Baby Cold or Allergies?

Re: Baby Cold or Allergies?

• lisa5ny

  June 2011

  There really isn't any way of knowing at such a young age. There's not much you can do for them anyway except aspirate his nose if it gets clogged up and run the humidfier. Sometimes A wakes up with a stuffy nose but it's cleared up within an hour of being awake. As he gets older you'll be able to tell if seasonal allergies effect him or not. I'm almost positive A has seasonal allergies but it's taken me 15 months to come to that conclusion. This past spring she was sneezing, had a runny nose, and red eyes at the exact same time I did when my allergies were acting up.

  

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• Bridezilla in Training

  June 2011

  I am waiting to hear back from the dr. but i feel so bad for him!  thanks.

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• kendra316 member

  

  June 2011

  Babies can't get seaonal allergies the first year. They have to become sensitized to something first. So the first time they are exposed, they dont react. So next year keep an eye out for it. Its probably just newborn stuffiness. Keep up with the aspirator and try some saline drops. C/S babies tend be more mucosy too.
  

  
  
  
  
  
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• Holler4dmb member

  

  June 2011

  kendra316:

  Babies can't get seaonal allergies the first year. They have to become sensitized to something first. So the first time they are exposed, they dont react. So next year keep an eye out for it. Its probably just newborn stuffiness. Keep up with the aspirator and try some saline drops. C/S babies tend be more mucosy too.
  

  This.  C had horrible stuffiness and mucus for the first 2 months.  Same advice as above:  aspirator, saline drops and humidifier.  
  

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• Bridezilla in Training

  June 2011

  Holler4dmb:

  kendra316:

  Babies can't get seaonal allergies the first year. They have to become sensitized to something first. So the first time they are exposed, they dont react. So next year keep an eye out for it. Its probably just newborn stuffiness. Keep up with the aspirator and try some saline drops. C/S babies tend be more mucosy too.
  

  This.  C had horrible stuffiness and mucus for the first 2 months.  Same advice as above:  aspirator, saline drops and humidifier.  
  

  I didn't know about that... thanks!  It makes me feel a little better since he doesn't have a fever and his cough is pretty nonexistent.  The doctor told me to do all of the same which was my plan anyway.  Just concerned since he's only 4 weeks old.  

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