After seeing the doctor, he reassured me that it was a good “old fashioned cold”! What they don’t tell you is that those colds can stick around for 2 to 3 weeks.
A week into our first cold, our son, Wells, started waking up during the night and quit breastfeeding. Since I work in health care and have several friends who are new moms too, I knew something was not right. So, back to the doctor one week later. Result – our first ear infection. Ugh!
After a week on antibiotics, I feel like we are starting to turn the corner. Yes, three weeks into this first “good old fashioned cold.”
So, I offer you new moms some helpful hints that have helped me survive my child’s first cold:
- Invest in a good humidifier and leave it on during naps and bedtime
- Purchase some baby vapor rub and put it all over their chest and on the bottoms of their feet
- Stand in a steamy shower and let the warm water run over them several times a day. The steam is supposed to open their airways and help them breathe – and it does!!!
- Elevate their head or their mattress so they are not laying flat on their back when napping or sleeping.
- Use saline nose drops to help get the mucus in their nose to drain
- Keep them inside and away from the public as much as possible
- And for the new mom – sleep when they do!
I would love to hear if anyone else has some helpful hints on how to survive cold and flu season with a little one! Leave me a comment.
Whitney Jodry is a Sr. Public Relations Specialist and is happy to to have made it through her son's first cold.
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