[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Amber Boggs amberboggs at socal.rr.com
Sat Dec 6 19:27:54 UTC 2008 

You could just use some strate esental oils rather then using the Vix witch 
has other things in it that are not good for baby.
Hey Tammy, how are you feeling?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?


> Hi,
> Yeah, I'd never even heard of the stuff until the other day on this list. 
> I looked it up though and it does seem like a good product to have around. 
> It has lavendar, ucaliptus, and a couple of other ingredience that I can't 
> remember right now in it.  I'm going to make sure to have some on hand 
> this winter when Remus is most likely to have his first cold.
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?
>
>
>> 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>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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