my baby is now 4 month old. she is suffering from cold. should I give her medicine or some home remedies. plz reply

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this can occurs due to weather changes and temperature variations or simple cold and rarely infection.

kindly give nasal saline drops (nasoclear /nasivion s)every three hourly and since it is a salt water/saline water it does not have any side effects and can be given again and again for nasal blockage and respiratory cough.
it will dissolve mucus in nose adnd throat.
for fever and pain give paracetamol.
anti-cold medicines at this age have got side effects so can be given only after medical consultation.
try to prevent temperature variations around the child and you cadn also give indirect steam inhalation and if there is no improvement in 2 or 3 days then meet your doctor

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hi parent
keep a bowl of chopped onion near her bed apptox three feet far over night
take sunbathing daily with her head and ears covered in the morning
keeo her well hydrated