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[krisp]

When our DD had a cold a few months ago we raised the end of her cot a little to help her breathe. We also steamed up the bathroom and had cuddles in there with her for a few minutes before bed time to help clear her congestion.

The best indication that your DS needs antibiotics is the colour of his nasal mucous. If it is a bright green it CAN (not does) indicate a secondary bacterial infection. Keep an eye on his temp and keep up the extra fluids.

[pegasus]

Try using baby balsam or add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to his bath. The aroma can help clear the nose. That's what I do when DD has a cold. One time her cold was so bad that she started refluxing her milk, and then started refusing everything. I just had to force to to drink, constantly giving her a bottle of milk or water and after a day or so, she was drinking better. In that time, she actually lost weight. That scared the s*** out of me. But she quickly put it back on and continued to grow normally.

She was 7 months, and was on purees. She really only liked her fave foods, and I just can't remember what we fed her. Using the Fess helped, and using the suction bulb did a better job of clearing her nose than a tissue, except she grew to hate it. So we let her play with it and that helped.

Take it day by day, and it will improve. Diarrhoea is the body's natural process of flushing out a bug. Only if they are losing so much fluid or rapidly losing weight, should it be stopped with medication. Your GP should advise you. If your GP is not really giving you all the information and you are unhappy, just find a new GP. There's nothing wrong with a second opinion.

BF is the best thing. Take your medicine and it would probably go through and help your son too. All the antibodies your body is making will go to him and help him. I wish I was successful at BF and maybe then DD would have gotten over her colds better. Then again, being exposed to all sorts of bugs on public transport and living in communal accomodation didn't help.

Just do what you think is best and if it doesn't feel right to you, get a second opinion. Get well soon Jensen