2 week old baby has a cold

Infants don't have the antibodies to fight most colds and gastrointestinal infections. This makes them more likely than older kids and adults to get sick.

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"In the first year, babies come down with about six to 12 infections, most lasting seven to 10 days," says Mary Anne Jackson, MD, a pediatric expert at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri. "That's up to 120 days of the year they may be sick."

During those first few months, a rectal temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit warrants an automatic call to the doctor.

And if your baby is under 1 month old, they may need readmission to the hospital.

"For that reason, we'd love to keep newborns from becoming sick," says Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, associate chief of the division of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

2 month old baby cold and cough

But, unfortunately, that's not always realistic.

So what's a new parent to do? Keep reading to learn germ-fighting habits that could help your baby dodge an illness all year round—or at least make your baby's first cold m

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