[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Wed Dec 3 13:45:02 UTC 2008

I'd heard that too, that it is a shock to their system, which causes the
heart attack. 
Makes sense when you think about it. 
Modern Medicine is a good thing. If anybody or their kid has a fever
that is *that* high, you need a doctor and very likely a hospital. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

Hey alley, did your Dr tell you to put her a cold or luke warm bath.
They used to believe a long time ago that you should put your baby in a
bath of ice water, but i read a few years ago that is really bad and
could cause the baby to have a heart attack.  That terrified me and so i
would just wipe her with a cool rag. V
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:52 AM
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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