I have a 15 week old son. We took him to the pediatrician thursday due to him having diarrhea for over a week (4-5 runny diapers a day). We thought it could be teething, but turned out there is a viral infection going around. Dr said he had to let it run his course since he was so young and they don t have anything to prescribe them that young. He also has a cough and stopped up nose with it, which dr also said that his lungs were clear, it was just in is throat. I have been doing saline drops and using the nose sucker for about a week but he is still congested. Started nebulizer treatments twice a day, but now he has gotten hoarse. Is there anything I can do to help get him to feeling normal? (He does go to daycare) I feel so bad for him. I have been holding him upright sleeping next to a humidifier and using baby vicks on chest and feet.
Hello, I really appreciate your concern for your baby, if this is the viral infection and causes the diarrhea, running nose, and related manifestation then you need to be very much patient till it finish the course of disease meanwhile, HY Chat Doctor.  No need to treat the condition with any active agent, good nursing care would be best and no need to worry about this. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.