Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years agoA. for making the child sleep you can do the following things
you can swaddle the child to make the child comfortable
you can sing a song / lullaby
you can use a cradle or swing
you can go for a car ride with the child
keeping the child on your shoulder you can walk briskly
you can keep the child in between both the legs and gently swing the legs both sides.
sleeping pattern gradually improves with increasing age of the child .
Give nasal saline drops every few hourly to the child in the nasal cavity.
Try to prevent temperature variations around the child
You can go for indirect steam inhalation which will again help in decreasing both cough and cold
Continue the regular diet of the child
If there is no improvement in few days then meet your doctor
For fever and pain give paracetamol.
Anti-cold medicines at this age have got side effects so can be given only after medical consultation.
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