Colds/flus & going to doc

i take james if he seems unsettled or his nose is badley blocked and so what if you look like a over protive mum theres nothing wrong with worrying about your babys health

I got told if its green snot the take them as its from infection, otherwise they are usally fine.
But insaying that if at anytime you are worried then take her.. doesnt hurt to have her checked out and it will put your mind at ease aswell

Trish

I have been told as well that if the snot is a different colour other than clear to get it checked out. Andrew at the moment has all the classic signs of being sick but just has a viral infection. He has a runny clear nose, coughing, high temp and sneezing. If the snot changes colour i'll be taking him to the dr.

For your own peace of mind I would take her to the dr in the morning - I think drs are so used to first time mums that they know you only want to do whats best for your baby.

i asked the dr about the snot and the colour doesnt necessarily mean anything... if they have a runny nose for too long it can cause ear or throat infections - dont worry about looking paranoid, you are allowed to be.

On this topic then as well, at Ashlee's 6 week jabs, we got prescribed Paracetamol from the docs with instructions to give 2.5ml every 6 hours. Does or can that increase as they get older or is 2.5ml still enough at 4 months old?? (might ring Plunketline on that one)

I was ultra paranoid last night so slept in Ashlee's room. Just as well I think coz DH's got a cold, and was absolutely snoring his head off. I could still hear him after closing his door AND Ashlee's door! Had a shocking sleep anyway because any time I couldn't hear her breathing (quite often due to DH's snoring!!!!!), I'd get up to check her. She didn't wake up fully, but there were a few times she woke and gave the 'man, I'm sick of this sh*t' grizzle and went back to sleep hehehe.

She's full blown snotty nosed today. We put a drop up each nostril of cooled boiled water (so she could still drink her bottle!) and that seemed to help but she's coughing and spluttering a little bit. We also raised the head end of her cot a weeny bit and that seemed to help straight away. I'm getting DH to pick up some Karvol on the way home from work and hopefully, we'll be able to kick this without having to go to the docs but in saying that, if we have to, we have to!

It done on weight panadol, and if it is the orange or pink stuff. Ring the chemist and ask them how much she can have they should do it for you.

I rang healthline to ask about pamol and i got a ten minute lecture on what a feer is...and they forgot to tell me about the pamol. ring a pharmacy - no waiting on the line and they are usually pretty good.