Cough is usually the last symptom to clear up but gets better 1-2 weeks after other symptoms go away. They can seem to be fighting for breath when they are simply trying to breathe through a blocked nose. Feeding becomes difficult. The effect is often a miserable, hungry, gassy baby who disrupts family life for a few days. Babies having breathing trouble, fever, poor appetite or vomiting should be checked by the doctor.
Colds can lead to a middle ear infection.
Finding pus draining from the ear is a sure sign of ear infection and means that the infection has broken the eardrum. Children with signs of ear infection should be checked by the doctor. Infections of the eye frequently accompany colds or ear infections and are caused by bacteria. Typically, the child will wake up one morning with one or both eyes stuck shut with dried yellow pus. See your doctor for this.