Baby's first Cold

SO my Little one has his first cold!  Has been congested, cranky, sneezy and has had a little cough since Saturday.  At first I thought is was teething but then the clear gunk dripped out of his nose and he decided he would wake up ever hour all night.  At first I thought, "Do I call the doctor?"  Of corse I try not to be THAT mom, who calls the doctors every time the baby sneezes but it is hard.  My hubby and I delt with it as best as we could that first night but no one got a lot of sleep.  My poor husband even slept on the sofa with the baby on his chest so that every one could get at least a few hours of sleep at a time. 

I decided to check with my mommy friends on Facebook the next morning. It was the weekend and the doctors office couldn't see him until Monday anyway.   I simply asked what should I do and told them what I was already doing, (cool mist humidifier and extra fluids.)

Here is what they told me to do (in addition to what I was doing):

~ Tilt his mattress in his crib
~ put vicks vapor rub in his feet, chest and under his nose
~ Use a rubber bulb syringe
~ give him a warm bath right before bed
~ Let him sit in the bathroom with the shower running as hot as possible, to create steam, for 10 minutes

SO I tried all of these things that night.  HE SLEPT!!!  Didn't even wake up once!  I got sleep too!  I felt better in the morning and Joshua seemed a little better!  He was still congested but he seemed to be a little more like my little boy. 
His good mood went back and forth all day.  It the afternoon I took his temp and it was 99.1.  According to a booklet my doctor gave me it was ok because he is 6 months.  I gave him some Tylenol for his teeth and the slight temp. 

Again, last night it took a lot to get Joshua to bed.  After about 2 hours of trying everything he feel asleep.  Right now he is super congested but happy!  I will take it!!

Hope this helps.  I would have never done the vicks on the feet but it worked!