Hi hetal n All,
Im posting my query for the first time on this site...Last week we travelled a lot and since then my baby is suffering frm severe cold and now her mucuos has led to cough problems also...she is not able to take feeds properly due to cold....im giving her cold drops called Coriminic..and a saline nasal drops also..but its not working..plz advise

Regards,
Anshu ruchika replied. hi,
while giving bath full the bathroom with steam in advance and then take him in steam can help thinning the mucuos .
bye Hetal replied. sry about the one thats below,,ignore it,,missed many points !

1. thin out the mucus with vapourizer or warm mist humidifier,,esp at night and if pssble day time as well.
2. keep your room temp from 70-75f.
3. as soon as her nose is stuffed with mucus, clean with bulb, or suck it out..make sure to spray the saline spray first so that friction doesnt occur and nasal pasges dont irritate !
4. keep her sleep elevatd to avoid mucus deposits in lung passage or ne sinus probs.
5. apply vicks babyrub on her chest, back of chest, feet, soon aftr applicatn, make her wear good warm liners or cottons with inner liners and not wool !
6. 1drop of eucalyptus oil on her back of clothes or her bedding will help her soothe stuffed nose(if ony with mucus)..or apply it on your clothes,,it will relieve her from stuffy nose.
also, put a pan, put some ajwain seeds in that,and let the aroma cover the room ! stand with her holding her in the same room,,it will clear her nasal in mins.
whenver the cough seems to be too much stuffed up,,put a warm cloth on her chest and back of chest,,to thin out the cough...its very slow remedy but in long run it does affect.

7. guve her warm water to drink everytime she asks for water,,and offer 1oz of fresh basil leaves water, only once a day.(make the whole batch and store it,,offer it warm whenever you offer with a couple drops of ghee in it)

8. offer her vit c diet, lots of fruits and fresh juices.
9. limit or reduce dairy intake, egg yolks as of now and replace soy if possble.
10. offer lots of fibr,,some kids tend to get constipatd in cold,,so make sure to offer plenty of fluids, fibr.
11. some below are the pointers,,see if it helps you to soothe him,,consider AGE of the baby,,before trying nething else as mentioned.
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1791&table_name=dis_healthissues

good luck and take care.
Hetal replied. 1. thin out the mucus with vapourizer or warm mist humidifier,,esp at night and if pssble day time as well.
2. keep your room temp from 70-75f.
3. as soon as her nose is stuffed, clean or suck it out with saline spray.
4. keep her sleep elevatd to avoid mucus deposits in lung passage or ne sinus probs.
5. apply vicks babyrub on her chest, back of chest, feet, soon aftr applicatn, make her wear good warm liners or cottons with inner liners and not wool !
6. a drop or so of eucalyptus oil on clothes or her bedding will help her soothe stuffed nose(if ony with mucus)
7. guve her warm water to drink everytime she asks for water,,
8. offer her vit c diet, lots of fruits and fresh juices.
9. limit or reduce dairy intake, egg yolks as of now and replace soy if possble.
10. offer lots of fibr,,some kids tend to get constipatd in cold,,so make sure to offer plenty of fluids, fibr.
11. some below are the pointers,,see if it helps you to soothe him,,consider AGE of the baby,,before trying nething else as mentioned.
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1791&table_name=dis_healthissues

takecare !