my baby has a cold and my mother in law wont let me give her medicine.?

[*kadys_momy*]

my baby has a cold and my mother in law wont let me give her medicine. My daughter has been coughing and sneezing and spitting up her formula since we brought her home, now she has got worse, now she's moody and hardly ever eats, and has gas that I believe is bothering her so I bought some infant medicine from wal mart to try and help, when I gave it to her she seemed to calm down a little and feel okay, but when I was talking to my mother in law about it she got angry and told me I shouldn't give her any medicine she is fine... What should I do?

 

[Nurse JC]

If your baby is young then you need to make a doctors appointment. The medication that you are talking about is it mylicon drops? It is okay to give this for gas. You said that your child has been sick since you came home from the hospital so because the baby is still an infant your pediatrician needs to be called and see the child.

 

[Mrs. Z plus 3]

I'd like to know where you got infant medicine because they don't sell that on the shelves anymore. Check the label again. I bet you have toddler medicine. Kudos to the MIL for stopping you.

If it is that big of concern you need to take your baby to the doctor.

Also I need to add although I think it is commendable of your MIL to stop you from giving your baby medicine I do have to add remember this is YOUR baby and she can't dictate what you do and how you raise your child.

It sounds like you need to draw a line in the ground right now.