Runny nose all winter?

christyjane17

DS has had a runny nose for what seems like a month.  It's been clear, he feels fine, and it only caused some coughing for about a week of that time.  I think maybe it's partially from teething.  We've ran the humidifier, used vicks, and snot sucked daily.  

 

 Is this a toddler thing?  Can I just expect a runny nose for all of winter?  

christyjane17

I should add, I asked the Pedi about it at his 15 month check up and she said if it was clear, no fever, and no wheezing/breathing issues that it's a simple cold and DS will take care of it on his own BUT she didn't mention anything about if it lasted for weeks.

sohappy14

Sounds like a cold to me. Unless he was outside playing in the cold and then has a runny nose. I dont think he would just have a runny nose if he wasnt sick. Take him back to dr maybe? Could be teething, but that never happened to us

kmz885

Yeah, you can pretty much expect that all winter long. I have a 1 year old and she always has a runny nose. Same with the 3 year olds I teach. Just one of those inevitable things.

tmwishful

That sounds like me, but I have bad sinuses structurally.  DD had a runny nose for a while and it led to an ear infection so watch for tugging on the ear and extreme irritability.