[blparent] Baby's first cold?

[Eva Adams]

My sister in law who is a nurse told me that you can rub a little vix vapor 
rub on the bottom of the babies feet.  A lot of doctors I guess say not to 
use vix, because babies have sensitive skin.  She says that is why you put 
it on the bottom of their feet, and also it keeps the fumes from being to 
strong.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?


> 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
>
>>It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself.  To
> take advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work.  Take care 
> of what you are doing.  Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
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