Tips on ending toddler suffering from a cold

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My toddler ( almost 2 ). Is suffering from a cold the last few nights.

Her nose is really congested and she's had a very minor raised temperature once or twice.

She's not eating that much, but is otherwise ok and her usual self. But at night time, she cries a lot and I don't know what to do.

She's obviously suffering because she's so congested. At night it's horrible, even for us adults, it's absolutely miserable when we feel like that.

How else can I help her ? I've been giving her Calpol before bed, just to help if her throat hurts. I also have vicks for babies and put that on her and I have olbas oil around her sleeping area. I also have saline drops.

Is there anything else I can do ? She wakes up and just cries. I give her water but she doesn't want to drink it. I give her cuddles and sleep with her in my bed. I'm really tired, as it's been a few nights of no sleep. I'm pregnant, so I guess this is a good reminder of what's to come quite soon. ( the sleepless nights again ).

Am I missing anything ?

Thank you.

Whilst I have everyone's attention.

She's also drooling so much. Is that normal with a cold ?

She's drooling like she did when she was two to four months old before she started teething.

Her top was all wet today. Normal, or just a coincidence?

And according to a thread a while ago you could suck the snot from her nose using your mouth 🤯

Pretty gross but it works! Literally sucks the snot out of their nose.

I thought mine to blow their noses, when they were around 2. You have to show them though!

So without a tissue, tell them to look at your nose, scrunch your nose up and do a massive blow/snort, so she can see the snot coming out. Get her to copy you and do massive congrats if she manages to get even a tiny bit of snot out. When she’s got the hang of it, she’ll be able to “blow” on your command while you hold a tissue there to wipe it.

It’s fun being a parent isn’t it 🤣

Your thread title is brilliant. You are doing everything right. Toddler colds suck. Good luck.

@mumof1or2

Pretty gross but it works! Literally sucks the snot out of their nose.

Oh my god. I can't believe I forgot this one !! I used it all the time when she was little. I'll get it back out.

Ignoring all the snot suckers 🤢🤮 you might find ibuprofen better than calpol if her little tubes are swollen. I sometimes massage gently over the cheekbones to try to clear them out a bit.

I think dribbling can be normal, because their mouths are open a lit & they can find it hard to coordinate swallowing & breathing. If you can, smear something good and greasy under her nose & round her mouth to try to reduce chafing from tissues.

Keep her fluids up as much as possible to try to thin everything down a bit, and I’m a great believer in a good dose of fresh air every day, but fully appreciate you knight not want to in this weather. Sometimes I’d just open every window in the house for a bit.

Change sheets & pillowcases regularly too. I don’t know if it actually helps, but makes me feel less manky.

Half and onion next to her bed, Vicks on feet with socks on, steamy bathroom whilst having a bath, raised pillow, calpol plug in and bowl of hot water with oblas oil in it.

I use sterimar which genuinely seems to help & shorten colds.

By using i mean on my daughter not me lol

Controversial but I give a dose of infant piriton + calpol when a cold is really bad, helps dry up the mucus and sometimes is the only thing that helps.

@Oldnews

Controversial but I give a dose of infant piriton + calpol when a cold is really bad, helps dry up the mucus and sometimes is the only thing that helps.

We've used antihistamine before bed too, seems to help dry the snot up a bit

A raw onion cut into a few pieces near the bed overnight works a treat, oddly.

Your title.... omg!

Get a steamer in there
Put a pillow under the matrass so your kids head is a bit elevated.

And many cuddles. Yes it's exhausting but it'll pass. (And then return.... )

A cut op raw onion helps too!

Hot steamy bath followed by a good go with a snuffle baby or whatever it's called (I forget) to get the snot out actually.. no point keeping it in. A few drops of saline spray up the nose to clean it out with a tissue before bed to avoid discomfort. A humidifier with a few drops of eucalyptus oil but keep out of her reach. Vicks on her chest and on the soles of her feet (in socks) Bed kept slightly elevated (I simply used big pillows so DC was leaned back in bed and not flat. LOTS of fluids through the day to keep congestion down, that really helped though I had to nearly force it down their throat because they hate water when unwell.

Hope she feels better soon, and you get some relief too!

The viruses are awful at the moment and last ages. A humidifier helped my dc of the same age.

And a calpol plug

Told the bed up at the head end

Hey everyone. You all seem really experienced. So just wondering if this is normal:

It started with a snotty nose on Friday night
Friday night she was crying a lot but didn't really have a fever
Saturday she had a slight fever 37.8 or so
Saturday night she was crying a lot and bunged up etc. A slight fever I think but it went down
Sunday she didn't really have much of a fever I think until the evening, where it went up to 38 and I gave Calpol and Neurofen
Sunday night she was OK
Monday ( today ) she seemed fine this morning, but now fever has gone up to 39

She's snotty still. Very red cheeks.

Is that normal? Fever has been very slight and not constant at all. But today it's quite high. I've just given her nurofen.

Don't end her, it will pass!!!

Hope your title has cheered you up a bit, it sounds awful.

Keep and eye op and if calpol and nurofen hasnt brought temperature down id give the doctor a ring.

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@Blackmagicqueen

Keep and eye op and if calpol and nurofen hasnt brought temperature down id give the doctor a ring.

Yes definitely. Last night I gave it and around two hours later it came back a bit. But I left her cool as she was sleeping. But that's not a good sign.

See how she is today but I'd ring for a telephone consultation if it is still high and medicine doesn't bringmit down enough. I have small children too and I'd much rather ring for a telephone appt if not sure. This year the viruses are so nasty, we have been consistently ill as dc2 brings everything home from school.
I hope your dc is better soon op; it is hard esp when they are still so tiny.