my 6 month old son has had a cold going on 3 wks now. He has been fine during the days but waking 2-3 times a night (he used to sleep through the night) He never developed a fever so the doctors office said they didn't need to see him and it will go away on it's own. Last night he was very congested sounding and woke up and it took 2 hrs for him to fall back asleep only to wake up 1/2 hr later again. I have a vaporizor in his room, I have been using saline nose spray and aspirating his nose, and have raised the head of the bed but now not even these are working. During his naps today, he wouldn't lye down he would start screaming until I picked him up and would fall asleep.How long does a cold usually last in a baby? Is there anything else I can do to help? I suctioned some yellow mucous from his nose and when I called the doctors office the nurse said that it was not a sign that it's getting worse, it's probably that its been sitting in his nose for a while.
2007-08-28
08:09:46
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Jen B
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