The first time she got sick it was 2am, our thermometer had a dead battery, and I ended up at a 24-hour pharmacy in pajamas. Now there is a basket in the hall closet and I restock it every few months. None of this is medical advice, and our pediatrician is still the first call. It is just what lives in our basket.
Frida Baby 3-in-1 Infrared Thermometer
Forehead, ear, or touchless, which matters when she has finally fallen asleep and I do not want to wake her. Fast enough that I get a number before she squirms away.
Frida Baby NoseFrida SnotSucker
Yes, it is exactly what it looks like. Yes, it works better than the bulb. There is a filter, nothing reaches you, and I got over it in roughly one night.
Little Remedies Sterile Saline Nasal Spray and Drops
A few drops first is what makes the NoseFrida actually do anything. Skipping this step is why it did not seem to work for me the first week.
Vicks 3-in-1 SleepyTime Cool Mist Humidifier
Quiet enough to run all night, and the little nightlight is soft enough that it does not wake her. I clean it more often than the manual says to, which I would recommend.
Ezy Dose Kids Oral Syringe and Dispenser
Color-coded markings I can read at 3am without my glasses. The one that comes with the medicine always disappeared, so keeping two of these in the basket solved a recurring middle-of-the-night problem.
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