Baby is Sick :(

edoliesmom · May 2014

I'm pretty sure my baby girl has a cold! I feel so terrible that this happened. I feel like it's my fault for not being more careful with her.

We're pretty sure my husband got her sick. He has a really good immune system, so he thought he just had allergies. Mine have been acting up too, so it wasn't that hard to believe that's all his was. (He had a bit of a cough though, and she does too.)

Has anyone else's baby gotten sick this early? I feel so bad for her.

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Jessimax · May 2014

Yah my toddler got our baby sick. Nice green boogers for awhile. Luckily no fever though and she seems to be on the mend.

strawberrytree · May 2014

My toddler got the baby sick too...1 week old and he had a cold, poor kiddo. We got crazy lucky with DS1 and he didn't get sick until this past March so a sick baby is new territory for me. We sucked his nose out a few times a day and when his breathing got wheezy at night I brought him in bed with me, propped myself up with pillows, and put him on my chest so his head would be elevated and he slept so much better. We're still sucking boogers out of him at least 1-2 times a day but thankfully it never got worse than a runny nose.

Yogini6911 · May 2014

Our LO had a fever of 100.4 for a few days straight a week ago. We took him to the doc and the doc thought that it was just a viral infection. It made me super nervous though and I was checking his temp several times a day for days. Once he stopped feeling warm (that was the only symptom that he had) I stopped checking. But not before I called the doc several more times to talk to a nurse about his progress.

WifeofaComposer · May 2014

My LO started with his cold last Friday - post nasal drip, stuffy nose, and a mild cough when his throat was tickled by the post nasal drip. It didn't make him grumpy or anything, he just sounded awful and I had to keep sucking green boogers out of his nostrils with the bulb. Today, he finally feels better.

Starfish+77 · May 2014

Yes DS had 100.7 fever, was listless and therefore we brought to ER. After a ton of tests they determined viral infection likely caught from my toddler that still attends daycare. So scary. So he's had a cold..very congested, coughing but symptoms getting better. Hope your LO feels better soon!!

Juliajc · May 2014

Had my 8 week old in the ER last Friday with a fever 100.4. She had a full body rash, stopped eating for about 9 hours, and was very fussy. So scary! The doc thought she caught a virus. She is finally feeling better now. Nothing worse then a sick baby!!!

thejewelster · May 2014

I have my lo a cold! I have no idea how I got sick and I tried everything to keep him from getting it. Glad I am BF as by the time he caught it, he had my antibodies. No fever, just a snotty nose and cough. I felt and still do feel terrible. Bad mom award here!

edoliesmom · May 2014

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry for the ones that had fevers. That's so scary.

I'm really hoping she doesn't get one. I'll be beside myself if she does!

What did y'all do to help baby? So far I've done a round of saline drops and have the humidifier going. She's been wanting to eat every 2 hours, but I don't know if that's related or not.

Yogini6911 · May 2014

Keep feeding her to help her stay hydrated. It's a good sign if she has wet diapers (more than 2 a day while sick is what doc told me) and wants to eat. And keep checking her temp to make sure that a fever doesn't develop

edoliesmom · May 2014

I'm wondering if I should wake to feed her in order to keep her hydrated then? I'm also worried about keeping up with sucking out her snot and all that. She woke me up with her coughing a couple times about half an hour ago (she slept through it), and I've been monitoring her since then. Her nose breathing sounds rattly/snorty at times, if that makes sense. She's slept up to 6 hours before. I don't know if I should wait that long.

Yogini6911 · May 2014

At night I let him sleep but during the day I offered LO breast milk every 2 hrs (we had been going longer stretches).

alittlelibrary · May 2014

My 7 week old has his first cold, too. No fever, thankfully! He probably caught it from our most recent onslaught of visitors. Unfortunately, I have it now, as well- which makes caring for him doubly difficult. And today my SO is insisting on having a BBQ for more relatives. Ridiculous.

thejewelster · May 2014

I let my lo sleep. It's the bodies way of recovering. As long as your lo is eating well throughout the day she should be fine. But do clean the nostrils when she wakes up. Makes a world of difference!

edoliesmom · May 2014

@alittlelibrary‌ That IS ridiculous! I'd hull up in the room with baby and refuse to come out.

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