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fefifofum · 23/10/2004 13:39

my 6mo ds has his first cold - any tips on keeping him comfortable? And i suppose i should disinfect all his toys? maybe now is a good time to wean him off his dummy...

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MrsDoolittle · 23/10/2004 13:51

Dd has her second cold. I wouldn't disinfect anything though - why do you want to do that?

vict17 · 23/10/2004 13:53

You might need to post this again with the title cos some people might not find it!!

KateandtheGirls · 23/10/2004 13:55

Why would you wean him off his dummy right now? He needs the comfort of it now more than ever.

And you don't need to go around disinfecting his toys. Believe me, he'll have plenty more illnesses - you'll make yourself crazy if you do that every time! Just make sure you, and anyone else in your family, wash your hands frequently, but you'll probably catch it anyway, sorry to say.

You could put something under the head of his mattress to raise it a little bit - that will help him sleep better. Besides that, let him nurse/have a bottle as often as he wants, and wait till it passes.

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zebra · 23/10/2004 14:20

Lots of cuddles, & don't disinfect anything, ffff. Great name, btw!

prufrock · 23/10/2004 22:32

No No No to disinfectant -getting germs and getting colds and geting over them is how he will build up his immune system.
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KateandtheGirls · 24/10/2004 01:49

And even if you didn't want him to catch anything, it's too late now, he's already got it. The only reason you would disinfect anything would be so that the rest of the family doesn't get it, and besides frequent handwashing there's not much you can do about that. Illnesses are a part of life when you have young children, I'm afraid.

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