my baby turned 2 months today and is sick. she is coughing and has a coarse voice....the doctor says they cant give her anything this young. so am i just supposed to let her be sick. is there anything i can do?
2006-09-01 01:48:06 · 15 answers · asked by atl_diva 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I know I'm not a doctor, but can they not give her some sort of antibiotic? I know that when my daughter was born, they thought she had a strep infection, and they had her on antibiotics for the 1st 48 hours of her life. Surely, if they make antibiotics for a newborn, there is something they can give a 2 month old.
The other thing is to watch it and make sure that it doesn't get significantly worse and turn into something like pnemounia - not likely, but it is slightly possible.
I hope this helps - Good Luck with your little girl.
2006-09-01 01:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by Angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have an unusual doctor. Many would prescribe something that probably wouldn't do a thing. He's right... your baby is too young for strong medicine.
FYI doctors don't cure the body of diseases.... the body does. Doctors just prescribe drugs to make you more comfortable while the body does the repairwork. All you can do is make sure the baby is warm and gets plenty of fluids (no cow milk).
'Nuff said?
2006-09-01 08:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same situation my daughter is also 2 months and sick. What I have been doing is spraying her nose with saline drops and suctioning out her nose several times a day. That will help the congestion. She should start to feel better in a week.
2006-09-01 10:14:34 · answer #3 · answered by silly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run a vaporizer with vicks in it and rub come vapo rubon her chest just a tad.. and I would give her a bit of Tylenol cold.. what you would reg tylenol like point whatever .04 ... sometimes even run hot water in your bathroom and get it steamy take her in there for a few mins at a time to breathe... also watch for a fever... if it gets over 101 get her to the ER.
2006-09-01 09:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by nknicolek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a warm air vaporizer with Vick's on the vaporizer do not put it on the baby the cough will last up to 1 week give baby Tylenol
2006-09-01 08:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by grmilet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope the doctor at least told you what the baby has. If he/she didn't, go to another doctor. Actually, go to another doctor or child clinic fast. I was born with pneumonia and was getting penicillin shots from day one. That was 50 years ago. Get a second opinion.
2006-09-01 08:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by vmmhg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my four months old got sick the second day at Daycare; I took him to the doctor and he had an ear infection, a really bad one, 'cause he was congested. They gave him some antibiotics and gave him an expectorant. Take him to the doctor now, don't wait any longer.
2006-09-05 07:58:20 · answer #7 · answered by la_femme0103 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Take her to a clinic immediately where they know how to treat babies. In the meantime, if you don't have a humidifier, take her into the bathroom and turn the shower on hot so she can breathe some moist air--limit your time in there and do it several times a day.
2006-09-01 08:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a humidifier and put it in her room while she sleeps. My ped. said that I could give my daughter Infant Tylenol. I have she hasn't had a problem. She had been taking it for about a month now and nothing bad has happened to her.
2006-09-02 23:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by g_bug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take her to another dr. I would try putting some baby vicks on her chest..I am not sure if they have some for babies but I think they do..That thing works great on coughs..I use it religiously on my son..Good luck..
2006-09-01 09:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by Strawberry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋