Most infants first illness is the common cold. The virus is usually caught from another person in the household. Seeing your precious little baby get so fussy and almost gasp for air can be heart wrenching, especially when no amount of rocking can soothe him. Never give an infant any cold or cough medicine without consulting your pediatrician.
What you can do:
- Use a rubber nasal aspirator to suck out nasal secretions. Choose an aspirator with a narrow tips to fit into a young baby nostrils.
- Your doctor will almost probably recommend saline drops to loosen thick nasal secretions.
- Turn off air conditioning during the illness; use a humidifier.
- Bring him to a pediatrician if a fever or seizure develops, colds last longer than four days, or baby has difficulty feeding.
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