Baby's 1st cold
How did everyone deal with the 1st illness? Baby boy is 6.5 months old and has caught his 1st cold. Snotty and a cough. He seems to breathe fine when napping (contact naps) but at night it's awful and we are up most of the night. I've got the vapour plug in, baby Vicks coming today and olbas oil. Any advice on how to get everyone a better nights sleep? He seems to be up all night and napping all day 🤦
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Calpol plugs are great
Baby Vicks on chest/back and bottom of feet before going in sleepsuit. Steam room.
Elevate the head of his bed slightly might help
Nasal aspirator is a necessity.
Electric nasal aspirator was amazing! Vapour and steamy baths also. Lots of skin to skin, cuddles and milk for comfort 😊
my baby girls is 4months and she is having her first cold too! dry cough, lots of mucus with runny nose mostly at night so I’m here looking for any remedies in comments.
so far, I’ve only used vapor bath (which helps ALOT at night), boogie wipes & Tylenol.
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