1. if you are talking about the weather change that effects ur child health with cold,coughs or virals that last for only 1week, resulting further to bacterial infection...all its normal..most kids go thru it either thr entire life(i still go thru it all the time ,,o yeah, i did all alternative medicines ! ) n the others mostly outgrow it, by the age 3-5years...
2. 11months is immature kid age, which explains why, he gets it,,n if i were you i wouldnt rush to homeopathy for that.that cold, etc comes as a reactn that your child body immune is working good that its able to throw out viruses of cold n such thru this sickness..as long as it doesnt last for more thn a week,,i wouldnt mind.
remember onething homeopath is good but allow your child body to develop to fight against the common seasonal colds rathr thn rushing to ne type of medicine..u dont want your child to dpnd on outside medics to help his immune go strong..it should be natural inner health by the means of healthy lifestyle,food and proper hygne.

3. if i were you i will do as below :
--1. keep his nasal passages clear from the first signs of cold attacks,,like sneezing,watering eyes, keep n eye on his mucus colour..normal common cold that last only 1 week will have clear or thick but no colour discharge,,if ne colour esp the shades of yellow or black or green is seen,,it has turnd to bacterial infectn,,,so antibiotics !
--2.if bacterial infectn, thn first thing first, get your allopathy medicine/antibiotic will help your child in much better way for a immediate relief..ask your homeopath dr if the medicine that he has prescrbd, is okay to give with the antibiotics that your allopathy dr has given..
--4.when it comes to ne situation relatng to health,that might turn into immediate emergency situation, approaching alternative medicine is not a good choice,,for the rest,,it will help !
--5.at the first signs of cold, to prevent/minimize or avoid bacterial infectn should be your goal,,so
--1.reduce dairy as much as possble.replace with soy..if child doesnt like soy milk,or products, reduce the cream or fat layer in the milk by boiling it until it doesnt produce the cream when cool !!
--2.offer full servings of 4-6oz of fresh or packaged juice(100 from pulp or concentrate).its good vit c and helps fights cold !! child as iz might not like to eat,,feed him lots of liquids like juices,vegetable soups and lots of water...more the water,,cough will have less chances to develop !
--3.at first signs of cold, start chekcing his nasal passages by making him look up, and keep n eye on it,,keep them clear as much as possble..clear the better..use saline drops that are for infants,,avoid the ones that are to be used for nasal congestion !!
--4. avoid using over the counter medicines, unless your dr recmnds one..recent FDA admisntrtn is planning to ban over the counter medicines for all ages below 2 years !! which means they are NOT SAFE,,unless absolutly recmnd by your dr !! if your dr recmnds one,for cough, try usng a expectorant instead of suppresnt !
--5. offer fruits like peaches, pear, papaya,watermelon,oranges,pineapple,,,these help in thinng the mucus n so drains out fastr !
--6. lots of exposure to vapourisr or humdifier...boil water n let your child take the steam or just put on your bathroom shower on hot temperature n stand on a safe distance while closing the bathroom door..it will help thin out the mucus n clears congestn very quickly...
--7. offering turmeric,ginger, tomatoes,spinach,garlic,bell pepper(safe after 9months,) helps in thin out mucus..offr in a way that your child doesnt over do them,as these are either hot in nature or are very good fibr making bowels more frequent..as long as your child is not constiptd during virals or common colds or seasonal cold..i feel better !
--8. use of basil water by oral or by applicatn during bath, helps to thin out mucus n really works..applying BABY vicks or ADULT vicks mixed with 1:1 ratio with 100 petroleum jelly or vaseline also helps ! if baby is not comfortble with vaseline, okay to use ne cream,,make sure it doesnt have too many ingrediants..the pure the better !
--9. if u can get pure basil oil, apply a very lil on his chest(for your son only),,it will help.
--10..offer dairies n foods warm,,avoid offerng food in cool temperature,,,esp during times of cold,cough or sorethroats...
--11..drinking an oz of mild saline water helps thns out the mucus.(above 1year only !)..when i say mild,,its proportion will be something like 1pinch : 3-4oz of water..
--12. last but not the least,contins applictn of Baby vicks, on chest, back of ears, forehead(just a touch), nose(just the touch),back of the chest,feet, and lower back..makes child feet at comfort...
-- rem one thing, most cold result in coughs,sorethroats,fever,and further if it worsen leads to strep/croup throats, or even respiratory problems,,,,so make sure you are doing the right thing from your side..for the rest,,let it come from drs' side...

last but not the least, kids who are prone to cold weathr, pollen,allergens,,,thrive for healthy nutritious food esp the vit c,zinc,iron..so make sure he getsthem..list is very much avaiable on google.
also, they thrive for regular schedules, clean home, cleared or cleaned ac filters or hypa filters usage at home...
after every episode of cold or ne sickness, sanitize all the toys,,wash all the clothes in dettol or warm water,,n all your kids used,,to make sure its not back on its own !
i do all this and my kids are 100 out of cold,cough n virals in exact 6-7days without affecting eachothers health...
i also recmnd to find out some of old posts which i have writtn sometimes back n have helped many ppl here for treating common colds/or freq or continuous colds....its been a while i loggd in so i lost the track of it..n m not sure if i have writtn everything here as i wrote this message with lots of break !
if u have ne doubts, i will be glad to help...
take care..love to your lil one.
good luck Hetal replied. 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,,,if so, i would strongly recmnd to take alternative medcine...

so you decide...
take care. sonia replied. Hetal..thanks a lot for ur time and that u have expalinned it sonicely..
1. I think it may be hereditary as my husband gets cold very easily..if it is little bit of cold in the morning ..same with my FIL...my baby caught with the cold last month and now again this month...now it is almost 1 week....
2. I told the same thing to my homeopathy doc also and she said it might be hereditary...so it is gud to give med now as baby immune is developing.
3.mucus colour is clear and it is little thick..i keep it clear with suction pump
4.he just loves water..so i am giving him lots of water and that too warm...still he is constipated i mean he is paasing hard stools..yesterday he did not pass and today he passed the hard stools
5. today he seems to me improving..so afte seeing ur mail i am confused
shud i stop homeopathy medicine?
else i will follow ur instructions..i have seen ur old posts also and i am following the tips suggested by you...

i think it was my mistake that i opted homeopathy..cz it took so much time and condition got worst..first he had little cold only and now he has cough also..:( m really worried dont 9 now what to do ..shud i start allopathy?
pls suggest :(