Darn winter bug

[Gussy]

Hi all, anyone else's little ones suffering with cold which then goes to chest and then clears up and then comes back again? Both my two have been ill for about 2 months now and its very draining for us all. Sleep has gone out the window and they constantly need noses wiping or hoovering with snot sucking device (for baby). I've done many bottles of olbas oil, calpol, neurofen etc etc.

I've had it as well and now my husbands got it.

I went to the docs this morning with the kids and they just said its viral (which I knew they'd say), but I've been given an inhaler for my toddler who is also now wheezy. I know this is what its like with young kids during winter, so just having a moan really. There were quite a few others in the surgery with the same symptoms. Looks like a local bug. Who else is suffering? Its odd cos I haven't taken them out loads to groups recently (been too busy), so we must have been unlucky and picked it up in the playground or something.

I feel so sorry for my little man (7 months) he is so full of green snot and can hardly breathe. Here's hoping it goes away soon...

[Ruth_Baldock]

Poor you! Baby S is quite snotty at the moment, but I think it's down to teething (again. 10 months old, 10 teeth). However, he did have a nasty cold like thing not that long ago, and the thing that helped most was something I read about on here! Before his evening bath, I filled up the bathroom sink with warm water, then dropped a karvol capsule in. It filled up the whole room and was really good in getting him to clear his little snout out. Also, it helped him fall asleep (I do the same with lavender oil when he's not snotty).

Hope you all feel better soon!