I wasn't prepared. I had no idea. This cold (combined with teething and immunizations) has been the hardest thing we've come up against yet. We were already sleep deprived because she was waking so much while teething and now we are taking turns holding her all night while she wakes every 30 minutes and starts crying. She has been throwing up because she can't breathe and no amount of steam shower, nasal spray, humidifier, nose frida or cold tablets are doing the trick. She throws up whenever we try to give her Motrin and insists on spitting out the Tylenol. There were a few hours last night that I wasn't sure I was going to make it (I have the cold too). How did I have no clue how awful it would be when she got her first cold? Truly praying my way through this one. My poor miserable baby.
Re: Baby's First Cold
hang in there, she will get better soon
That's awful. I feel for you guys.
Mine was sick with a nasty bug in July. After the first couple of days when he was awake and fussy and coughing and vomiting - and we were all miserable - he had a few days where he just slept and slept and slept. I hope you get the same!!!
Since then he has been congested on and off, so several bugs I'm guessing, but nothing that's really bothered him except a 1-day low-grade fever in October and a few days of fussing after. Probably a sore throat.
Not bad.
He's been stuffy with a runny nose off and on for over a month. I took him in and they didn't think a virus would last that long, especially with everything else being normal. Now I'm giving him allergy medicine per our nurse pracitioner's recommendations. I think it's helping some...