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With people sneezing and coughing around you, or at your child’s school, it’s important to separate fact from fiction where colds are concerned. In fact, there are more than 1 billion colds in the United States every year, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Sickness never comes at a convenient time, but when your child awakens in the middle of the night with distressing symptoms, chaos often follows.

Everyone is half asleep and not thinking clearly. The doctor’s office is closed, and you don’t know whether you should call and wake him or try to deal with the ailment yourself.

Here’s a list of finger food favorites:

• O-shaped toasted oat cereal or other low-sugar cereal

• Lightly toasted bread or bagels (spread with vegetable puree for extra vitamins)

• Small chunks of banana or other very ripe peeled and pitted fruit, like mango, plum, pear, peach, cantaloupe, or seedless watermelon

A baby’s first 12 months of life is marked by incredible changes as baby transforms from a helpless newborn to an inquisitive toddler. See what to expect from baby each month throughout the first year with this development section!