Comments on: How to Care for Sick Baby or Infant with the Common Cold

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 07:30:34 +0000

Please make sure readers know NOT to give honey to a child under 12 months! Some are now even recommending that parents wait until 24 months to give a child honey. Thanks!!

By: Website here

Website here — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 02:06:30 +0000

When I worked for a pediatirician, he said to give them a slurpee if they were super congested. I don’t know what the deal is, if it’s the boundless amounts of sugar, or what – -but it really does help. Obviously, not til’ they’re a bit older. But just a random tidbit.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:27:00 +0000

Never thought about this until now, but it’s actually so important! Great post, really interesting read 😉

By: Classroom Blog

Classroom Blog — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:12:18 +0000

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By: Kourtney

Kourtney — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:59:14 +0000

I agree with a couple of the other commenters- you really should note that children under one should not have honey.

By: Alysha

Alysha — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 05:16:36 +0000

One thing I would add is that honey is not recommended for babies under 1 year because of the risk of contracting rare but fatal botulism.

By: Deven Soni

Deven Soni — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:51:52 +0000

My son has always been a happy, easygoing kid. But at 4 months, he was really cranky for a few days. I called the pediatrician’s office, and the nurse said it sounded like teething. That, though, didn’t seem right, so I asked to come in for a doctor’s take. I felt awkward and who was I to second-guess someone with so much experience?
What I didn’t consider was that I’d developed my own expertise on kiddo. I could differentiate his feed-me wails from his cuddle-me whimpers and his I’m-so-sleepy sobs. Turns out, he wasn’t teething. He had an ear infection, one we were able to catch and treat early.

Indeed, parents can help docs diagnose properly. “To understand when a baby is sick, I think you have to understand what he’s like when he’s well–and that’s something a parent knows best. Btw, love this article!

By: alexis

alexis — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:58:59 +0000

Great Ideas but please note that children under one should not have honey because of an increased risk of botulism

By: Brenna @ Life After Laundry

Brenna @ Life After Laundry — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:17:45 +0000

These are great tips. My son started pre- k this year, so he has been sick a lot. I know I will be putting all of this advice to good use.

By: Hezzi-D

Hezzi-D — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:33:45 +0000

Great ideas! I used to use a lot of these whenever I babysat and the poor kids were sick.

By: Mama Carmody

Mama Carmody — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:06:50 +0000

I can tell you from experience that the vapor rub on the bottom of the feet and a pair of socks at night, works WONDERS!….at least for adults. I didn’t find out about it until recently. I can tell you that it worked so well for me that I would DEFINITELY try it on a sick child.

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:41:13 +0000

In reply to Hilary. Oh, my girls would love to hear that! lol. Interesting. I'm sure the ice helps to ease the throat too, and they drink a lot of water.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:11:12 +0000