[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Sat Dec 6 04:44:02 UTC 2008

If your Dr says to use it, then i would listen to him/her.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

> Except that I found some that says it's for under 2. It has slightly
> different ingredients, though I don't have a list of each version so
> can't compare.
> Doctor and pharmicist both okayed the baby vix, both didn't like the
> idea of cold baths or suctioning.
> Bottom line, colds have bedeviled us for thousands of years, and very
> likely will continue to do so.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:11 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?
>
> HI,
> i would totally stay away from any kind of vix even baby vix.  There's a
> chance of it being okay, but there's also a chance that the baby could
> be burned accidentally by the stuff, or some other problem occuring.
> There are so many other things you can do for colds that to take the
> risk of using something that says right on the bottle not for use under
> 2 years of age is not necessary.  It's great when they're older though!
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell at ngc.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?
>
>
>> Even with baby vix?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Eva Adams
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:21 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?
>>
>> 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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