At what age did your baby first get sick?

marycotter567 · Apr 13th, 2012, 19:07 PM

Just curious... also, how are you feeding the baby.

sailing_girl · Apr 13th, 2012, 19:31 PM

I EBF and my LO first got a cold at 4 weeks old

It totally sucked and I blame my dumb ass cousin for giving it to her. She got over it really quickly and didn't get sick any more until 2 days ago at just over 7 months (she got another cold). I think the BFing really helps prevent illness but that's just my opinion...

Kaede351 · Apr 13th, 2012, 22:20 PM

Well DH had flu just after Harri was born so he caught it when he was about a week old. I don't think he got full flu though because he got over it within about 4 or 5 days. But they were awful

he was all snuffly and snotty and had a cough and runny eyes and a slight temperature and there was absolutely nothing I could do for him

couldn't give him any calpol or anything because he was too young, all I could do was keep putting saline drops in his nose to try and break down the snot and help him breathe. I literally could have cried for him though bless him

thankfully he hasn't been poorly since and I hope he doesn't get poorly again for a long time! Not that you can really fully avoid it with little ones, but I can hope!

XxX

calliebaby · Apr 13th, 2012, 22:29 PM

I BF until 8 months and he formula fed until 12 months. He got his first cold around 11 months and it lasted 4 days and never was worse than a runny nose. He has been sick once since that (about 4 days as well), never has had a fever or anything worse though.

creatingpeace · Apr 13th, 2012, 22:54 PM

i was combi feeding and he got his first cold at 3 months

steph. · Apr 13th, 2012, 23:08 PM

EBF and she had a cold at 6 weeks and a temperature at 14 weeks.

Sam182 · Apr 14th, 2012, 01:09 AM

Alex spent a long time in NICU but has only just gotten his first cold. He's every snuffly which is awful. He was fed EBM for 10 weeks then onto formula

m0mmyCool · Apr 14th, 2012, 01:53 AM

1st - slight fever & cold 8 months

2nd- fever & pnemonia 6 months

Breastfed 1st. Still breastfeeding 2nd.

purapura · Apr 14th, 2012, 02:00 AM

I ff, and lo had cought a virus at 7 month first (runny nose, runny poo and vomited once) time. And that is it so far.

liz1985 · Apr 14th, 2012, 02:36 AM

LO is sick now, he has had sickness and diareah now for 6 days. He's three and half months. He was BF and is now FF. I know BF helps but it can't just be that some children just pick things up easier. My first nephew was EBF and he had every illness going, and was always in an out of hospital. He's three now and still gets I'll a lot. His brother was FF from birth and he's prob bin poorly once and he's two.

Apr 13th, 2012, 19:07 PM	#1
marycotter567 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 498	At what age did your baby first get sick? Just curious... also, how are you feeding the baby.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 19:31 PM	#2
sailing_girl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 539	I EBF and my LO first got a cold at 4 weeks old It totally sucked and I blame my dumb ass cousin for giving it to her. She got over it really quickly and didn't get sick any more until 2 days ago at just over 7 months (she got another cold). I think the BFing really helps prevent illness but that's just my opinion...

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Apr 13th, 2012, 22:20 PM	#3
Kaede351 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: County Durham Posts: 8,041	Well DH had flu just after Harri was born so he caught it when he was about a week old. I don't think he got full flu though because he got over it within about 4 or 5 days. But they were awful he was all snuffly and snotty and had a cough and runny eyes and a slight temperature and there was absolutely nothing I could do for him couldn't give him any calpol or anything because he was too young, all I could do was keep putting saline drops in his nose to try and break down the snot and help him breathe. I literally could have cried for him though bless him thankfully he hasn't been poorly since and I hope he doesn't get poorly again for a long time! Not that you can really fully avoid it with little ones, but I can hope! XxX

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Apr 13th, 2012, 22:29 PM	#4
calliebaby Waiting To Try (WTT) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,565	I BF until 8 months and he formula fed until 12 months. He got his first cold around 11 months and it lasted 4 days and never was worse than a runny nose. He has been sick once since that (about 4 days as well), never has had a fever or anything worse though.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 22:54 PM	#5
creatingpeace Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,285	i was combi feeding and he got his first cold at 3 months

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Apr 13th, 2012, 23:08 PM	#6
steph. Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,695	EBF and she had a cold at 6 weeks and a temperature at 14 weeks.

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Sam182 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 1,943	Alex spent a long time in NICU but has only just gotten his first cold. He's every snuffly which is awful. He was fed EBM for 10 weeks then onto formula

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Apr 14th, 2012, 01:53 AM	#8
m0mmyCool Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 663	1st - slight fever & cold 8 months 2nd- fever & pnemonia 6 months Breastfed 1st. Still breastfeeding 2nd.

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purapura Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West London Posts: 2,681	I ff, and lo had cought a virus at 7 month first (runny nose, runny poo and vomited once) time. And that is it so far.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 02:36 AM	#10
liz1985 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,216	LO is sick now, he has had sickness and diareah now for 6 days. He's three and half months. He was BF and is now FF. I know BF helps but it can't just be that some children just pick things up easier. My first nephew was EBF and he had every illness going, and was always in an out of hospital. He's three now and still gets I'll a lot. His brother was FF from birth and he's prob bin poorly once and he's two.

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