Baby’s first cold... what would you do?

Question

My baby is 3 months. He was born prematurely at 35 weeks. 
He started coughing, sneezing and congestion on Tuesday. Have taken his temperature multiple times a day and no fever. 
I called the doctor Wednesday, and they said as long as he’s eating, wetting diapers, no fever,  and not in respiratory distress, then he didn’t need to come in. 
Tuesday into Wednesday and Wednesday into Thursday the cough would wake him from his sleep. Last night he did not wake from sleep to cough. 
But he woke up this morning he still has the same symptoms (congestion, cough, sneezes, no fever). He’s happy, still smiles and coos. He is taking extra naps but I’d say it’s appropriate to the symptoms, and when he’s awake he’s awake. 
What would you do (including factoring in that it’s Friday)?  Wait it out? Bring him in to the doctor? Something else?

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My daughter is the same. She has a small cold now i went in cause she had a temp of 100 and the doctor told me as long as shes eating and haveing plenty of wet diapers ans no rsv shes okay. I just waited it out like you do as an adult when your sick and i also gave her 1.25 ml of motrin and that seemed to work
 But try giving the baby a warm bath

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Not much you can do as long as baby is managing well. My son had RSV at 7 weeks and it was basically a cold for him. The only reason we took him to the doctor was because he got choked on mucus and couldn’t catch his breath. He was fine after s breathing treatment. 
We used Zarbee baby chest rub, saline drops, bulb syringe, and humidifier

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My girl is sick with a cold aswell put a humidifier on . use saline mist and suck the gunk out . keep him elevated when its night time . Give the little one a couple sips of pedialyte in the morning it helps loosen the mucus as to formula thickens it up . Use vicks vapor rub on his chest and feet and push fluids all you can do mama is make them comfortable and let his body fight it off. Best wishes to yall .

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Sounds similar to what my son had about a month ago when he was 2 months old. I was really worried so I set up a humidifier close to his crib but not directly on him and I steamed our bathroom. The humidifier has helped and I leave it on every night while he is sleeping. Good luck!

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My baby caught a cold when she was 2.5 months. I use nosefrida to suction her nose, gave her warm baths and placed a cool vaporizer in her room. I also put a few drops of breast milk in each nostril. Her cold cleared up in 1-2 days. Wishing a fast recovery for your little! xx

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U can put some vics vapo rub on his feet and put on some socks or sleeper and turn on ur humidifier give it a couple days and baby should be fine.

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He sounds fine. Like you’re doing everything to make him get better and his little body just has to fight whatever he has. I’m one of those moms that always takes my kids to the doctor. My six year old has taught me that over the years. I always think he has a cold and it’s actually something else.

Baby’s first cold... what would you do?

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