Anything you can do to boost your immunity will be passed along in your milk. I love the Celestial Seasonings Cold and Flu tea. Get it as quickly as possible, as the eccinacea really only works if started at the very onset of a cold. Garlic, raw honey (just for you...not for the baby), and onions are also great for colds. Maybe make homemade chicken soup and get a good dose of garlic in there. I also keep a tube of airborne type stuff in the cabinet, as it's much faster than making tea (in case the kids or I wake up in the middle of the night feeling ill).
Things you can do for baby to help him be more comfortable and get his rest when he's not feeling well:
-Run a humidifier in his room
-Put him down to sleep in his car seat, so his head is elevated. I put my little one in her car seat right in the crib. She slept so much better that way.
-Let him get extra rest as his body is fighting an infection.
-Breastfeed often, and keep your nutrition up. Boost your own immune system as much as possible with herbals and healthful foods.
-look up GOOT as a possiblity for helping baby's immunity.
-Get in his face a lot (see below)
I have noticed that I hardly ever get sick when I am caring for a famliy member who is ill. I'm the one around the sickie the most. Everyone else in the family will come down with it but me. I'm almost convinced that being right in the face of a sick person can cause a healthy person's immune system to build up immunity to the bug. So if you build up immunity, it will pass along in the milk. (But this is just a personal theory.)
I was real worried about my little one as well, but she has been fine after her first little cold. Hope he feels better soon!
~Gwen
