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sit in the bathroom with the hot shower running to help clear him up and suction his nose out. Lots of fluids! I know the other ladies can help more but that is what works for me and my dd. Hope he gets well FAST!

Your better off not giving his perscription medication anyway. Drs are administering it less and less in placement of just fluids and rest due to all the children becoming immune to these antibiotics from having them to frequently. My son was sick for a week with a fever of 39.5, and my dr said just stick to panadol, lots of water and bottles, and lots of rest. We also cooled him with cold washclothes on his face and forehead if he was really overheating. Hope that helps as i know its awful having a sick bub :/

I agree with these ladies. If his nose gets too bad you can do a little saline mist and then suction it out. Also keep light cotton clothes on him to help him from overheating. So like just a onsie with a light blanket, but you don't want him to get chilled either, no goosebumbs or shivering. Hopefully its just a bug passing thru and the poor lo feels better soon.

Are you just waiting for insurance to kick in? Fluids and rest is probably the way to go, also some Tylenol to help him feel a bit better would help. You know, there are inexpensive plans you can purchase for kids that cover trips to the pediatrician and major medical expenses. Just do an ask search for 'discount medical plans', you will have a lot of options. Your baby will be a year soon and due for immunizations.

Thanks everyone, he is getting worse, he is now vomiting and dry heaving. mjv, we are in the process of getting him SCHIP, state healthcare similar to medicaid. it's taking long because we have to get his birth certificate first. does anyone know how long it takes for one baby to get another one sick? the reason i'm asking is because 6-7 days ago before he got sick, i was hanging out with a friend whom has a 7 month old. She did not tell me her baby had a serious cold until I heard her child hacking up flem. she told me that her daughter was so sick that she had to go to the ER just 2 days before we hung out. My hubby is now upset and feels we should say something to her because we had made it very clear to them that we don't want our son to get sick since we don't have healthcare yet and don't want to go through a worried nights. we even stopped going to church because we don't want to put him in the nursery with other coughing children and my friend was aware of this yet did not care to mention that her baby was ill before we hung out. I'm trying to tell my dh that if her baby got our son sick then he would've gotten sick within 3 days after the meeting, but it was 6-7 days later. but i don't know if it that is right. it was inconsiderate she didn't tell us her child was sick, but is confronting her right? my dh just wants to make the point that if your child is sick, have the courtesy to tell other people with children before you have playdates.

Hi Hon, now this is the case with my son and I live in TN. When you get state ins they back date it to teh day he was born so if u take him somewhere and he gets treated after u get ur ins call them and give them his new ins ifno bcuz it will of back dated to his birth. Call and see if ur state does that... If so maybe you can get him the medical attention he needs.

Sounds like it could be RSV which can be serious for little ones. Your dh has a valid point about informing you if their child is sick, but you are right, it's usually only a few days incubation (unless it's something more than a cold). I would check on back dating your insurance coverage as mommaminchey stated, it is the same in the state that I live in and you should be covered ( I work in a Health Department). Good luck, I hope your lo gets better soon.

clindholm is right about the RSV. My son just got over it and he had to go to teh doctor everyday or be admited in Vandy. HE had many meds and many shots to help him. It was not pretty at all. I would get on the phone right NOW and see if they badck date. Not to scare you but RSV can kill a small baby.

my dd had the same thing. i called the doctor after a week. but by the time i got in a week later her cold dissapeared the day before,finally. i gave her baby tempra drops along with saline nose spray. She was also much thirstier with her cold so lots of water. Make sure you have something to put moisture into the air to,like put a can of water on your heater even. my dd kept getting nosebleeds from no moisture in the air. i'd try to get into the doctor regardless. i don't know how much a visit would normally cost because i live in canada and we have medicare but i doubt they'd charge too much for just a visit for a cold if you can afford it.

do you have an ask-a-nurse line in your area? we have ask-a-nurse and it's just a phone# anyone can call for just about any medical question and get help from certified nurses. also, you can call the maternity ward of your local hospital just about any time to ask any quesions, too. we have insurance, so it's not an issue for us, but the nurses in the hospital told us to call anytime we had a concern if we couldn't or didn't want to call our ped.

good luck. :)

this post is from two months ago, so the baby probably isnt sick anymore. please notice dates when replying, it helps to keep old posts from bumping up to the top and people replying not realizing its a very old post and answers are no longer needed.

Thanks!

(tho it is helpful info for anyone else who has a sick baby and doesnt have insurance).