Need some tips on getting rid of a cold

controlledchaos617 · March 2013

DD just started to get a cold...she has a runny nose, a little cough and sounds a little congested, not sure if that's just her nose though, other than that she is acting like herself pretty much, still happy and everything. I am not really experienced with sick babies so I wanted to see if anyone could give me some tips on how to get her better faster. TIA!!

ASmallWonder · March 2013

There's not much you can do for a cold in babies. Suction the nose, you can try saline drops and a humidifier but mostly it just has to run its course.

controlledchaos617 · March 2013

Ok thanks!

laraashleyt · March 2013

Both my peanuts have been battling a cold for awhile now. I think they just keep giving it to each other

. But the best advice is to use saline spray (they have one for babies), suction the nose often (which they hate!), use a cool mist humidifier at ni

controlledchaos617 · March 2013

laraashleyt:
Both my peanuts have been battling a cold for awhile now. I think they just keep giving it to each other . But

tamararachel2 · March 2013

DS2 just went through this. After he had a cough for 5 days, I took him to the Dr because he started wheezing. She gave him an inhaler for the wheezing, but she said to keep doing what we were doing as far as suctioning out his nose, humidifier,