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My aunt stopped by yesterday to see my lo because she wanted to see him before cold and flu season. She washed her hands very well and only held him for a short time but she called this morning to say she is feeling sick. She thinks she is coming down with a cold. My lo is 5 1/2 mo. 2 1/2 mo. adjusted. He is about 13/14lbs and was never diagnosed with BPD and he still gets about 12oz of fresh pumped breastmilk a day but I am really freaking out. How long until he would show symptoms? Did anyones little one get sick while they were still very young?
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Re: Colds
I feel like my LO has been held by everyone in the galaxy. I am more worried when he is around other babies or children--it like there is saliva and the children just want to touch the baby.
I feel like my LO and I have been passing a cold back and forth the last couple of weeks--we are just more around each other with breastfeeding, bottlefeeding, and diaper changes. My LO has been snorting a little bit the last couple of weeks. And he has been coughing. I got a Nosefrida and some Little Noses Saline Drops with an aspirator. As well, I have been having runny nose--I keep having to wash my hands and use sanitizer around him. If it gets worse, I will go to the doctor. But my LO is doing okay at this point.
Andrew gets a cold 48 hours after exposure. The good thing is, it's really a bit soon for RSV to be common, so hopefully your LO will be okay. Colds aren't very fun, but I suspect your LO will be okay since it's unlikely it is RSV!
Sorry!
Ditto. Since it's a bit early for RSV and Flu I try to think of colds as a good thing, since they will help boost their immune system. That is what I repeated to myself with the few colds my DS has had.