The worst thing about having a baby is having to deal with their illnesses. Not that it is a burden, in fact you quite happily dote on them, what is the real painful part is not knowing where it hurts and how to ease the pain.
I remember when Ariyana fell ill, she had a terrible cold that kept her blocked for 6 days. The mucous would travel down the throat and that would give her a horrid chesty cough. I was told to steam her - so what I would do is let the shower run and just hold her in the bathroom as it steamed up. It did help but it was not excellent. My cousin told me to get a humidifier, so I went out to look for one - there are non here by the way, oh no, at the time, there were none. So as a mother, in desperation, I bought a highly expensive on from a top pharmacy and it turns out it doesn't work too well. After she was more than better I saw some cute ones at Healthy U for almost a 1/4 of the price I paid. I felt ill, but not as ill as Ariyana was at the time.
Someone introduced me to a gadget called a Nose Frieda. It is the worst thing for the following reasons;
1. I cannot imagine that I would ever suck snot out of any one's nose
2. The baby was terrified of it and would scream blue murder the minute I removed it from the medicine cabinet
But I would highly recommend it for the following reasons;
1. It gets the gunk out of the nose and helps your lil bubba breathe easy
2. It is not really painful just scary which is why they scream like that
3. You don't come anywhere near any snot, it is all very hygienic
4. It saves them from getting the mucous infected
There are a few tricks on how to use the gadget- I would suggest you youtube them because if I start explaining you and I will both have heads that spin by the end of it.
Another trick is ghee and a little vicks. Vicks is not recommended for infants, so you need to mix it with ghee and rub on the chest. It allows baby to breathe better and of course, the Karvol drops help a bunch.
I had to learn this the hard way, but never ever give baby medicine after a meal, they hate the taste and they will throw it up along with everything they just ate. Which is totally heart breaking as they hardly eat when they are ill and when they do the last thing you want to see is it all come up again.
As with everything in mommahood, patience is key. And as a mother you would know if something is really wrong. Go with your gut. Remember falling ill is part of growth. Just remember what the doctors tell you and if you are super paranoid do a google search on when baby could be in danger and just keep monitoring him.
It is hard to see your little one feel poorly. Ariyana had the worst virus two weeks ago. She dropped in weight and I even had to get a blood test done for her. I hate blood tests, those wretched needles kill - now imagine your kuku small (one of the many nicknames for my baby, don't ask) having to go through that.
The thing with infants/babies they are pretty resilient and they tend to forget things once it is over. I remember being told that no matter how painful it may look or how bad you know the meds may taste, always give your baby a reassuring smile and tell them how well they are doing - that way, they are not traumatized by the experience and are able to understand that everything being done to them is actually going to help them.
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