https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 02:45:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1369777 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:19:31 +0000 Alivoo01 1369777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with clearing his nose out before nursing helps a great deal. But he does eat less when he's sick, but once he's better, he makes up for lost ground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1369209 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:11:22 +0000 singingbee 1369209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MusicaV: I never thought about putting bm in a syringe. When people talk about putting bm up the nose, but I wasn't thinking logically in how it got up there. ;) now I can!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1369184 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:59:35 +0000 Beyond2 1369184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We nose frida before nursing and it works great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1369144 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 02:19:52 +0000 MusicaV 1369144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO eats less until I put breastmilk up his nose. I take expressed milk in a medicine syringe and shoot it up. The milk clears up the congestion - similar to saline but more pleasant. It sounds weird but it works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368626 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:55:17 +0000 mrsbookworm 1368626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all your help! It's definitely stressful, but I'm glad to know I'm not alone. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better. I'll try the steam shower then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368604 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:51:11 +0000 Anagram 1368604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbookworm: I don't nurse, I EP but yes...my LO has hardly been eating while she's been sick, probably for the same reason. We've done everything--steam showers, nose frida a 7-8 times a day, breathing treatments. She's just starting to kick it and it's been almost 2 weeks. it sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368596 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:49:02 +0000 Pepper 1368596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hope he feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368591 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:47:48 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1368591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>usually my LO would nurse less...i would get really stressed out over it, but the doc said its probably because she was swallowing all the snot and that was filling up her stomach so she wasn't hungry. gross, i know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368573 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:44:45 +0000 immabeetoo 1368573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>try nursing in with a shower after nose frida/salining! We've always found he eats fewer solids if he's stuffy, but nursing usually stays the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368540 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:37:15 +0000 hilsy85 1368540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just nosefrida him before nursing--that always helped my LO. Hope he feels better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colds-and-nursing#post-1368535 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:35:07 +0000 mrsbookworm 1368535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 8 months and has his first cold. He had a really runny nose and is having trouble breathing through his nose. Today, he was not the slightest bit interested in nursing. I think it's because he can't nurse and breathe through his mouth at the same time, but I'm worried about him not eating. He had some solids today, but nothing close to what he usually eats. </p> <p>Did your LO eat/nurse very little when sick? </p>