My baby has a cold :(

[Carolyn_mtl]

My 5 week old dd has a cough and a stuffy nose. No fever, and we are on day 3 of this. SO any advice on what to do to make her all better asap, I hate seeing her under the weather!
We've been doing saline sprays up her nose, standing in the steamed up bathroom, using a humidifier and trying to suck out stuff with that bulb thingy, but I rarely get anything.
Her cough seems to be more of a chocking back of the throat, and not so much in her chest.
TIA

[JordanKX]

so sorry momma - it's awful watching them unable to sneeze/cough out their congestion! Mine is just getting over it as well - we did all the same things. Saline drops and aspirator -- which we're still having to use every now and again. The aspirator really is the best thing in the world. And vaporizer with Mentholatum. We went to the pedi after 8 days who said colds in babies range 10-14 days - and gave me a patronizing look of "worried first time mother". Thanks. Best of luck on her speedy recovery!

[Julia24]

Ugh! so sorry. Charlotte had a cold at only 1 week old. I felt terrible for her. She was too tiny to use just about anything but the aspirator and steam. She seemed to kick it pretty quickly though, and I just keep trying to remember that it's her first notch in her immune system belt, yk?

Hang in there!

[pjabslenz]

So sorry your lo is under the weather. It sounds like you are doing everything you can be doing for her. My lo (almost 6 weeks now) is working through excess mucus and a cough as well. Are you breastfeeding? If so, I would double up on vitamin C, probiotics and immune boosting foods, as well as cut back on your sugar intake and dairy products.

Hope that helps some.

[confustication]

We had it as well- it's lingers in terms of nasal congestion for a bit over a week now. Sounds like you're doing everything you can to kick it though- hope everyone is feelign better soon! Also remember that nursing will be a huge help, just use the aspirator as necessary so she can breathe.

[Carolyn_mtl]

Thank you
Yup, I am breastfeeding, and I've been taking lots of vit c, hopefully this doesn't stick around too much longer!
She is sleeping really well, thankfully, it would be a lot harder if she wasn't sleeping.. of course being a paranoid crazy person, sometimes I worry she is sleeping too much! (she's happy and alert when she is awake, but she doesn't stay awake long).

[2boyzmama]

Drip some breastmilk in her nose! Sounds crazy, but breastmilk has natural antibacterial properties, as well as anti-inflammatory, so it might help her congestion!!!

Maybe add some garlic to your diet? I know that it's good for YOUR immune system, I'm not sure if it passes to baby or not...but it can't hurt.

Poor baby!!

[BekahMomToOliver]

Ditto the breastmilk up the nose! I find it bothers Rowan less than the saline did. She's only been congested so far, we've been lucky (*touch wood*), so hopefully it doesn't get any worse. Oh, and we do a tiny bit of baby Vicks, but only on her sleeper, not on her skin. That seems to help a little, plus I love the lavender-y smell
Good luck!

[joeys_mom]

same thing here-snuffles all night

[jeliphish]

more than likely it's not a cold....and I think the breastmilk up the nose is going to make it worse. There is a point at about 2-8 weeks where babies get stuffy noses. It's not because of a cold but because the have increased their milk intake...and sometimes spitting up more. The nose naturally creates more mucas to protect the lining of the nose and throat after a baby has spit up.
There are posts like these that pop up all the time....

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...=#post14126990