[blparent] Baby's first cold?

[trishs]

Mommies are babys' Chicken soup.  Keep her as comfortable as you 
can, and hydrated, maybe tylonol, a cool bath if she's running a 
high, prolonged fever, and possibly a humidifier, until it 
passes.  It's common for babies who develop a cough to throw 
fluid into their ears, so, all you can do is watch and wait, and 
as I said keep her comfy, which means just holding her.

>----- 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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Take care of what you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard Shaw 
in "Candide"
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