Hopefully these tips help you with your baby s first cold.
Ways to help baby sleep with a cold.
Natural ways to treat your baby s cold.
Even small amounts of breast milk supplemented with formula can help.
Skip the cold medicine.
Prop up his bed.
Breastfeeding your baby can help boost their immunity.
Babies get sick a lot.
Help a sick baby sleep.
A baby cold is usually mild and harmless but can really disturb your little one s sleep.
The main symptom of a common cold in babies is the blocked and or runny nose.
Most of the symptoms of a sick baby are pretty obvious but it s a bit harder because they can t communicate with you.
You can keep her comfortable and sleeping well with these simple yet effective cold remedies.
Then you and your baby can both breathe easier.
This is the classic symptom the one you often notice first.
If you don t have a humidifier run a hot shower.
The start of my little guy s first cold coincided with the first winter snow in vancouver so i snuggled up in the middle of the day with my little guy to help him get more sleep pure mummy bliss.
When your baby is sick with a cold some simple remedies and a big dose of love can make him feel more comfy.
Run a humidifier in your baby s room while they sleep to help loosen mucus.
And of course that means you ll get a lot more rest too.
Put your baby to sleep on a firm flat surface never on an incline which increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome sids and suffocation.
Why sick babies won t sleep 3.
To prop your baby up safely during sleep when he s down with a cold consider elevating the head of the crib by placing a firm pillow under the mattress never put pillows or any soft bedding in your baby s crib.
Cool mist is safest because there aren t any hot parts on the machine.
Give plenty of fluids.
During their first year most have as many as seven colds that s a lot of runny noses and.
Signs that your baby is sick.
Don t let your baby sleep in a car seat bouncy seat or swing even strapped in at home.
And remember what your baby needs most is mum and dad.
Never use a pillow or a sleep positioner to prop up your baby.
This is especially true of antibody rich colostrum the first type of.
A clear or light liquid called mucus drips from her nose.
Here are the signs that your baby is falling ill.
Take it easy mama.