sick baby question
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Topic: sick baby question
Posted By: TysMummy
Subject: sick baby question
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 6:11pm
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my 11 mnth old has a cold and saw throat ...he has started the coughing stage........if i warm some water and put in a little honey...how bad is this.....he brushes his teeth and i gave it to him to ease his throat...i know its full of sugar but there isnt alot else you can give them without medicating them up all the time........i gave him one at 5 and since then he has been fine........ ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 6:19pm
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I'm not sure about how you can help a cold and sore throat BUT I do know you have to be extremely careful with giving honey to infants especially under 1 year to avoid infant botulism (which can be rather serious). ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 8:22pm
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def avoid the honey. Also maybe avoid formula if poss as we foundthe milkiness caused more coughing. Get some pedialyte etc...to keep up fluids.
We use eucalyptus oil on tissue under cot sheet. We also bought soem karvol recently and that worked well too! def soothes it.... |
Posted By: MissCassie
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 9:00pm
Lemonade Iceblocks! My mum swears by them and yumm. Im eating one now to cure MS. They fix everything!
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 30 April 2008 at 2:35pm
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Botulism... there have been how many cases in the last 30 years in NZ? 1? He would need to eat a fair bit to get it.
*I* think small amount of honey is ok for an 11 m/o, do you have a vaporiser? I have been using baby balsam (by Vicks) for good snot nose relief. As for the cough just keep him upright when he is awake as much as you can, lower his milk consumption, offer more water and maybe find some sugary goodness as sugar is a great pain killer for kidlets 
I hope he feels better soon! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |