Stuffy/runny nose, watery eyes :(((

[Anonymous]

Ariella had her second dose of the flu shot on Friday. She did very well and had no reaction to the first part of the shot which was done a month ago. On Saturday, after she had her second shot, she got watery eyes and I didn’t pay much attention to it b/c it didn’t seem to bother her much (it seemed very minor). On Sunday, she got a runny/stuffy nose for about two hours and it went away so again, I paid no attention to it. Today, however, it was really bad. The nose was runny for about 5 hours non stop, eyes tearing and she’s super cranky today. She has no fever and is not coughing. I called the dr and he told me that it can’t be the reaction to the shot. It might be that her mucus is irritated by the heat that we’re getting in our apartment (the changes in temps between the outside and the inside) and suggested we get a humidifier. Does that make sense to you? Do I use the saline drops? She’s so miserable and can’t breathe through her nose. How do I eliviate it for her? Is it teething, do you think? I have so many questions running through my head right now. Sorry to ramble on. Thank you for any suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Poor girl. It sounds like she has a cold. Sometimes I think if your body is fighting off a virus, and then they get the shot at the same time, it can make the virus surface faster b/c it challenges the immune system. Hailey always gets puffy watery eyes when she gets a cold. The humidifier does help, b/c the dryness in the air makes it worse. She’s not allergic to egg is she? I know there’s egg in the shot (I just got mine yesterday and they asked me if I was allergic to egg.) I’d also try the saline drops. One thing I really like lately is the baby vicks vaporub. It really helps Hailey to breathe easier. I also use the benelyn plug ins- they release menthol into the air, and that seems to help as well. Hope she’s feeling better soon.

[Anonymous]

Sarah has had a minor cold for about 2 weeks now (hasn’t surfaced into a full blown cold yet…just minor symptoms). One of her symptoms for a few days though was watery eyes. (along with her constant runny nose). I kept waiting for it to turn crusty or into pink eye or something but it never did. She still has her runny nose, but the watery eyes has stopped. My guess is that it’s all cold related for Ariella too. Hope she’s feeling better soon!

[Anonymous]

shane has a bad cold too.. runny nose and some coughing.. but it hasnt turned into anything else. soo, it just might be that time of year.. and the flu shot could have lowered her immune system to catch it.

we are doing the humidifier at night.. along with puting him in a hot steamy bathroom to let him breathe better. then we do the saline drops only if he is stuffy… and use the nose suction thing that he HATES when it is runny.

hope it doesnt turn any worse!

[Anonymous]

Lori, Amy and Lauren- I’ve been using the PediaCare plugs and they used to help a great deal but not anymore for some reason. I thought that refills dried up and bought a new pack and same thing. It doesn’t even smell as strong as it used to. I’ve been doing the steam shower every night before bed. I also use lots of saline solution and try to suck out with a bulb as much as possible (which is nearly impossible with her). Today her eyes were not watering as much but they were a little red. Is it the heat in the apartment or is she getting a pink eye? I have to look up what the symptoms are for pink eyes. On Sunday it will be a week since she’s been sick. How long do I wait it out for before pulling out the big guns?

[Anonymous]

OK, I jinxed us. Sarah’s cold is now full blown. She had a fever today of 103 to go along with it all. Ugh. I was able to get her into the doctor and she’s now on amoxicillian. Hope Ariella’s stays minor and you don’t need to bring out the big guns!

[Anonymous]

Amy- Aww, poor baby. I hope she feels better soon. I hate this “flu” season now more than ever!!! Ariella’s not getting any better and I hope she won’t get any worse either. *sigh* She hasn’t been sleeping or eating b/c she can’t breathe!!

[Anonymous]

marianna.. she sounds a lot like shane.. its kind of staying a bad cold with out a fever. (sorry amy about sarah!) i wouldnt bother bringing her in unless you think its pink eye or she gets a high fever.. these colds can last a while. but your the mom and you know when something not right 😉

as for pink eye.. shane just had that too 😉 .. his eye looked like it wasnt as open as the other one.. and then it looked glassy.. and then it had a tinge of pink in it… and THEN it started having pussy stuff coming out of the corner of it!

i hope they all feel better soon!!!!

[Anonymous]

From my experience with pink eye– it is more puss like and doesn’t really dry out. My oldest has allergies to feather pillows and also when he gets a cold his eyes are immediately red, bloodshot, and crusty.

I’ve been told that pink eye is more like when you constantly have to be wiping their eye and it’s back 30 min later and it’s more that wet, not dry messy eye. Also pink eye is soooooooo contagious, if she’s had it this long and you or DH don’t have it, it’s probably not pink eye. Just a cold.

We’re dealing with it here too. It’s the joys of winter with a kid!!

[Anonymous]

yep, us too. Nasty head cold with thick, yukky snot. Both kids ran a fever for a day or two, but now it’s just the congestion. We all have it actually. YUK!

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I don’t see any puss or any crust in her eyes. It looks reddish on one side of the eye only (if that makes any sense but only half of the eye is reddish). Ugh…I’m sooooo tired. It’s 9:40 pm and I just walked into the door after a looong day. Not cold related but just thought I’d share how tired and pregnant I feel right now 🙂

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