Day Care Centers & Providers: Saline Drops
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Ways to Moisturize Nose of 13 Month Old During Naps at Daycare
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on January 11, 2008
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My son is a snorer, which actually can turn into quite a loud squeaking.
He used to have sleep apnea issues associated with this, but we discovered his food allergi...
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- put a little vaseline on the inside of his nostrils.
- I use Vaseline on my 3 year old's nose. She doesn't snore, but just gets really dry. She feels better when she uses it.
- Have you asked the daycare if you purchased a humidifer if they would use it. All they have to do is fill it up with water each day I am sure they would do that for y...
Newborn Nasal Congestion
Asked by V.A. from Dallas
on March 21, 2007
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My 7 week old is having a lot of congetion. He recently started having a dry cough because of the drainage. The doc told me to use the saline drops, and suction out ...
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- At 3 weeks old my pediatrician said that our daughter could have 1/4 tsp of benedryl. It will clear up the runny nose and then in turn the cough.
- Our Pedi told us NOT to use a humidifier that it only makes the congestion thicker. You might try without for a while to see if that helps?
- Hello there, I use Ocean Nasal Spray for KIDS. I squirt in both nostrals wait and then squirt again to rinse the nose out. You will see all the stuff drain out. I ...
Congestion and Runny Nose
Asked by B.S. from Scranton
on August 5, 2008
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I have a 9 month old. She is extremely congested with runny nose. She just got her 4 front teeth and looks like there is more coming in. Any suggestions to help her br...
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- Saline is really the only answer. Try an incline in the crib, but saline is best. I was once given advice to put vicks vapor rub on my daughter's feet and then put s...
- The humidifier will work well...also if you want to put a pillow under the head of the crib mattress....
- Hi B., It stinks when they are so little and so stuffy! Run a cool mist humidifier in her room. Also, prop up the two top legs of her crib on phonebooks so it is ...
My Little One Has a Bad Stuffy Nose
Asked by L.R. from Chicago
on April 3, 2010
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my daughter is three weeks old she had a stuffy nose since yesterday and today it seemed to be getting worse, i tried saline drops and vicks vaporizer and its not help...
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- I agree with the humidifier and bulb syringe. What helped my daughter more than saline was a few drops of breastmilk in each nostril. Sounds strange, but totally work...
- prop her crib mattress up from underneath so she is kind of sleeping at an angle. Also get a cool mist vaporizer. It won't make the stuffy noise go away, but it will...
- Saline drops help break up the mucus and suction it out as best you can without irritating her little nose. We have an electric one and the bulb one given to us from t...
Prevent a Cold Leading to Ear Infection
Asked by M.V. from San Francisco
on July 21, 2008
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Hi,
My 8 month old daughter is running an ear infection now. She had one last month as well. I am just wondering if there are any precautions that can be taken when...
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- When I was a baby I regularly got bronchitis and was given lots of antibiotics, which has affected my health all my life, so I'm really trying to keep my baby's colds ...
- I usually use the saline drops and the sucker a lot when she has a cold.
- My kids all had bad ears, bad ears run in my family- my sister had "tubes" when they were brand new state of the art. All I can tell you is they do outgrow it usually...
2 Month Old Too Congested to Eat
Asked by K.H. from Washington DC
on November 3, 2007
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My daughter has been congested since birth it seems. However, her congestion is now interferring with her eating. She appears very hungry, but it seems like she can'...
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- Are you nursing or bottle feeding her? You're doing the right things for you little one. Don't forget that after putting the saline drops in her nose to wait a few m...
- Had the ped checked her for reflux?
- My suggestion is to stop using the humidifier. From my experance it's more harmful than good. You need your childs nose to dry up not get wet. The humidifier is only i...
Remedies for Congestion in a Newborn
Asked by L.W. from Houston
on March 28, 2008
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My son is six weeks old and has had problems with congestion for a few weeks, but it seems to be getting worse. I use saline drops and try to clean his nose several ti...
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- We had this problem with my daughter starting at 3 weeks and unfortunately we tried everything and it resolved itself by about 2 1/2 months. What we tried was: - s...
- have you talked to your pediatrician? We had a similar problem and we used ayr saline gel w/ aloe very applied w/ a q tip. We also didn't use his nasal asparator much...
- When my children were congested I would put campophenique on their pillow. Touch your fingertip to the open bottle and dab on each side of where their head lays - that...
Warm Mist Humidifier
Asked by J.H. from Richmond
on April 4, 2008
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I am researching warm mist humidifiers for my 10 wk old son. He's stuffy every day and I've used saline drops which he tolerates but doesn't really like... plus i hat...
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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....
- 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 nost...
- 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" it...
Newborn Allergies
Asked by S.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2007
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Hello
I am new to the site, I have a one month old is it possible that he can have allergies already?? He has been congested since birth (had a c-section he was 10pds...
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- I found this and i think it may help. How can I tell if my baby has allergies or just a cold? Because the symptoms of nasal allergies (also known as allergic rhini...
- Hey S., I just wanted to respond because I went through a lot with my daughter at a young age and one of the things was a cold after just a two weeks old- the congesti...
- you can try raising his head when he sleeps. put blocks or something under his crib or even a folded blanket under his mattress.. he may slide down, if he does, roll a...
Seeking Much Needed Advice About Eye Care!
Asked by J.T. from Birmingham
on May 11, 2009
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My son is 4mths. old and has constant eye problems. I am always having to wipe stuff out of his eyes and sometimes it is yellow. I have tried just about everything to ...
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- It is probably a clogged tear duct. My daughter had one until she was almost a year old. Take a warm damp rag and massage the area where the tear duct is. He will even...
- It is very common for infants to have a blocked tear duct, which causes the "eye goo" you have described. Most of the time, you can massage the inner corner of the eye...
- my son's eyes did the same thing. It was his tear ducts, they were closed. He had to have the tear ducts probed. That was a short term fix. He then had tubes put into ...
