When Em gets sick we use the vaporiser, the nose sucker, the vicks baby balsam and some panadol type stuff and it does help her settle, just keep an eye on her and be prepared for a broken night's sleep.
You can still get Dimetapp infant drops for the symptoms you have mentioned but you need a prescription. You used to be able to get it over the counter but in the US there were a lot of infant deaths which were attributed to it because of incorrect administration, so there has been a blanket ban on selling it OTC.
Other than that there is not much you can do
You could bring her to bed with you until she gets better. I remember doing that when Flynn was sick around that age.
I hope she gets better soon for both of your sakes.
When DD was that litle and had a cold, we'd let her sleep in her pram or bouncer, the elevation of the head meant her nasal mucous wasn't going into her throat and tasting gross, entering her tummy, or blocking her nasal breathing. She always slept much better. Perhaps try that tonight and see how you go.
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