Warm Mist Humidifier

Hi J.
My son also had a very stuffy nose when he was a baby. It turns out he had multiple allergies (nuts, eggs and pork). If you have a history of allergies in your family, I would consider the possiblility that this is the cause. Then speak to your pediatrician because depending on whether you are breast or bottle feeding will change what you do next. You could go on an elimination diet to figure out the trigger foods you are eating, or switch to a lactose and soy free formula. Or like some of the other readers have said, it could be an environmental allergy. Something to check into. I tried to eliminate multiple things from my diet but never thought to do it all at once like a true elimination diet. Who would have thought he'd be allergic to more than one thing. He also spit up all the time (and I do mean all the time) and had very faint bumps on his torso which you couldn't see but could feel. (The allergist said that was mild eczema). Good luck to you!

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Hi J.,
I have a cool mist humidifier which in my experience has always proven to help tremendously and I bought it at Target and you never replace the filter ( I guess you could call it filterless). One great natural remedy that I have found quite helpful is to use a few drops of Tea Tree oil in the humidifier. It prevents mold and mildew and I find that it improves the overall breathing of children at night. I am certainly not an expert, but just wanted to share with you what has worked for me for my children who are now grown and my granddaughter who is 6 and lives with me. You should also consider the products that you use for doing laundry, cleaning and personal care products and whether or not the chemicals in those products could be contributing to his stuffiness.

Hope this helps,
L.

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Hi J.,

My pediatrician recommended the vicks warm mist humidifier to me when my daughter was ill. You can purchase it at either walmart or target for less than $20. That should work well for you and it does not have a filter. Good luck

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Just a few thoughts. A warm mist humidifier can be a breding ground for mold and other allergy causing products. try one attached to your heating supply for the house; or look for a good cool mist humidifier. The cool mist also is safer for when he starts moving around later.
Another thing to think about is, what do you clean your house with? It's something that I never thought about, cuz I was brought up on many chemicals clean better. I now have a non toxic house courtesy of Melaleuca. Every one in the house now breathes better because I am not using the checmicals anymore.
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He may be stuffy because he has allergies, it is allergy season. My son is now 20 mos and I found out last summer that he is allergic to many things and dust mites is among them. They get worse in the spring b/c it gets warmer and damper. I used the humidifier for a long time b/c he was always stuffy then the allergist told me that was the worst thing I could do b/c it creates the ideal environment for dust mites to breed making his allergies worse! I stopped using it immediately as well as getting an air cleaner for his room and keeping it very clean. That has helped A LOT and he is no longer stuffy at night. Saline drops are good to use if he will tolerate them. I also put vicks vapo rub on his pj's (as it isn't good to use it on the skin under 2 years) which helps a lot too. Just my two cents!

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I noticed that you got one specific product for warm mist but that a lot of the mama responders prefer cool. Thought I'd give you a link to ours--it's cool mist, no filter, easy to deal with and BONUS, shaped like a frog. I know it's a gimmick but the reviews were really great on Amazon and--for me at least--the price was right: http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Adorable-Gallon-Humidifier-Sh...

Good luck!!

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I found a humidifier at Target that you can wash the filters and there is no need to replace filters monthly. It is not a warm mist humidifier though. It is called: Carefree Humidifier Plus by Hunter. Hope this helps. ---H. :)

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J., it could be a reaction to the cleaning products that you are using in the home. It happened to us. When my oldest was 1 month old, he woke us choking on blood! It turned out to be a tiny blood vessel had burst in his nose due to the driness. We got a little tube of AYR at the drug store and rubbed it all around his nose holes several times a day. This really helps. We even tried it too.
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I bought one for my one year old couple years ago at Buy Buy Baby. The brand was holmes. But now that it's spring stores may not have it, humidifiers are a "winter" item. So check on-line at Wal-mart, Target or Buy Buy Baby. My daughter has always had respitory problems and seasonal allergies so it helped a LOT. But do you have a newer home that is well insulated? because we got rid of our warm mis humidifier this past season and bought a regular/cold mist one from Babies R Us b/c warm mist ones promote mold growth inside the walls if a room if used often(like as in every night/day) but if you have great insulation it shouldn't be a problem. Also Vick's makes a plug in vaporizer that needs no water, just replacement pads that help kids breathe. Also Target has these great little plug in air purifiers for $20. Saline drops are great too adn although kids don't like aspirators, they help them!
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I just have a basic vaporizer. I am not aware if it has a filter or if it needs replaced. Its pretty basic.
As for the saline...try just putting a drop near his nostrils and then smooshing it up into his nose. Thats how I do my kids, they are now 2 and 3 and I still do it cuz they hate it when I squirt it. You can skip the aspirator unless he really has alot of stuff up there that needs to come out. Otherwise just gently pinch his little nostrils and squeeze out what you can thats been loosened by the saline. They make baby vicks now too that you could rub a spot on his nose that might help him breathe. GL>

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Vicks makes a great one that doesn't have a filter. We actually use it every night instead of a cold mist one because it has done a better job than our cool mist one. The great thing about the warm mist one from Vicks is that they make something called Vaposteam that you can put into the water. It has menthol and some other things in it that help your baby breath better. We have used it the few times we saw a cold coming on with our son, and he has been healthy this entire winter!

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