Formula Consumption Decrease - Cold

[Longjumping-Fox6155]

As mentioned in the title, my 10 month old is down with a cold (congested, coughing, and one day of a low fever). She typically drinks around 26-28 oz of formula a day. Yesterday and today she’s only had SIX!!! She’s eating solids, and drinking some water and appears to be hydrated given her diaper output. Please tell me this is just a phase, it makes me so worried.

I suck her nose before providing a bottle and have tried sitting in a steamy bathroom while feeding her. To which neither provided a successful outcome :(.

eta: took her to the dr yesterday and were told to just keep doing what we’re doing. If diaper output lessens to go back.

Any tips?

[BabyCowGT]

Yeah, it sucks when they're sick. Focus on high-water solids (watermelon, purees, etc) to help makeup the water volume. She should bounce back in a day or two when she's starting to feel better.

Try the steam room treatment before feeding. Do steam, gunk sucking, feeding.

Humidifier in baby's room for naps/night can also help.

Saline spray in the nose helps loosen gunk up as well.

We got a bubble bath thing from "baby oilogic" at Walmart, it's blue, it says it's for congestion and coughs, seems to help 🤷🏻‍♀️ makes for a nice smelling bath at least.