OK, now need any tips for the coughing/puking!

[Monkeybird]

see my thread here for anyone who has advice on how to prevent DS from coughing/puking up his entire feed everytime!

We're at least smiling (and Wiiing ) in our house now, but could do without this development. Spesh when the old magic juice is so blimmin precious!

[undertheMRSEI25toe]

hi could you try feeding at a different position? when my DD was poorly and BF her was a nightmare i tried sitting her up slightly so the mucus/snot wasnt running down her throat. it worked quite well actually and she reinstated her regular feeding iyswim
HTH
xx ei xx

[Cashncarry]

Are you dropping some saline drops down his nose before feeding? Or a really good steam (sit with the shower running for a few minutes) before hand to get rid of as much gunk as you can beforehand?

roll on the age when he can blow his nose - it all gets easier after that!

[Monkeybird]

good idea on the steam... have never tried saline drops, how do they work exactly? It's pretty runny already TBH!

[Cashncarry]

You can get the saline drops from the pharmacy - they come in a little dropper thing which you just use to squeeze a couple of drops in each nostril. They help to break down the caked up gunk (sorry TMI!) and let it run out so you can just sop it up with a flannel/tissue.

DD got her first cold when she was 3 weeks old and could have no other medication so saline drops were the only thing that helped - that and many sessions in the bathroom! If you don't have a shower, empty a kettle of boiling water in the sink which should produce enough steam.