Hi Hetal,

My baby is 6 & 1/2 mth old. Since 24/12/06, she is having slight cough & cold. She is not ready to eat or drink anything. She keeps on crying & her voice has totally changed by crying so much for forceful feeding. I gave her some medinice as prescribed by my Dr. for cold & also started medicine of cought as prescribed by Dr. earlier.
But, I'm very much worried as she is not eating much. I'm a working female & whenever possible I'm breast feeding her, but at this age that is not enough.

Pls. help me immediately.


Regards,


SMITA
Hetal replied. its been 3 days she is hvng cough n cold,,since you have given the medicatn given by your dr,,by 5-6days, the seasnal or ordinary cold or even teethn cold should be over,,if not, this is not a normal cold and your child needs your dr attn.
if you think your child is gettng hysterical even after 2days of dosage and seems to be uncomfortable even after 2-3days,,thn please call your dr,,this is not ordnary cold.
all we can do from our side is soothe her :
check these out and these should help your child soothe or relax abit.
1. http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1791&table_name=dis_healthissues
2.http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5760&table_name=dis_feedingi

have also written about types of coughs,,check the post :

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=578&table_name=dis_crying_

before trying all of the above :
-- check your baby age and thn only follow.
--- since you are bf,, take lots of vit c diet, esp fresh juices.
--- take some roasted wheat flour, add in some jaggery, add in some ginger pwder,and add in some tulsi/basil leaves pwder to it, and make little balls.
eat them 3-4times a day..it will help your child recover better ! make sure the ginger and jaggry balances each other taste.
using humidifier in your child room will also help...

since you are bf and you feel that your bm is not effectve enough,,check on his wght and ask your dr about solids ! bbut make sure your child recovers first and thn he starts solids after 1 week of recovery.
apart from that, make sure he bf properly, remains mucus free(keep his nasals clean,,drain out the mucus with mucus bulb), keep them well hydrated,,offer him warm water almost every 1 hour of the day(2-3tsp only) and it should help them soothe.
make them sleep elevatd to avoid the mucus deposits,,and at night whenever required bf and alternately offer warm water..
take care,,good luck