Community› The Bump Month Clubs› March 2013 Moms
March 2013 Moms
New Discussion

??? for STMs about babies and colds

tashadee75tashadee75
in March 2013 Moms

My LO is nine days old and he seems to already have a cold. He doesn't have a runny or stuffy nose but he does seem to have a little congestion in his chest. Like when he breathes I can hear phlegm. Other than his first pediatrician appt last week, he has only been around me and my husband. We've had no visitors yet. I'm trying to determine how he may have already gotten a cold so soon. I noticed it early this morning around 3 am.

I can tell he doesn't feel well, because normally when we change his diapers or his clothes he cries loudly with irritation. I noticed today, he didn't even do that. He just lay there like he was tired and his eyes are kinda watery. I'd much rather have him kicking and screaming with irritation. 

I'm currently waiting on the pediatrician to call me back. But do any of you have any thoughts or suggestions until I confirm. Feeling a little panicky and nervous.

Report Reply to Post

Re: ??? for STMs about babies and colds

  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    Could be allergies too.

    My daughter was sick a lot of her infancy and we didn't go out a bunch. It just happens.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • tashadee75tashadee75
    Hmm...I hadn't thought about that. We do actually have a dog who walks around and shakes his hair every 20 minutes. It could be pet dander. 
    Report Reply
  • ann_jeremiahann_jeremiah member
    Wait for the pedi, but when DS1 was such as a baby, we were told to give him water and not to lay him flat.

    DS1 -6/25/11

    DS2 -3/23/13

    Missed MC D&C 8/26/14

    DD - 8/26/15

    LO#4 due 5/30/17


    Report Reply
  • tashadee75tashadee75
    OK...ladies. So I took him to the pedi and his lungs sounded fine. She told me that sometimes they can get a little extra saliva or milk in their throats and they just don't know how to clear it out but it will eventually break up. They checked his temp. He was fine. Ears...fine. Nothing wrong with him. Well I guess I'm just one of those paranoid FTMs. LOL. 
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"