Baby
Cold
Symptoms
and
How
to
Give
Care
by:
Leroy
Chan
Remember
how
miserable
you
felt
when
you
last
had
a
cold?
Can
you
imagine
what
your
baby
must
feel
when
he
experiences
a
cold
for
the
first
time?
Viruses
are
responsible
for
causing
colds.
Infected
people
spread
the
viruses
when
they
sneeze
or
cough
nearby
healthy
people.
The
virus
gets
into
the
nose
and
throat
where
it
multiplies.
What
Are
The
Symptoms?
When
your
baby
has
a
cold,
there
will
be a
number
of
symptoms.
He
will
be
sneezing
and
have
a
runny
nose.
He
may
have
a
sore
throat
and
it
may
be
difficult
for
him
to
swallow.
His
glands
may
become
swollen.
He
may
not
feel
like
eating
much
and
he
could
become
irritable.
A
cough
may
develop.
He
may
get
a
slight
fever
or
have
a
body
temperature
of
101
to
102
degrees
Fahrenheit.
When
to
Seek
Medical
Advice
If
your
baby
is
three
months
old
or
less
and
has
cold
like
symptoms,
you
should
contact
a
pediatrician
immediately.
Cold
like
symptoms
in a
baby
three
months
old
or
less
are
misleading
and
could
lead
to a
serious
ailment.
On
the
other
hand,
if
your
child
is
more
than
three
months
old
you
should
contact
a
doctor
if
you
notice
that
he
is
breathing
loudly
and
his
nostrils
expand
out
with
each
breath.
His
nails
or
lips
are
becoming
blue.
His
mucus
is
thick,
runny
and
green.
He
has
a
cough
that
hasn’t
gone
a
way
for
more
than
a
week.
His
ears
ache.
His
temperature
is
more
than
102
degrees
Fahrenheit.
He
has
become
more
drowsy
or
grouchy.
How
to
Care
For
Your
Baby
Medical
experts
tell
us
there
is
no
cure
for
the
common
cold.
However,
there
are
ways
to
alleviate
the
miserable
symptoms
your
baby
undergoes.
Make
sure
he
gets
plenty
of
rest
and
extra
fluids.
If
he
has
a
fever,
give
him
acetaminophen
or
if
he’s
older
that
six
months
he
may
take
ibuprofen
(but
don’t
give
it
to
your
baby
if
he
is
dehydrated
or
continuously
vomiting).
If
your
child
has
a
cough
and
is
under
three
years
old,
don’t
give
him
a
cough
suppressing
medicine
unless
it
was
prescribed
by a
pediatrician.
Coughing
rids
the
lower
respiratory
tract
of
mucus.
If
your
baby
has
nasal
congestion,
you
can
use
a
rubber
suction
bulb
to
draw
out
the
mucus
from
his
nostrils.
If
the
mucus
is
too
thick,
you
can
apply
saline
nose
drops
to
soften
the
mucus
before
extracting
with
the
bulb.
A
humidifier
can
also
be
used
in
the
baby’s
room
to
help
liquefy
the
nasal
secretions.
Concluding
Thoughts
The
best
way
for
your
baby
to
avoid
a
cold
is
to
not
have
him
near
people
who
are
infected.
But
if
your
baby
gets
a
cold,
the
best
thing
you
can
do
is
make
it
comfortable
for
him.
Soon
his
cold
symptoms
will
disappear
and
he’ll
be
back
to
health,
that
is,
until
the
next
episode.
But
by
now
you’ll
be
ready
for
that,
won’t
you?
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