Sweet baby tested positive for rsv,
any advice?
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Mine too..and also positive for covid and got ear infection(( we’ve been to emergency, they said no special treatment for rsv and covid, just check the temperature and if starting coughing bad, come to emergency again

oh no I’m so sorry 😭 it’s tough seeing them unwell I wish y’all the best 🫶

I was giving my son Tylenol when needed for his fever, homemade fruit popsicles because he didn’t have much of an appetite and I breastfed him more. Used boogie wipes & nose sucker to keep his nose clear. Humidifier was on 24/7

Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do for rsv. My almost 4 month old and 2 year old both tested positive after Christmas and they just told us to suction their noses and use baby rub (kind of like Vicks) on both of them to break up the mucus and give them juice and popsicles if they aren’t really eating

Oh and plenty of water

thank you 🫶🫶🫶

Lots of liquids, food if they eat it and rest. My son needed vaporizer and steam for airways.

We took our son into the shower with us. The steam helped loosen the mucus when he had it. Sometimes he would be outside of the shower and just got the steam to clear his lungs.

with bottle feedings if you still give him milk keep in mind if he’s coughing a lot he’s gonna spit up 😭 have drink it upright while you carry him

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8qKcfTy/

This what help my son with rsv
He got it twice now he got influenza a
Everything helps him
No milk I did light apple juice

No treatment, but my doctors said days 3-4 are the worse and then they improve. We definitely experienced that. So just when you think it’s gotten really bad, know that it’s almost over and you’ll see a drastic improvement soon!