Understanding COLD: Cold is a viral infection. Spreads from one person to another. As your baby grow and comes in contact with more number of people there are more chances of them getting the infection, that means more number of cough and running nose when they start going out, going to crèche or school. Once your baby get infection from one virus they develop immunity to that virus and never get another infection from the same virus but since there are lots of viruses they keep getting infection from other ones.
Each episode usually last for about 5-7 days but can be prolonged to around 2 weeks also. So the usual pattern is that they are UNWELL FOR AROUND 5-7 DAYS THEN WELL FOR 2-3 DAYS AND THEY AGAIN GET COLD . So it seems like your baby is ill all the time but that is actually not the case. IS COLD BAD OR INDICATION OF POOR IMMUNITY This is the most commonly asked question by…
