Kinley has her first cold virus. She’s had a bit of a cough and some bad congestion. Given all the warnings we’ve received, mom and I have been especially worried. The pediatrician isn’t too concerned since she’s handled it so well.
We unfortunately can’t give her anything to help with her cold or her apparent teething. Due to her prematurity, the pediatricians don’t want us to risk Tylenol or Advil hurting her kidneys.
We can use saline and help suck out the excess mucus. Our pulmonologist also recommended a cool mist humidifier — not something I expected we’d ever need in Florida. Otherwise, mom says “Suck it up, Buttercup.”
To make things even more interesting, our pediatrician has also told us to try going without Nexium to see if she can manage her reflux without it.