1. it could be your sons own body type...if the body type is vata and kapha, he will be more prone to colds,coughs n its symptms so that could be your dh' s body type n yes it can be passd on,,same is with me :)..nirja got it :)
2. homeopathy dr or ne dr will never tell that his medicines wont work or even that dont give my medicine.it has happnd to me for samarth when he was having seborrheic dermatitis and i approachd homeopath dr,,funny thing was she explaind me all ups n down and i asked her only one question - homeopath medicine that she is going to give will have sulpur, it gives reflux. secondly, seborrheic dermatitis stays only 3months as i dont have it in my family history. third, i wanted to wait n see how samarth skin is taking it once it matures..as it matures i expect it to reduce atleast...but she did prescribe me medicine, n i did pay her/waster my 150$ for her advice n apply calendula ointment(which i never applied ! ) and by 3months samarth was out of it without ne medicatn..and only seborrheic dermatitis shampoo...my homeopath dr called, she wantd to see, i told her she recoverd,,she gave me all explantn etc that great,,,after all that i told her that i didnt follow what she told as i felt it wasnt neccsry,,she had no word to say..but she askd me if we could meet sometime with kids n family :)...so that was the funny thing you know.
i dont say we dont care. we do..as mothers,,but allow your child to build himself on his own,,medicines are always available..i m having cold, sinus problems every 3months..its in my body nature,,i drink ginger juice,did ayurvedas and what not..but i still get it..did homeopath for 3years, when i was in college but still i am having it !
it has pasd to nirja too...and believe me sonia, even at one point i did think to start her on homeopath when she was 14months old..but i stoppd with this reason and m very happy with my decision..
my frnds n all who see my kids they always ask me why you dont care for them like too many drs n all,i tell them only one thing, that we as humans used to live healthy life without drs and medicine even before they were inventd or discovered...
n its all in hygne, proper care and food,,,
if i were you, i will wait and watch atleast when it comes to seasonal colds/common colds/viral attacks...

again i am not saying it will not work..it will, because thats what its suppose to do, but your son will not get a chance to fight these tiny seasonal problems on his own,,remember that ! it could lead to some other body problems in future like body being incapable of fighting infectns without medicatns etc...
so now i leave decision to you,,you have known the severity of your child illness, and this problem is going to occur again and again,,everytime,,as seasonal colds/common colds are something that is NATURAL to happn,,tis just that some ppl are sensitive to it..so if you think that your child is suffering more thn every child does/ on an average..use your mind(not heart),,be practical and take the decision.
homeopath and all alternative medicine results ttly dpends on body acceptnce,,,some show results in 6months, some in 1year..some never(like me:)...so go by your mind and not by your heart...
since your son is more prone to these things,,start teaching how to blow nose,,do that before him, start teaching him how to wash his hands every time he touches his nose,,or make sure his hands are busy that they dont touch his nose,,,and such hygne issues..teach him to ask for napkin as soon as he sneezes..i start just the same age,,at 2years nirja does it on her own...and it bcmes easy for me to manage her..all i have to do is keep a tissue napkins nd a hand sanitizer next to her playing area along with her water bottle, filled with ginger juice:10parts of water(at 2years n above)...by a week she out of it !
good luck to you and remember for all these small issues that are NORMAL with every season change,,dont approach medicines..body has to learn how to fight and it is capable of it...i wouldnt have told so much if your child is a person who is rushed to emergency room with congestion so bad that he cant breathe,or ends up having severe infections more than 2 times in 3months,,,if so, i would strongly recmnd to knock the door of alternative medcine...

so you decide...
take care.
sonia replied. Hi Hetal...yes u r rite these doc will never say anythin against their medicines..anyways i did follow your suggestions last nite...i applied the vicks on his chest,back and neck and thanks God he slept so nicely after that..and yesterday only i decided not to give more medicines and i am just fed up from these medicines...today i told my maid to boil water with basil leaves(1 small jug with two leaves i think ok na) and to give him that water...i had given him little honey mixed with tulsi and ginger juice yesterday two times..one in the morning and then at bed time..and as suggested by you giving him milk mixed with a pinch of haldi also...i am hoping that he will recover soon..these home remedies are best :)
one thing i want to ask can we give banana during cold and cough?

one thing i noticed that he is getting more constipated these days (during cold) although he used to pass hard stool since he has started his solids(he is 11.5 months old now)...and i am giving him everythin so that his poops are ok like papaya,peach,spinach soup etc. but i dont know the cause of hard stools
the diet i am following(i have seen all ur previous posts and took help from that)is
6:30 bf then he will sleep and i left for my work
8:00am formula(5-6oz)
10:00am oatmeal mixed with milk(i catori)/avocado juice (mixed with milk) then he goes to sleep
12:00-12:30pm curd (1 catori)
2:00pm veg soup(bottle gourd,carrot,beans,peas,spinach)with tadka of jeera,little salt mixed with cheese/ghee
4:00pm formula(5-6oz)and sleep
6:00 formula and then i reached home around 7:00 and he will take breast milk and used to play ...at bedtime i will give him khichdi/ceralac/soup

in between he takes lots of water as i said before he just loves to drink water.

this is his diet from last 2 months..now i have started giving him cornflakes(mixed grains) he took that one day and the other day he vomit out the whole...the problem is that he does not lumpy food at all..i tried boil potatoes also and he vomit out the whole...now i wanted to start something new but he does not like the lumpy food otherwise he is not a fussy eater

Is his diet seems ok to you?(i have stopped his cheese also i have seen on this board that cheese and ghee can cause constipation)

he is underweight too but as he is a active child his doc says it is okey.

pls suggest wat else i can start for him.
your suggestions are heartly welcome and thanks so much for your support and suggestions as i am living alone and he is my first child and i didn' t 9 anythin..i am learning things from this board only and people like you here are really appreciable...thanks to you na d indiaparenting board :)