[blparent] Baby's first cold?

trishs slosser at metrocast.net
Wed Feb 4 10:33:31 UTC 2009 

Just so we all know that it only applies to short term.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:16:54 -0500
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby's first cold?

>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?


>-----Original Message-----
>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
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>On Behalf Of trishs
>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:24 PM
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>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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