My poor wee DS has a cold I think He's been pretty lucky for the last 12 months as he's not really been sick as such, once or twice he had a little cough and a little blocked nose, but nothing major and we didn't even had to go to the doc or have panadol as a day or so later he would be fine. This time, he's been coughing a bit, sneezing and last night we woke up unable to breathe through his nose, he was so distressed! He didn't have a temp, but I still gave him a dose of panadol. My question is, how should I be treating him? Should I take him to the doc? He looks OK this morning, a snotty nose and not much else. He gets 2 bottles of milk a day and this morning he was struggling to drink it as the nose was blocked. Should I be giving him panadol every 4 hours even though he doesn't have a temp?
He had his 12 month needles on the 23 March, could there be a link?
Poor little man. It's awful when they are sick. To me it sounds like a garden variety cold, if there is no fever then I wouldn't be going to the dr unless something isn't sitting right for you. To help him breathe a bit better at night there are a few things you can try - you can slightly raise the end of his cot bed up = just a rolled up towel will do it, helps the mucous run out instead of down. You can put some Vicks on his feet under some socks or sleep suit - some people swear by this! Others put a bit of Vicks on the cot where bub can't reach it. If you have a humidifier/vaporiser that can help as well to keep the air moist. If his nose is super blocked you can get some Fess for kids - it is just saline spray than can help clear his nose out. I wouldn't be giving panadol unless he has a fever but that is just me, we give it once fevers go up higher than 38 and if they seem uncomfortable. Lots of easy foods too - Olive has a recipe about for an awesome chicken noodle soup = great comfort food!
Thanks so much Tanstar! You've given me some great tips. I forgot to put the vicks on so will do it tonight. He still woke up around midnight crying because he couldn't breathe. Poor chook. I'll chase up Olive for that chicken soup recepie! I've noticed he's been coughing a bit more but still no temp, great!
Thanks hannanat, that's a great idea, and our bathroom is so tiny it steams up in no time
Thanks Tanstar for the recepie Sounds super delicious even for non sickies! lol Will be going soon to the supermarket and getting all the goodies for it. Hope I don't stuff it up but it sounds pretty simple to do. Do you think it's OK to add the chilli flakes for a 1 year old?
A little sick chook
He's been pretty lucky for the last 12 months as he's not really been sick as such, once or twice he had a little cough and a little blocked nose, but nothing major and we didn't even had to go to the doc or have panadol as a day or so later he would be fine. This time, he's been coughing a bit, sneezing and last night we woke up unable to breathe through his nose, he was so distressed! He didn't have a temp, but I still gave him a dose of panadol. My question is, how should I be treating him? Should I take him to the doc? He looks OK this morning, a snotty nose and not much else. He gets 2 bottles of milk a day and this morning he was struggling to drink it as the nose was blocked. Should I be giving him panadol every 4 hours even though he doesn't have a temp?
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It's awful when they are sick. To me it sounds like a garden variety cold, if there is no fever then I wouldn't be going to the dr unless something isn't sitting right for you. To help him breathe a bit better at night there are a few things you can try - you can slightly raise the end of his cot bed up = just a rolled up towel will do it, helps the mucous run out instead of down. You can put some Vicks on his feet under some socks or sleep suit - some people swear by this! Others put a bit of Vicks on the cot where bub can't reach it. If you have a humidifier/vaporiser that can help as well to keep the air moist. If his nose is super blocked you can get some Fess for kids - it is just saline spray than can help clear his nose out. I wouldn't be giving panadol unless he has a fever but that is just me, we give it once fevers go up higher than 38 and if they seem uncomfortable. Lots of easy foods too - Olive has a recipe about for an awesome chicken noodle soup = great comfort food!
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