[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Sat Dec 6 04:42:24 UTC 2008

Good! V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

> 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
>
> A smile costs nothing but gives much.  It enriches those who receive 
> without making poorer those who
> give.  It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts 
> forever.  None is so rich or
> mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he 
> cannot be made rich by it.
> Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is 
> something that is of no value
> to anyone until it is given away.  Some people are too tired to give you a 
> smile.  Give them one of
> yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?
>
>
> 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
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>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
>>----- Original Message -----
>>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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