What's best for my baby's cold?
Answers
Follow
6 doctors weighed in:
What's best for my baby's cold?
6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gregg Alexander
Pediatrics
In brief: Fluids and rest
Same as what's best for you.
The body's immune system does great clearing cold viruses; we do best when we help it do its job using lots of fluids, rest, raising the head of their bed at night, running a cool mist humidifier, nasal saline drops. Use bulb suctioning to clear their nose. Mild fevers actually help fight the cold; don't stop fever if it isn't making them miserable & isn't too high.
In brief: Fluids and rest
Same as what's best for you.
The body's immune system does great clearing cold viruses; we do best when we help it do its job using lots of fluids, rest, raising the head of their bed at night, running a cool mist humidifier, nasal saline drops. Use bulb suctioning to clear their nose. Mild fevers actually help fight the cold; don't stop fever if it isn't making them miserable & isn't too high.
Dr. Gregg Alexander
Thank
Dr. Nguyen Nguyen
Pediatrics
In brief: Fluids and rest
Now that the american academy of pediatrics does not recommend otc cold remedies for children under 4-6 year old, the mainstay of treatment of colds in a baby is to clear the babies nostril out with Normal Saline drops and a rubber bulb syringe, especially before feeding and before sleep, and to use a humidifier if your atmosphere tends to be dry.
It may also help to raise the head of the bed.
In brief: Fluids and rest
Now that the american academy of pediatrics does not recommend otc cold remedies for children under 4-6 year old, the mainstay of treatment of colds in a baby is to clear the babies nostril out with Normal Saline drops and a rubber bulb syringe, especially before feeding and before sleep, and to use a humidifier if your atmosphere tends to be dry.
Thank
Get help from a real doctor now
Dr. Cindy Juster
Board Certified, Pediatrics
33 years in practice
2M people helped
Continue
108,000 doctors available
