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Has your baby been sick yet?

MissLadyTayMissLadyTay member
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Baby boy has his first cold.  It's not serious - he doesn't have a fever.  But he's super congested and I've been having to suck snot out of his nose every couple of hours.  He's a HUGE fan, of course.  Confused  We tried taking him in the bathroom with hot water making lots of steam, and he seemed to like that.  Anything else you recommend?  How has your little one handled his or her first cold?  Our son is his usual smiley self - just a lot more clingy with a lot more snot.  I hope it's over soon!

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    No advice, but I hope he's on the mend soon.

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    No advice, but I hope he's on the mend soon.

    Thank you!  It is horrible to have to come at him repeatedly with the snot sucker - he gives me the saddest how-could-you-do-this-to-me look. 

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    No advice, but I hope he's on the mend soon.

    Thank you!  It is horrible to have to come at him repeatedly with the snot sucker - he gives me the saddest how-could-you-do-this-to-me look. 

    I've had to use the snot sucker twice in her lifetime. The second time she totally knew what was coming and started screaming before I even used it.

    My mother tells me I imagined that, but I know what I saw.

     

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  • TwirpleTwirple member
    Chase has his first cold too.  He's had a stuffy nose for the last few days, and today he's coughing.  He hates the snot sucker too, but it really works.  I've been trying to feed him a bit more often to keep him hydrated.  He's been napping more often, but for shorter periods of time.  He has been a bit more fussy too.  
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  • kje120kje120 member
    Andrew has his first cold right now, too. He hasn't acted any different, but like you said, more clingy and snotty. He also hates the snot sucker. I hope this passes soon because his little cough is so sad.
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  • GHBEAGHBEA member

    So far so Olivia hasn't had a cold or been sick.  With 4 others in the house who go to school or work I am very surprised she hasn't gotten sick.

    When my older children were sick we were able to give them cold meds so that made life easier back then.  Not looking forward to the day Olivia has a cold.

    Hope all your LOs get well soon. 

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  • PartiallySunnyPartiallySunny

    Besides the hot water steam, we used a vaporizer and saline drops in his nose before we suck it out (yeah, our LO loved that too). Our pedi recommended both.

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  • kgail11kgail11 member
    DD has a mucus-y virus right now..  courtesy of her big bro! She's snotty as heck and coughing on and off bc of it. We're doing all of the above - I think the saline SPRAY works a lot better than the drops though, just fyi. Also - we let her sleep last night in the bouncer in our room, to be upright.. she went 6.5 hours! Her personal best ever!!! I was in shock.
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