13 month old with a cold, hesty cough and snotty snezzy nose

[lovelysongbird]

anything i can do to help my baby feel better?

calpol and Karvol?
I sympathise, my DS2 (22 months) is the same. In fact he has had the cough for over a month, i took him to the doctors yesterday but they would't give him anything.

I sympathise. My DD has this at the moment too. I would suggest for her nose using saline drops and one of those gizmos where you suck the snot out of her nose to help her breathe easier. Don't know what to suggest for the cough as I think (don't know for sure) that cough remedies are only suitable for the over 2's.

thankyou, its so horrible when they are ill isnt it, you just want to take it away from them.

shes watching in the night garden at the mo snuggled up with me

well thats something to be grateful for! I wish my DS would just snuggle up and watch tv. Instead he is following me round like a lost puppy constantly whining! it's very wearing!

mabel, at your gp not giving your ds anything, poor little lamb having that for a month

Also at nighttime a small dose of medised may help

I was told by our pharmacist that medised shouldn't be given to under 2's anymore, i think there was some scare in america.
So if you do give it, i would make it a very small dose.

thanks for the advice, at least shes eatting her lunch ok, hopefully ill put her up for her nap soon.

if she's eating that's the main thing. and sleeping it off will help. I think i read somewhere about raising their cot slightly at the top end helps the snot to drain out!

thank's i'll try that tonight.

shes having her nap at the mo

I think people were over medicating with the medised. As long as you keep to the instructions on the box it shoudl be fine. I only give my DD a dose at bedtime and stick to calpol in the day if she has a temperature.