There is no such
thing as "just" a cold in babies. Babies are obligate nose breathers
and don't understand to open their mouths if they have a blocked nose. Doof had a cold last week and it was so sad listening to him snuffling and struggling to breathe through all the snot.
A blocked nose to an
adult is an easily solved problem - blow your nose or sniff hard. To a baby it
represents:
- disturbed
breathing
- disturbed feeding
- disturbed sleeping
And last but not
least...
- disturbed parents
who also suffer from the disturbed sleep, being kept awake by the disturbed
breathing and the frequent feeding...
Later I will write
about the
thing-I-thought-I-would-never-use-but-was-actually-really-useful-in-this-situation.
Snot Sucker!!!!????!!!
ReplyDeleteExactly :) talked about it more in "Suprisingly excellent equipment" post - definitely bought me several extra minutes in bed (and every second counts when this sleep deprived! Lol)
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