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How to comfort a baby with a bad cold?

jensnebjensneb
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I know there's not much I can give Olivia but her nose is running non stop, she's coughing, spitting up phlegm, and sneezing so much.  She's not really a crier and she's been crying all night.  We pretty much slept on the couch with me holding her.  Doctor on call said (generic) tylenol for her low fever.  Any other tips moms?
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  • weelass24weelass24 member
    Try taking her into the bathroom and steaming it with the shower.  It'll help clear her up.  A humidifier in the room will help too.  Are you using the saline drops in her nose?
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  • hippotreehippotree member

    Definitely a humidifier, or sit in the bathroom with a hot, hot shower running for some steam.  Use the "nose-sucky" to get as much gunk out of there as possible.

    Poor kiddo.

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  • Mysterious_wifeMysterious_wife member
    A warm bath.  Run the shower with hot water and hold her in the bathroom.  It helps berak up the funk in her nose. Feel better, O!
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  • JenniferJaneCJenniferJaneC member
    When Jack gets really congested I sit in the bathroom with him with the shower running hot.  The steam seems to help soothe him.
    Jack Donovan, b. Christmas Eve, 2009.

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  • JenniferJaneCJenniferJaneC member
    LOL apparently great minds think alike.
    Jack Donovan, b. Christmas Eve, 2009.

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  • armandos_girlarmandos_girl member

    imageweelass24:
    Try taking her into the bathroom and steaming it with the shower.  It'll help clear her up.  A humidifier in the room will help too.  Are you using the saline drops in her nose?

    Wee beat me to it.  Exactly this.  I've also found propping on end of Gabe's mattress with a pillow underneath helps considerably.

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  • weelass24weelass24 member
    imagearmandos_girl:

    imageweelass24:
    Try taking her into the bathroom and steaming it with the shower.  It'll help clear her up.  A humidifier in the room will help too.  Are you using the saline drops in her nose?

    Wee beat me to it.  Exactly this.  I've also found propping on end of Gabe's mattress with a pillow underneath helps considerably.

    YES!  That too.  It'll help her breathe better.

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  • jensnebjensneb
    Thanks all!  She's finally sleeping peacefully.  We tried to hot bath thing.
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