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| my son has a cold and he is coughing alot and i am doing the saline drops and bulb syringe. is there anything else that i can do? |
| Posted by jeannine on 10/08/2007 08:52 PM
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| call the doc . I dont remember but i dont think at that age u can give medicine. Good luck hope it passes soon. Try to let him sleep upright also |
| posted by laura on 10/08/2007 09:33 PM
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| i know Sarah pedi wont prescribe antibiotics unless it has been more than 7 days. Does it sound like it is in his chest, or if he runs a fever i would take him to have him checked anyways. |
| posted by Natasha on 10/08/2007 09:39 PM
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| let him sleep upright either by raising is matress or lettting him sleep in his carseat i would also call the dr and see what they suggest |
| posted by Amanda on 10/09/2007 11:19 AM
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| I read in a magazine where a mother put Vicks vapor rub on her chest and then let her child rest their head against her. I don't know if it would work, but I would check with your pediatrician first. |
| posted by Jennifer on 10/09/2007 05:06 PM
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| Try a nice warm bath using that soothing vapors bath stuff from johnson and johnson, and them put on a nice warm footed sleeper and put vicks on the bottom of his feet and chest, in the arm pits and on the back. Try putting a small pillow under his mattres to raise his head up a little bit. Some pedi's will reccomend dimeatap or triaminic, i prefer dimeatap, and a cool mist humidifier, but make sure you bleach it first just to make sure there are no extra germs that will get thrown into the air. Other than that it just takes time, but those are what i have found that make a cold a little more bearable, plus extra love!! |
| posted by Amanda on 10/09/2007 10:37 PM
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| i just want to say thank u to everyone who gave me such good advice on my sons cold! u guys are so great! |
| posted by jeannine on 10/09/2007 11:18 PM
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| Your doing the right thing with saline drops. Also put his crib at an incline by placing books under the cribs weals, that way his head is elevated. Use baby vicks on his chest and back, and use a humidifire. If he gets a fever use tylenol and call your ped. |
| posted by Esther on 10/10/2007 02:04 AM
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