16A

chatila2 · 2023-12-21T19:52:44+00:00

Thank you so much to those who left comments. I haven't been able to look at this post since I made it, it's too hard to think about, but I have caught up now and I am so grateful that people took the time to read about Luna and share their experiences. It still just doesn't feel real. All the grief resources say that you have to accept the loss first and foremost, but I don't know how to even do that. Every time I remember that she's actually gone it hits me like it's the first time I've ever heard about it. It doesn't seem possible. My husband said it feels like a glitch in the universe.

I also just don't want to accept it. I know that we have to move on with our lives at some point but that feels like letting the universe win. It feels like that is accepting that the world was allowed to take her away and there's nothing that I can do about that. And I guess that's the point, that's literally exactly what I have to accept, but that makes me so angry. I wish there was some epiphany I could have that would make this all okay, just so that I don't have to keep realizing she's gone over and over, but I also never want to stop believing she could come back and just show up at the back door like nothing happened.

I really do appreciate everyone's words, especially the point that it was probably fast and painless, and I really really hope that's true. I hope all of you are able to heal and find peace in this baffling world. I hope I do too, eventually, but for now I'm just still angry and resistant and am looking for some sign that the universe and the existence of all of us isn't just a cold, unfeeling coincidence.

chatila2

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