She is 6 1/2 months old and has a runny nose and a little bit of a cough. She doesnt have a fever though, so I wasn't sure if I needed to take her to the doctor. Is there something I can give her? She is eating fine and doesnt really act like she feels bad. It is just hard for her to nurse, though, because she has to breathe through her mouth. Thanks in advance.
2007-12-21 05:29:54 · 16 answers · asked by Ava's Mama 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My son is 8 months old and I took him to the doctor yesterday for this exact problem, he has been up for 3 nights coughing and has a runny nose, but no fever, and is very cranky. There is not much you can do, but give either Tylenol or ibuprofen to ease any pain (if it is from teething or if she has a sore throat from coughing). Use a humidifer in her bedroom to keep things moving so she does not dry out. Try to keep her eleveated, like sitting up, as much as possible to keep her draining too. It should be over in a few days. Good luck! I have 4 young children ages 6, 4, 2, and 8 months and they have all had colds for the past 2 months-never all well at the same time!
2007-12-21 05:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may be teething. My daughter always got a runny nose and a horrible cough during teething. Here is what I did: Slightly elevate the mattress at the head. This will give her some relief from the stuffiness at nap and at night. It just has to be a little. If you are unable to do that, see if she will sleep in her swing or bouncy seat during the day. There is a product by Little Noses that is a decongestant drop. You simply drop it in their nostrils and then use a suction thingy to get the loose mucous out. Saline drops also work wonders at keeping her mucous membranes moist. Lastly, if she has a fever or is cranky, give her infants Tylenol. It will at least take the edge off if she is teething. Good luck! It's so hard when they are this small.
2016-05-25 07:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been in the news lately NOT to give any cold and sinus medicines to babies under two years old. And, since colds are viruses...tylenol won't help. The runny nose is great...it means that your baby is getting rid of it and it is not getting blocked inside. I would just let it take it's course and if she is having a bit of problems breathing, let the shower run a bit to get some moisture to break up the secretions or buy a vaporizer. Hope this helps.
2007-12-21 05:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 7month old and I don't give her anything except Tylenol if she's running a slight fever. I've heard too many things on the news lately about giving young kids cold meds and I'm paranoid. Anyway...I use the bulb syringe they gave me at the hospital and suck out her nose often. The vaporizor is a good idea, also. She'll be over it before you know it, but if you think she's getting worse, you should call the dr. And if you're nervous about it, you should call. I always say better safe than sorry.
2007-12-21 06:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take her to her doctor and he or she can be more healthy to you. When mines had a runny nose and cough i went on and took him because it can get worst if you don't try to treat it before it becomes a cold. N please don't put one of those things that person told you to put in the room if the room is dry. Common sense will tell you not to without seeing what the doctor has to say. N plus she might is to small for one of those anyway. But your best idea is to take her to the doctor since the cold weather is coming on in, and I know you don't wont to have to deal with a sick child. Dats gone be alot cus you want know what they wont at that age or anything else when they are sick.!
2007-12-21 05:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Daysha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The runny nose is something to ignore, the cough is something that your pediatrician may want to see. You can roll a towel up and place it under the head of her mattress to allow for better drainage of snot, get a humidifier in her room if the room is dry. For the snot, spray and suck is the way to go - that is a nasal spray of saline and then suck out the snot, which you can do before nursing.
2007-12-21 05:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by Ethel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a humidifier or vaporizer in the room that she's in. I like the ones you can add menthol to. I didn't have a vaporizer for a while, and I set a bowl of warm water with Vicks in it on the heat register, which helps but isn't as good as a humidifier. The Benelyn plug ins are great too.
2007-12-21 05:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son just got over the same symptoms. I elevated the top of his crib mattress and put a vix humidifier in his room. This seemed to help a lot since the doctor didn't want to prescribe him anything since he didn't have a fever! Good luck!
2007-12-21 05:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get these little "suckers" a tube with a squeezy bulb on the end...you place the tube just in their nose and suck the goo out..it was fab for my baby when she was tiny...I think some baby decongestants have them included in the box or you should ask at the chemist.
2007-12-21 05:32:52 · answer #9 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As well as asline a sucker a humidifier try to sit in a steamy bathroom as long as both you can stand it the snot will start running out that will help for the wiping it up if it doesn't get better call your doctor
2007-12-21 05:45:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋