can you recommend...?

Question

a medicine or anything else that may help my 8 month old neice with a really nasty cold...have got olbas oil to help her breathe at night and the calpo, but wondered if anyone has any other suggestions

Answer 1

you really should see your child's pediatrician. i'm a nurse and my 7 month old son got his first "cold"...i just decided to wait it out a bit, but finally after about a week it wasn't getting any better, so i took him to the dr and he had an ear infection and a mild case of rsv (which is a serious respiratory problem)...the dr put him on antibiotics and an asthma inhaler to help his breathing (which is raspy and sounds congested). i'm kicking myself now for thinking it was just a basic cold. in a baby that young, they really need to be seen by a dr.

Answer 2

These three things are very important:

1-elevate her bed on the side she rests her head (use a pillow UNDER the mattress or use a couple of books under the legs of the bed frame)

2-have a cool mist humidifier on at all times, especially at night. When a child has a cold the humidity should be between 50% - 80% (you should get a vick's humidity/thermometer reader to tell if you are acheiving the percentage with the humidifier, they sell it is Babies r Us)

3-use the saline mists up the nose several times a day to break up the stuffiness

If you do these and do them right your baby should get over the cold quickly. That's what I did with my son because he kept getting colds that turned into ear infections and the doctor was always recommending antibiotics but I helped him through them by doing these three things and also giving him some over the counter med like Triaminic yellow (for chest congestion and runny nose).

Answer 3

When my kids get the cold, I use tussin dm, I would ask the doctor or pharmacist how much to give her. That would be used for the cough, you can also use dimetapp, that works really well. Any medication that you buy, you are going to have to ask the dr or pharmacist how much to give her becasue she is so young. The vicks vapo rub, cherry scent works great, but if she has asthma she wont be able to use this. Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Not a medicine but any cold requires a hat to be worn at all times because you lose most heat from your head and to keep the body warm wear a hat and go from there.

See a doctor as well and even a toll-free tip line will help.

Answer 5

you can get some stuff called snuffle babe, witch goes on their chest at night (like Vick's vapo rub but for children), or Karvol is good you can get it in a little bottle like olbus oil to put on their clothes and beds i really like the smell of that, calprofen is better than calpol as it works faster and lasts longer, when my daughter had an earache it went withing 15 Min's with that, also you can get some medicine called medised, it's like calpol but has some stuff in it to make them sleep a bit better. xx

Answer 6

I prefer vicks infant chest rub. It works wonderful for their sleep and their little noses. Also a vaporizer to keep her congestion from getting tight in her chest. Then for a medicine give her dimatapp/triaminc for infants this stuff is great. I have had 4 children and this seems to be the best thing for them.

Answer 7

take her to the doctor - sounds like she needs an antibiotic - the purchase some "baby" mentholeum and rub on her chest and back each night. That will help her breath and sleep better.

Answer 8

I think all you can do is give calpol as prescribed, and the oil will help to decongest too, keep her clothes to a minimum as well, we tend to try and keep them warm and it's a big mistake, the calpol reduces the temperature so need to keep it down, less clothes, no heat etc usually is good enough.

Answer 9

DO NOT BE SILLY> with a child that age only take advice from a professional medical practitioner , and definitely not from any one on here. No matter what they may say, can you be sure there are who they say they are. Don't risk the child's life.

Answer 10

It is hard to give them a medicine at the age. I remember giving my child tylenol or motrin for infants when she was sick. Try calling the doctor and see what they say.