Baby Cold Care

[lesliepear]

I went to the store tonight to get the baby vapor bath for Alan figuring it would help him breathe. I looked at the baby "Sudafed" but all the bottles said under age 2 ask a doctor. I asked the pharmacist (naturally the one on duty is the one I DON'T like) and they weren't helpful. So I didn't get it.

I've never had luck getting with the saline decongestant drops in his nose, so I didn't try them today.

I've elevated the head of his matress and rubbed a little Vics Vapor-Rub on him to help. Hopefully he'll feel better in the morning, he seemed to perk up a little as the day went on (lots of nursing probably helped.)

I guess I'm just a little puzzled, he made it almost *9* months without getting sick - must be the nursing or the in-home day care provider we have (not a big center).

Comments

[thatgirl-thalie.livejournal.com]

i can answer your question on the baby sudafed stuff.

like all the baby meds, it goes by weight.

i just looked at my infant pedia care (same thing really) and it says 1.6 ml or 2 droppers for a 2-3 year old. i give mike here 1.2 ml when he needed it, but he is also 29 lbs. he could probably go with the 1.6ml, but i don't. my safe guess would be to give alan one dropperful, or 0.8ml.

never be afraid to call your pediatrician, they get calls ALL the time about OTC medicine dosages!

as for him not getting sick until now, thats great. my first son didn't get sick until he was around 13-14 months old and he was in daycare at 7 months. BUT - mike here was breastfed 100% of the time just like his older brother, and the poor kid has been sick quite a few times already, in fact, i think he's been on antibiotics 3 times already, and he's only 10 months!

go friggin' figure!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

According to my pediatrician, the dosage for Tylenol is 1.5 droppers at this point (1.2 ml) to be changed to 2 droppers (1.6 ml) when he's 24 lbs, he's 22 lbs now.

I may call tommorrow and ask about the pseudofed.

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[thatgirl-thalie.livejournal.com]

yeah that sounds right on the tylenol.

definately ask on the sudafed/pedia care.

actually, i'm suprised they didn't tell you to give that and how much when you were there this morning!

[ignu2k.livejournal.com]

www.askdrsears.com

go to medicine cabinet

sudafed alone (or any decongestant alone) is liable to get you one hyped up child. i recommend something w/ an antihistimine as well. we like the orange triaminic.

yay that he made it so long!!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

After I posted to LJ, I ended up calling the pediatrician since Alan woke up. He said I could use pediacare or infant dimeatapp 1 dropper full, so I went to the store and got some. (it's weird how infant stuff has no info for children under 2.) Fortunately, Alan went back to sleep while I was out.

[tabbyfoo.livejournal.com]

I have given Korben 1/2 the recommended lowest dose of various infant cold medicines without my doctor's permission, and they have all been fine. I like the store brands because they're cheaper, have the same ingredients, and often work better than the real thing. The best one I've found so far is walgreen's Infants pediatric drops decongestand plus cough. it has dextromethorphan and pseudoephedrine in it, which are 2 of the ingredients in the prescription cold stuff they gave me for him (accuhist) which also works well.

STay away from the combo pain and cough ones though, because you can't use them for teething too. Might as well buy both a pain/fever and a cold medicine so you can use them for separate issues as well as the same issues.

[geekmom.livejournal.com]

I think Pari was about 9 months when she got her first cold, too.

Part of it is that the first six months, babies have a totally passive immune system. They get all their immunities directly from mom's milk. After about six months or so, the gut closes, and the immune system becomes more active -- but it doesn't get completely mature until about age 6.

My Dr. Reccomended...

[juniper1.livejournal.com]

Orange Triaminic for stuffy noses, depending on wieght Lily weighs about 23 lbs and she gets a teaspoonful (2.5 ml). I only give it to her when it is bad, and at night so her sinuses don't drain into her ears and infect them too (thats our ritual).

As far as him not getting sick, the less the better, but keep in mind that germs are good, and they help build a stronger immunity for when he is really gonna need it. So sickness is a mixed blessing. Our son was never in Day Care until he was 4 and the poor guy was sick for a solid year (no kidding) because he had no prior exposure to any of the germs most kids carry. My doc says it is better that they get sicker more when they are young. If that makes any sense.

Call your Dr. they always will tell you what and how much if you have any questions.

Good luck,
J