[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Thu Dec 4 06:09:21 UTC 2008

Hi V, to answer your question, I put her in a cool bath, not an ice cold bath. Smiles. It was warmer 
than the cold water you use to wash your hands.

-- Allie

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V., and list,
I know I'm talking to parents, and fevers in our children don't
settle well with us.  That being said, hear's what I learned.  A
fever within that range isn't, in itself, as harmful as people
think.  When there's a "slight" fever, our spleens are hyper
functioning, helping to deliver nutrient filled, oxygenated,
healthy, strong blood to all of our body systems.  This, believe
it or not enhances our immune system.  When things get back to
good, we're fine again, stronger for the next time something
invades us.
A prolonged, high fever points to serious illness requiring
medical evaluation and treatment.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
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>Date sent: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:46:52 -0700
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

>Although, the strange thing is when babies have high fevers
102/103 they
>don't consider that very high.  The first time Gab had a high
fever I called
>the Dr and they said that was about normal for a baby not feeling
well.  I
>was shocked, they said just give her lots of fluids, keep her
nursing if I
>could and life would get better.  They told me if it reaches
104/105 then I
>should bring her in.  I called several people and asked them and
they all
>agreed.  V
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>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:45 AM
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

>> 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
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> 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
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>> 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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