We made it almost 8 months with no sickness at all! I was starting to think my breastmilk was magical! But alas, it is not. Of course my first day of student teaching would be the day she finally gets sick. Lewis noticed she seemed different this morning. She woke up in the middle of the night last night & he also knew then that she wasn't feeling well. This morning he said she was quiet & had a runny nose & her eyes were all red. We both thought it was allergies, but when I picked her up from the babysitter's house today after school got out, I thought she had a fever.
We ended up going to the doctor & she had a fever of 101.3!! She has an upper respiratory viral infection, so no antibiotics. Just Tylenol. Poor little thing is finally wanting to cuddle & be held & I can't cuddle her all day! So funny that just a week or so ago I was reading Livy's blog as she talked about her little one being sick & finally wanting to be cuddled again! Now I am where she was, but I have to continue student teaching, so I can't cuddle Isis all day tomorrow. Again, SO thankful to have a wonderful babysitter that I trust & that Isis is absolutely loving!! It's very helpful in situations like this!
By the way, did I mention she threw up all over me tonight? It was our first vomit situation. It was not my favorite. I almost cried - not because it was on me, but rather because Isis got really upset about it. Seriously, poor thing!!! I just want to go get her out of her crib & cuddle her right now! But she was exhausted when we put her to bed. I know she needs to sleep.
So any tips for helping a baby girl with a stuffy nose?
How do you comfort your kids when they're sick?
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When I got one for Vanessa, my oldest (Courtney) was SO excited because she loves to have her nose cleaned out with one of those when she is not feeling good because sometimes blowing just doesnt do the job!!
And just cuddle her as much as you can and keep her warm! Sweating helps you get better faster as odd as that sounds.
Im sorry your snuggle bug is sick! I hope she gets better ASAP!
Good luck! I hope she gets better fast, colds are so hard on everyone. I always feel awful because as a baby they don't understand what is going on and just feel awful! Thankfully we know it will soon pass!
Put a humidafier (spell?) in her room those help a ton. Let it run all the time while she is a sicky. Use the vicks baby vapor rub too and if it gets way bad you can run your shower to the hottest setting and close the door so the steam fills up the room go back in 10 minutes later with her and have someone else put a towel on the otherside so the steam doesn't escape and rock her in there. The steam will clear her out a ton.
Hope this helps. Hugs to you mom that is no fun at all! :( I'm soo not excited for this cold/flu season at all.
Ask your Dr. but if you are having a tough time getting the fever to break, you can alternate between tylenol and ibuprofen.
Hope she feels better soon!
Mommy C
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