Bedsharing when LO is sick...

Traycee1242

LO is stuffed up... this is the first time we've had to deal with this (never been sick before) so I have no idea what to do...

It's only a stuffy nose... (really think it's teething related) but anyway... besides a humidifier do you do anything differently? I was thinking if he was in his crib I would put the wedge under his mattress so he could sleep on an angle... not sure how I could have him sleep angled safely in our bed...

Any suggestions?

SmallandNeedy

I've elevated LO's head with a firm folded up blanket (not a cushy one). I also ran the humidifier with the door shut an hour before bedtime so the room air was nice and moist before we laid him down.

mrs.mkd

Ditto on elevating the head. My LO has only been sick once, at 10 months, and it was at the end of our bed sharing days. Since she was a bit older I felt safe putting her on a firm pillow, and she also went back to the crook of my arm/shoulder like she slept as a newborn.

Also - we found that saline drops, in tandem with the bulb syringe, right before bed helped a lot to clear her passages before sleep. 

Traycee1242

Thanks for the suggestions!