Should I take my baby to the doctor

amother

Babypink

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 9:05 am

My 6 month old was up practically all night. He has a runny nose and a bit of a cough but neither are really bad. He doesn’t have fever. He never did this before so I’m wondering if I should take him in today to check if something is going on or if he’s acting fine during the day I should just wait it out?

(I don’t think it’s from teething because he wasn’t crying in pain and he’s been teething for a while and that never kept him up at night.)

anonymrs

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 9:11 am

If it was my kid, I’d wait it out. There’s not much a dr can do for a cold anyway.

bsy

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 9:32 am

I wouldn't go yet. Doctors don't really do anything for those symptoms.

ectomorph

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 9:34 am

I wouldn't go to a doctor but I would use a saline spray

amother

Periwinkle

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 9:35 am

And I would use a warm air humidifier. Really helps clear out stuffy noses.

amother

Babypink

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 10:08 am

ectomorph wrote:

I wouldn't go to a doctor but I would use a saline spray

What does it do? Do you buy or make it?

ohmygosh

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 10:35 am

If he was up all night and has a cold, my guess is ear infection so I would probably take him. Especially since tomorrow is shabbos and then you'll be stuck waiting another day.

bsy

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 10:45 am

amother wrote:

What does it do? Do you buy or make it?

You buy it. Comes in a spray bottle and you squirt it in each nostril. I use it all the time for my baby because he's congested. There's no dose; you do it as much as needed.

amother

Cerise

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 10:49 am

If he would have an ear Infection he would be screaming and have a fever.
He probably couldn't sleep because his nose is stuffed and clogged. You can try lifting his mattress and a nasal saline spray.

bsy

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 10:50 am

Keep in mind that this could develop into an ear infection....

amother

Babypink

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 11:00 am

I'm taking him to the doctor. His nose isn't so stuffed, just a little runny. He can breathe fine so I can't imagine that's what kept him up. I want to make sure it's not an ear infection before I go away for the weekend and end up stuck.

Ema of 5

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 11:08 am

amother wrote:

That’s not true. I’ve taken my kids for physicals and it turned out they had ear infections and I had no clue. More than once I’ve taken my kid to the doctor for something else and was surprised they had an ear infection.

Chayalle

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 11:20 am

When DD was a baby, whenever she got a runny, stuffy nose, I would put her to sleep in her car seat. (temporary situation) This kept her head elevated and allowed her nose to drain naturally. She got less ear infections this way, and since she's allergic to penicillin, this was my best solution to keep her off of stronger antibiotics which killed her stomach and made her get terrible rashes....

Ema of 5

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 11:22 am

amother wrote:

He just threw up.

Refua shlaima!!!

amother

Silver

Fri, Dec 07 2018, 11:23 am

amother wrote:

He just threw up.

Feel better baby!