There is nothing worse than watching your little ones get a cold. After the FDA, recommended that all cold medicine be taken off the shelves for kids under 2, parents have a hard time nursing your sick one back to health. A cold is always a hard thing to judge, is it a cold, the flu, or something worse.
Colds in a child under 2, usually takes the form of a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, mucus. It is never fun when one of your kids gets sick so I've come up with a list of things you can do to treat the symptoms not the cold itself.
VICKS BABY VAPOR RUB: Vicks vapor rub is great for opening up the passages in the chest and nose. Rub on the back, chest, neck, even the bottom of their feet and I rub a very small amount under the nose to keep the nose clear. If it irrates the baby's skin rub it on their clothes, just the smell can help.
NOSE SALINE SPRAY: A saline spray like Little Noses, Oceans, works all the same. It allows for you to pull the boogers out the nose, a lot of boogers are able to come out especially with the nose plunger they give you at the hospital or your local Target, Walgreens, Safeway, and other drug store.
VAPOR PLUG-UNIT: A mini waterless vaporizer unit that lasts up to 8 hours and releases a Vicks like vapor smell throughout the room. It let's the baby breathe a little easier. It comes in two brands that I've seen: Vicks or Pedia-Care. Both works good you buy the unit and can buy refills almost anywhere. Plus, it's an alternative to the messy and high-maintenance of a water vaporizer or humidifier.
BABY TYLENOL: I always have this at my house, it's a necessity. In case of a fever , Tylenol or a generic version works wonders in comforting a baby during a cold, teething, or ear ache.
Hope you found my list to help during you baby's next cold. These are the remedies I use to comfort my baby during a cold. It takes awhile for a baby to get over a cold so making them comfortable will get you through their cold.
