my 8 month old daughter has had a cough and runny nose since last Sunday. she now has watery eyes and there is yellow gunk coming out. she also has think green/yellow boogers. she hasn t had a fever but the Dr has her on allergy meds and i don t think its allergies. she cant sleep at night because the is not able to breathe and she is taking much longer to eat her bottles since she cant breathe out of her nose. i have used nose drops and try to not use the bulb sucker much. Should i take her into er or just wait it out?
Hi... Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal