Baby has a cold

I have a toddler and thought I would have until September before the nursery illnesses returned but nope baby is two weeks and has a cold is there anything I can do to help her? She is breast fed, sounds sniffly when feeding and is coughing / gagging. She is struggling to sleep as seems in discomfort, she seemed okay today but like everything seems worse tonight. She is feeding plenty, lots of wet nappies

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Nasal sucker helped my LO and try keep her upright at night helps with sniffles / coughing, as long as she’s feeding well & plenty of wet nappies she’ll be okay 🤍 any doubt drs or 111.

My son is 10 days old and toddler has come down with temp & tummy pains today so I’m preparing for the worst.

Trust your instincts you got this mama x

She’s gagging on mucus. My 2 month old was sick recently and she gagged up mucus a couple times which was extremely helpful with clearing her breathing. I highly recommend NoseFrida saline mist to keep her mucus moist. You can also use a humidifier or run a hot shower. Suction if she allows it, mine didn’t. Keep her upright as much as possible.

I know this is stressful but you’ll get through it! Baby girl is lucky she has you! Best of luck

When mine had that I would turn the water super hot in the shower and steam up the bathroom then sit with her in it. The hot steam helps loosen the mucus so they can breathe easier. Vic’s also makes a baby rub with gentler ingredients that can help too.

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I am so embarrassed to be admitting all of this but I know I am not the only one that's ever gone through this...

Let's start from the beginning... my doctor was born and wouldn't latch. They would put her on my breast, and she would instantly fall asleep. She would never suck. She didn't want to take a bottle.She didn't want to take breast, so she did not eat for the first roughly 36 hours of life. The nurses and doctors made me feel so inadequate and made me feel like I wasn't doing a good job as a mom. In the middle of the night, my started crying, and we begged for formula and she took it instantly my goal was to have her get on the formula, then switch her over to breast. Unfortunately, she's only truly latched, maybe 3 times total. She is now 7 weeks old. I was pumping but not consistently. I have older kiddos at home and I got PPD and PPA and then I became completely discouraged with her not wanting to latch. Then I lost the feeling of being full... so I would tend to forget to pump as the sensation wasn't there. Then, I would hand pump, and I would only get about half an ounce between both breasts. I talked to a peer counselor for breastfeeding, and she encouraged me to get back on a schedule to pump. I wasn't consistent enough previously. Now, i'm only getting a couple drops out of each breast. Not even enough to do anything with.

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She's feeding really well, has plenty of wet nappies, seems happy, and otherwise looks absolutely fine. The doctor has told me to just keep giving the lactulose because they can't find anything wrong with her.

I also mentioned it to my sister inlaw, and she said it can be normal because sometimes babies use all of the milk they drink, so there's very little waste. That did reassure me a little, but I'm still worried!!!

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