[blparent] Baby's first cold?

[Allie]

Hi Jo Elizabeth,

There's not much you can do for a baby who has a cold.  You don't 
really start giving them cold medicine 'til they're older.  I 
give my daughter lots to drink (like apple juice and water and 
the like), and suction her out every so often.  You can sit with 
her in a steamy bathroom to help loosen up all the stuff she's 
got in there, and then suction it out.  That helps a little.

If Baby has a fever, you can give her infant Tylenol to try to 
keep the temp down, and/or give her a cool bath.  My girl didn't 
like that one too much.  LOL.  Poor thing cried the whole time I 
bathed her, but it sure helped to keep the temp under control.

These are probably things you've already thought of, though.  
Just cuddle and snuggle her as much as possible.  Smiles.  If you 
breastfeed, you can try nursing her more than usual.  I found 
that this was a great comfort to my daughter when she was sick at 
that age.

Take care,
--Allie


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:12:41 -0700
>Subject: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

>Hi.  I've got another question for all of you great moms and 
dads.  I've come down with a raw throat and a runny nose, the 
usual aches and pains of a cold.  I probably picked it up at 
church.  So far, I'm not sure if Sarah has caught the bug from 
me.  She seems a little more whiny and tired than usual, and last 
night Gerald said her cheeks were pink, but she looked fine this 
morning.  I know what to do for myself when I have a cold, and 
the kind of comfort stuff that makes me feel better.  But if 
Sarah does get sick, other than going to the doctor which I'll do 
if need be, what will help her?  I mean, the usual home remedies 
like chicken soup and such aren't geared toward babies.

>Thanks,
>Jo Elizabeth

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in "Candide"
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