Baby's first cold

[judecorp]

My little punk has her first cold! She was so snorty and stuff today, and every so often if she was laying down for a long time, she would cough and sputter on the mucus. It was so pitiful and pathetic and sad. Her little nose was running and she was so crabby and took a lot of naps. I had her nap in the swing a couple of times because it's nice and elevated and seemed to keep her from clogging up. And then we went and got a humidifier for her - been meaning to do that anyway.

Dr. Sears says warm mist vaporizer but I've always been told that warm mist breeds germs and mold. So I got the cool mist. They should technically both work, right? I hate warm mist, it's like sleeping in a sweaty locker room. And I'm paranoid about mold.

Either way, she is blissfully sleeping now and hopefully will be like that for a long time. I hope the humidifier is enough to do the trick, and that she's getting enough breastmilk (even an ounce if that helps) to get SOME antibodies to fight this thing. Last night she didn't sleep well AT ALL, which means I didn't sleep well at all, which is no good. Besides, I hate to see her crabby and miserable.

Poor little peanut.

Comments

[shanneeluee.livejournal.com]

We use a cool mist humidifier all the time. It helps with the eczema. :-)

If you decide to use a humidifier daily, be sure to change out the filter every month. They get mildewy after a while. Also, be sure to use filtered water in it, or all the components get really gross.

[childlight.livejournal.com]

You can always run the shower hot and sit in the bathroom with her a few minutes for the warm mist.
I hope she is feeling better soon

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Jen takes really hot showers and I had her take the baby into the bathroom in the bouncy seat this morning. I will make her do it again tomorrow morning, too.

So far she is breathing well. But she always does okay with the soft breathing of deep sleep. The true test will be when she starts getting restless (and snorty).

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

This humidifier doesn't have a filter, so I think we just need to clean it out regularly.

We put distilled water in it today. Would boiled tap water work just as well or does it have to be bottled water? I'd hate to have to buy so much distilled water. (We use it to mix formula also.)

[shanneeluee.livejournal.com]

Your humidifier sounds awesome. Stupid filters cost us $5 every month. :P

We have a filter on our tap, and our fridge has filtered water in the door. Do you have either? I honestly have no idea if boiled tap would work. I only said that about the water because the first humidifier we had said you could use any water, but after about 2 weeks, it had so much build up of junk that we had to replace it. Of course we have crap for water. Just keep the box and receipt and if you have trouble take it back. :-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

We have a filter next to our tap (an under-the-sink filtration system) but it needs a new filter and we haven't gotten around to it. And our fridge doesn't have water in the door. Snap!

I guess I need to get a filter for the filtration system and just suck it up. :)

[marshmelococoa.livejournal.com]

I would do warm steam from the bath or shower but not from a humidifier, I think the contraptions breed germs.

We have a cool mist one and I scrub it out frequently if I have to use it.

Vicks Vapor Rub - best goop ever!!! a little on the chest and a tiny dab on the top of the nose or just under it works WONDERS!! I love the smell of it too so that helps. I've also read and heard from nurses that rubbing it on the feet and covering with socks helps with coughing. You can google that and find more info. It works!

Hope she feels better soon!!

[lunapoppy.livejournal.com]

awww, I hope she feels better soon.

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

Poor little Gus. Hope she's feeling better soon.

[hetterrific.livejournal.com]

I've heard the same thing about warm mist. C had her first snotty nose stuff last week and I steamed up the bathroom and we'd go sit in there (or take a bath together) and let the goo flow. Occasionally I'd use the snot sucker and suck some out after it started running. She seemd to feel better after that-- or at least it sounded like she did.

[lorac.livejournal.com]

The one other thing we did at bedtime was have her sleep in her carseat. We put it on the bed between us and it helped her sleep when her nose was completely stuffed.

[coveryourears.livejournal.com]

Feel better Gus!

[(Anonymous)]

OUr routine when baby Jack is sick (cold numver 4 and counting)

elevate the crib mattress.
get a little vicks vaporizer made from that rub stuff that goes in the outlet. you switch the pads every night. it's like 5 bucks.
put him in a yucky PJ set and SLATHER him with the vapor rub.
use the boogie sucker.
tylenol.
triaminic dissolving strips.
very warm baths.

HTH!!!

the aubry family :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I have been told that Vapo-Rub is not good for babies under 6months. I'm sure my parents used it with me but I was told that Vapo-Rub contains camphor which is toxic when ingested (and you never know what a baby will touch) and that it can burn their skin. They apparently make a Baby Vapo-Rub but I haven't seen it anywhere.

But I have also heard that about the feet. Supposedly it absorbs into the skin quickly when the feet sweat and the pores open!

We ran the humidifier last night and she didn't wake up once! Yay!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

She seems better today, actually. Still a little snuffly but was happy and playing and now is down for a nice nap. And she didn't wake up in the middle of the night crying, either. Yay!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Today already seems like a better day!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yesterday I had Jen take her into the bathroom in the bouncy while she took a shower. (She takes way hotter showers than I do.) And I gave her a bath yesterday but of course baby bath water isn't hot enough to be steamy. Maybe if I take a nice, hot bath...

She HATES the booger sucker. HATE. She sees it coming and she really lets go. I'm going to have to swaddle her for booger sucking, I think.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's funny! I don't know how well she would sleep in the car seat because she doesn't like being in the car seat. We have her co-sleeper and her crib elevated at the head already for reflux, so hopefully it helps in the nose department, too.

Either way, she seems better today but I don't want to jinx anything!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Today already seems like a better day!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

We don't have the vicks plug-in but we have a vicks humidifier that you can put little vicks pads into and it does the same thing. I hope it doesn't come to that, though, because I .hate. the smell of vicks. GROSS! However, we did put a pad in for like 2 hours last night (then I took it out, yuck) to kind of take the edge off.

[hetterrific.livejournal.com]

I think Catherine became resigned to it. At first she HATED it and then I think she realized that 1.) I was going to do it regardless and 2.) it helped her breathe.

I ran the shower really hot before her bath and then ran her bathwater. That way she got the benefit of her relaxing bath and unclogging her nose!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh that's a good idea with the shower!!

[colleenod.livejournal.com]

I would send little Gus healing vibes, but alas, both L. and I are sick, too.

Hope she feels better soon.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Awwh man, that's rough. Looks like the first colds of the season are out in full force. Jen was REALLY sick this week. She still is, but better. It was BAD.

*keeping my fingers crossed that I am spared*

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

YEA!