Do not come to our house.
The whole family’s sick, including my sister who offered to babysit for an hour yesterday while I went to a meeting.
Not cool germs, not cool.
Our house should probably be quarantined.
Even if it’s just to keep everyone from seeing what my kitchen has become.
It’s an all time low.
For this guy, too.
He’s been sick in bed with Captain Calamari for one too many days.
If there’s any good part in all of this, it’s the snuggling.
And the sleepy angel faces.
Everything else can bite it.
Sorry for the endless whine.
It’s that kind of day.
Anyone know how to cure baby colds?
We’re getting desperate.
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i so wish i could come to your house and do your dishes for you. and make you things that are hot, like tea and soup.
Oh, that would be very nice. We had ramen for breakfast because we were desperate. Gross.
Oh my gracious! You poor, poor things. You have every right to whine a little. Here’s to restored health and healing, and a kitchen fairy.
His little face. Bath together? Vicks?
Tried to bathe together this morning. It was…slippery and he just kept pulling on his wiener and crying.
Keep up on fluids. Can you get him to drink water? Pedialite? Gatorade?
No go on the liquids. He scrunches his mouth up to pretty much anything but boob. Stubborn.
So sorry you guys are feeling crappy! Especially your little one– but he’s still cute than ever!
Feel better soon!
Sorry to hear you’re all sick! Our little girl is just getting over a bad case of bronchitis. After antibiotics, steroids, 3 trips to the dr. (one of them urgent care) she is finally starting to feel better. If he starts to get a bad “junky” sounding cough, I’d say get him checked out! They said that our little one’s bronchitis was “on the verge of pneumonia.” Glad we started everything when we did. As far as home remedy kind of stuff we used a humidifier in our room (where she took up residence for a week of sleeping) & read/played in our bathroom a few times a day with the shower running on hot water to get really steamy. That helped to clear up her congestion. And of course lots of snuggles. Hang in there! It will get better!
Thanks for the suggestions, Amy!
Oh I am so so sorry!! My little guy had croup when he was 3 months old. It was terrible.
Captain Calamari helped for us then too :)
Do you use a cool mist humidifier? I know that helped our little guy when he was sick. Plus the white noise calmed him down too.
Feel better soon!
Must procure humidifier. Steamy bathroom is getting old.
Our little guy is sick too…good ol day care for you.
His Dr said to rub Vicks on his feet before you put on his PJs (footies included). Along with steam baths and lots of vapor.
I hope yall feel better soon!
Oh his feet?! Never heard of that one, but I’ll try anything.
Oh my goodness, we have been sick since last thursday. With a baby in the house, the sick just seems to keep circulating. As soon as one of us feels better, the other one gets the hack and runny know again. Ahhh…let it be warm and summer…fast!
Hope this weekend provides good rest, fresh air, and sound sleep.
Gracie just got over a nasty cold ( I babysit little gremlins that carry every germ on the planet). Then my husband got it and you would have thought he just contracted the bird flu and was on his death bed.
This worked for us and our first baby cold…
-Humidifier
- Steamy hot bathroom followed by warm bath
-booger sucker in one side, saline nose spray on the other squeeze and suck (repeat) * they hate it, but it is amazing the amount of snot that comes out, its a baby nettie pot.
- warm apple juice
Waylon might try to cut me in my sleep if I spray saline up his nose, but I’m willing to risk it.
I’m so sorry! We’re in the throes here too and I want to bleach my entire house.
Baby colds are just the worst. Enjoy the snuggling, that’s the best.
Use a humidifier – I have the cheapy kind from the drugstore. I put VapoSteam in it if congestion was the problem.
My kids (not so much babies) were enchanted by Pedialyte popsicles or ice cubes. That’s how I keep them hydrated when they’re sick.
Put garlic and onions in everything for you – even ramen :)
Garlic and onions are my specialty. But does this mean I have to cook? I was planning on eating frozen waffles for every meal (gross).
a sick baby is just not fair. um, they need to breathe out of their nose to eat. i remember those days. we were just sick here too, & on vacation. so brutal!