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What do you do to take care of your little one when they have a cold? Remedies? Love? Hugs?


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  • Warm showers, nasal spray, dymadon, cuddles, lots of sleep and keeping warm.


  • Offer plenty of fluids. Liquids are important to avoid dehydration. …
    Suction your baby’s nose. Keep your baby’s nasal passages clear with a rubber-bulb syringe. …
    Try nasal saline drops. …
    Moisten the air…
    Raise the head of the bed to improve breathing…


  • Lots of hugs and love and a little aspirator to clear his nose is great to help him breath, I have also used Little Fess nose drops to help and it works great


  • Remedies only if he really needs it esp for fever, keep the nose clear with an asporator, baby rub


  • Yeah love and hugs are the best for when they are sick


  • Like the blueberries and kiwifruit too :)


  • Lots of fluids, rest, blueberries and kiwi fruit.


  • It depends on what sort of cold. If they have a high temperature please do not use vicks as it traps in the heat of the body and can cause them to overheat and start seizing. If it is a normal cold with no fevers then vicks with socks on their feet helps stop the nigh time coughing. If its a wet chesty cough then invest in a hamilayan salt lamp (can get a cheap one from health food stores for around $30) it helps take the moisture out of the room. If its a dry cough then you can get a humidifier. Be careful of burns and be sure to turn it off before bed.


  • let them rest on the couch with the tv or a tablet. lots and lots of fluids because they don’t really want to eat. keep an eye on temps. nice, warm foods, blankies


  • Vicks rubbed on the chest and back (even the feet sometimes) works a real treat, no going outdoors, plenty of rest with fluids and keep up the panodol or nurofen if there is a fever.


  • Baby/ childrens vicks vapo rub on the chest and back, a humidifier in their room durring the night, panadol if really miserable and lots of hugs, patience and tissues.


  • Hydration is key. Cuddles are also important!


  • We use Vicks on some if the feet, keep them hydrated, make soup and lots and lots of hugs and kisses.


  • If there is a runny nose/ blocked nose i found getting them to sit in the bathroom with no fan on while i had my shower helped for a little while, it kind of helped clear out the blockage. panadol helps along wih lots of extra drinks as they seem to wants less tto drink but more often. When i comes to eating i think just give them their fav food and if they eata heaps of it, it means they are getting better


  • Rest is best. If temps are high then some Panadol or neurofen can help. Easy to eat healthy foods (so as not to hurt a sore throat) work well. Mine also likes cuddles.


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