The common cold in babies is caused by a viral infection and usually takes a week to ten days to heal. Nowadays, there is no specific antiviral medicine to treat viral colds, and the cold medicine is usually said to only relieve and control the symptoms. The following is a description of the care of different symptoms. Symptom one: nasal congestion Baby’s nose is not ventilated because of the obstruction of secretions in the baby’s nose, or the swelling of the mucous membrane in the nose. Generally, it is not recommended to use nasal drops, most of the drugs to make the nose ventilated contain ephedrine, when the drops are connected to the nasopharynx, the drug will be swallowed by the baby, ephedrine will have certain side effects after being absorbed by the baby’s body. If the baby’s nasal congestion is caused by secretion obstruction 1, use cotton swabs to roll out the secretion or use a few threads of cotton to stimulate the nostrils and cause sneezing to spray out the secretion; 2, if there is a nasal scab, wet the cotton swab, moisten the scab and rub the nose to soften the scab and roll it out or sneeze it out; 3, pay attention to maintaining indoor humidity to avoid dry air, resulting in the formation of nasal scabs causing nasal blockage. If there is no secretion, it is caused by congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa, which can be relieved by local wet compresses with warm towels or massaging both sides of the baby’s nose. If the nasal congestion is serious, you can use special nasal drops for babies, only 1 drop per side, not more. Symptom two: runny nose Baby’s skin is very delicate, runny nose often wipe will make the skin hurt, baby is also uncomfortable, you can use a warm wet towel to cover lightly, and then apply emollient oil to prevent skin chapping caused by pain and pain. You can also use olive oil to apply thinly in the clean nasal cavity, which can also play a role in protecting the mucous membrane in the nasal cavity. Symptom 3: Cough 1. Usually a mild cough is not usually advocated to give small babies drugs to suppress cough. If cough suppressants are used, the cough reflex will be inhibited, resulting in the retention of phlegm in the tracheobronchial tubes, which can aggravate the condition or cause secondary infections. 2. For a mild cough, parents can pat the baby’s back more often to help expel phlegm. Small babies usually do not cough up phlegm yet, and the swallowed phlegm can be discharged through the digestive tract via stool. At night, snot flows down the throat, which can stimulate the throat and cause coughing. You can also try to raise the baby’s head in the direction of the bed at a tilt. 3. When the cough is more serious and affects your baby’s sleep or feeding, you should go to the hospital promptly and use medicine under the guidance of a doctor. Symptom 4: Sore throat When your baby has a sore throat, his appetite becomes poor and he does not like to eat milk. The best solution is to stop the pain and have a liquid diet. If your baby is allowed to cry, it will aggravate the symptoms in the throat, so you must let your baby cry less. Do not let your baby eat any stimulating food, including too salty, too sweet, too sour food, when adding complementary foods. You can give your baby a warm and cool liquid diet, such as congee, rotten noodle sheet soup. Symptom five: fever Fever is the body’s response to foreign antigens. Low fever (37.5-38.5 degrees) can promote the immune response and facilitate the self-control and recovery of the disease. A fever of >38.5 degrees requires antipyretic drugs to avoid the occurrence of high fever convulsions. The level of fever does not indicate the severity of the disease, let alone the condition of choosing antibiotics.