[blparent] Baby's first cold?

Tue Feb 3 19:16:54 UTC 2009

Trish, 
I do believe you are correct. 
That being said, everytime my daughter has had a fever, I've been very
glad I've taken her to the doctor, because she's had an ear infection. 
I can remember ear infections that were so bad, I'd lie on the floor in
pain. I don't recall a fever with any of these. 
By contrast, my daughter's ear infections don't really seem to hurt her.

Her latest fever, which happened back in Nov. was due to her very
enlarged tonsils. Again, I amg lad I ignored the nurse who told me "That
fever isn't worth a trip in" and took her in. 
As luck would have it, the fever had broken before her appointment, but
the tonsils required a long course of antibiotics to shrink. 
So, while I agree with you, we also are fortunate to have access to good
medical care of any number of flavors. Why not use it? 

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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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>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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