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First cold

Michelle5
Michelle5
Well Aubrey has done it. She caught her first cold. She has went a year and 3 weeks without one but now has got one. She has had allergies in the past which I had thought where colds, but I now see the BIG diff. Anyone have any advise for helping with the hard stuff (sucking out the nose) she HATES that. I feels so bad for her when we have to do this and I feel as though there has to be a better way. She is so strong that it takes 2 people to do this. I have also been giving her Ceron drops which seems to be helping. She is not wanting to eat much only mashed potatos. I keep the water in her with a little juice to help flavor it. She will see the Dr this Thrusday and you could not tell that she has a cold unless you hear her snore at night or see her nose running. She is such a trooper.
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Poor little girl... My daughter has a cold right now. Keep fluids in her. Diluated gatorade is the same as Pedialite and much cheaper too.
Maybe a humidafier to keep mositure in the air if you are in a cold place and the heat is always running. Helps keep her from getting a dry nose and throat.
Saline spray if she does gets stopped up.
Medication is to ask the doctor they don't recommend otc drugs for children under 2 right now. some doctors will but mine wont.
If she doesn't have a fever than that is good.
Tylenol for infants is ok. and vicks baby rub.
but mostly it has to run its course.
Try yogurts and cold things too if she has a sore throat. If it gets worst call the doctor.
Best of luck.
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I know here, like Mommy to 1 says that a lot of dr's won't reccommend any cold medication for babies under two, but recently my 14 month old had a really awful cold, she couldn't sleep at night at all, and I tried everything else recommended, like the humidifier, children's aroma bath, raising her pillow, but after a couple of sleepless nights, I bought her some of the children's cough and cold medicine, checked the dose for a two year old, and cut in half. At that point, she was feeling so miserable, and not being able to sleep was not getting her any better. With a little bit of the cough and cold medicine, she was able to sleep, and started to feel a bit better. I'm not recommending this, as some may get upset at it, but when it comes down to it, you gotta decide what's best for the situation.
Johnson's has a nice rub like the vicks too, it's very gentle.
Try to get as much fluids in her as well, the Dr. I saw said that the fluids are more important than food, and as far as food went, I just let her eat whatever she wants and what seems appealing to her.
I've heard the saline drops in the nose work well, but I've never tried them....
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my son had his first cold at 3 weeks old, yes, I know, lucky me eh. I couldnt even dose him up with infant paracetamol, all I could do was give him saline drops for his blocked nose. Right now my son currently has what the Dr called a "viral infection" he has the most awful cough and she recommended sitting with him in the bathroom whilst running a hot shower (bit cheaper than forking out for a humidifier) And I have been giving him a spoonful of calpol before bedtime so he gets a half decent nights sleep.
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Oh lisa, I don't think it is wrong to give your baby medication, My sister in law said she gave her daughter who is 6 weeks younger than mine and about 12 lbs lighter too, adult robitusson cough DM to her girl it does have dosing for children 2-4 at least the old one did. She gave her less than what was recommened and was ok by her doctor but I couldn't do it, plus I couldn't find the one she used and they changed all the ages it seems, I think to many overdoses. but when your baby needs meds, it helps. I hate to watch her suffer when I had the same thing and it was bad. the doctor will give her something for the cough but a precription not OTC so you have to go to the docs, wait go to the store wait.... so much a pain.

Also I would check with a doctor before trying any OTC medication.
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The dr had me give my son Saline in the nose....he totally hated it, but it seemed to help....he told me not to use the nose suction thingy cause they squirm so much it can damage the nasal passages or something.....I use the Baby Vicks on him when he gets a cold, that seems to help....and he loves to eat popsicles, which is fluids at least......