Eleanor has had a runny nose for the past couple of weeks after hanging out with my friend's children. She acted as usual so I wasn't too concerned except that it wasn't going away. But today when she woke up she was all snot. Every time sneezed, which was often, snot would shoot out, once to her chest. That was record breaking! The other difference was that she was inconsolable today. She was so cranky and snotty and wanted to nurse constantly and acted like she was sleepy with eye rubbing and all but didn't fall asleep (until now that is).
My SIL and family came over this afternoon and told me that it's just from teething and I'm hoping she's right. Eleanor has never really had any physical reaction to teething before besides being cranky but never with sneezing and stuffy nose. Her cheeks are also rosy as can be and the space below her nose is all red from me constantly wiping away her snot. I've heard about other babies getting runny noses from teething but it just doesn't make any sense to me.
When I finally got her to sleep, she sneezed, releasing a small popcorn size snot and she instinctively rubbed it while sleeping and it got all on her eyes. So I wiped it off which woke her up which brought me back to another round of nursing.
My poor baby. I hope she's better tomorrow.
This sucks
Monday, December 22, 2008 | at 9:59 PM |
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Awww, I hope she is back to her normal self soon!
Sounds like a cold to me! Prayse has come down with one too from daycare. It stinks but they'll be up and running around soon!
Poor baby. I'd keep a watch out for an eye infection too. Carter got one from rubbing snot in his eyes.
The same thing happened to me with Bailey, just when I got him sleeping through the night he got sick! And I had to start the whole process again!
so sad! hope she feels better soon.
it may be a minor cold. whenever nj catches a cold, it never lasts more than 2 days max.
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