baby colds

[egishere]

All of my kids have snotty noses. Besides saline drops, nose frieda and some time sitting in a steamy bathroom anything else I should be doing? My DS has never really been sick and he has it the worse. I have seen those Dr Hyland's baby cold tablets and wonder if they work?

[Deleted]

Humidifier in the bedroom, raise head of crib (I just put something under the mattress, but often he rolls down or refuses to sleep that way anyway). Vicks makes a Baby Rub - I think the camphor in regular is bad for little ones.

I think Hylands = voodoo, so I wouldn't bother. If they start coughing, you can try honey.

[drloretta]

You pretty much have it covered. Our dr said the first one is usually the worst

[egishere]

Humidifier-totally forgot about that! With the Vicks do you rub it on their feet or chest?

[Deleted]

I've done both.

It's never done jackshit for us.

I still do it. I get desperate.

[egishere]

haha Token! thx

[kimibrighteyes]

If you're really desperate, a little alcohol works wonders (for yourself)

j/k

[ijack]

I rub on their feet - I actually like the vicks thing that goes in the outlet and smells up the room.
And propping their head usually works the best.

[elocrates]

Ditto the humidifier and vicks on the feet. We can definitely tell a difference. Also, limiting milk before bed (water instead) as the creamy dairy makes mucus worse.

I know several people who swear by putting an onion cut in half in their kids' rooms when the kids have a cough. They say the rooms smells like a pizza in the morning but it works wonders for the cough. We haven't had the opportunity yet, but I plan to try it next time we are dealing with a nighttime cough.