DD is sick.. how to make her more comfy?

ArcticFox

DD started getting a runny nose yesterday, and last night was miserable.  She kept waking up crying and at 1am she wouldn't stop crying, didn't want to soothe with some milk in a bottle.  I gave her some Tylenol and walked her and bounced her but she still seemed to toss and turn until she was able to sleep in late. She also had a tough time with her nap, I had to rock her most of the time.

Any ideas of how to make her more comfy?  I'm not sure what is making her most miserable at this point, I'm guessing the congestion so she has to breathe through her mouth, so her throat may have that sharp dryness to it.. poor thing.

meg1974

Try a cool mist humidifier when she is sleeping. It helps DD a lot. Also, clean her nose out with saline and a bulb syringe. 

Brooke 0617

I would elevate her head (either with a pillow...if you are comfortable with that, we put one under the crib sheet or with books under one end of the crib) and use a cool mist humidifier.  There are also all natural versions of vicks that you can put on her feet or chest.

Lizard2022

I also put a few big books under one side of DS's mattress so he would be elevated while he slept.  That, Vicks and a humidifier helped a lot.

#1_BadgeBunny

Both LOs are sick right now so i feel your pain.   Im praying we are on the tail end of this cold!!

We did 99% of what pp said.  we use baby vicks, cool midst humidifier, bulb syring and saline spray, tylenol/motrin, and aquaphore for chapped cheeks and nose

the only thing we dont do is lift the matteress bc now that LOs are tossing and turning and rolling i hate the idea of them being down hill?  how do you lift the matteress w/o accidentally doing the opposite?

other than that lots of patience!

TSD

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