Night Waking & Crying: Infant, Saline Drops
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7Wk Old with Cold
Asked by C.M. from Madison
on March 26, 2008
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My 7wk old boy has his first cold and is vary stuffed up. I have a humidifier and saline drops for his nose. Any other advice on how to releive his stuffyness would be...
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- what i do when my little man has a cold is use a lot of the vick's baby chest rub. put it on his chest, back, neck, and believe it or not on the bottoms of his feet. i...
- I was always told to take my child into the bathroom with me when I shower. The steam helps them. You can put him in his little boundy seat right outside the shower.
- My friend would let her baby sleep in his swing because it kept him upright and it was easier for him to breath. He had a lot of colds starting at 3 months.
9 Week Baby Has Mucus in the Throught at Night
Asked by J.F. from Washington DC
on August 18, 2009
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Since he was 2 weeks my baby has been waking up late at night squirming and crying from frustration because he can seem to get rid of the mucus in his throat. When he...
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- It could be that there is something in his room that he's allergic too. Or there could be something that you are eating that he's having issues with. I would ask the d...
- I had the exact situation with my son when he was 16 weeks. He caught a cold and then had lingering mucous for a month. He had to sleep upright in his swing or would ...
- It could be acid reflux. My son had severe acid reflux and he always had a congested sound to his breathing. The extra feeding could be helping by "rinsing" the thro...
My 10 Week Baby Has a Stuffy Nose Every Night.
Asked by M.S. from Boise
on May 2, 2008
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My baby recieved her 2 month shots and after that it seems like she has a stuffy nose every night. I can't sleep because i feel like she can't breath. I try cleaning i...
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- Hi M., I'm pretty much going to agree with what most people have said. When my baby was around that age and had the same problem, my doctor's medical assistant recomm...
- You do not sound crazy. You are MOM and mom's heart always reaches out! It is better if we over-react, than if we won't catch the moment to pick it up to prevent w...
- Hi M., My baby also has a stuffy nose every night - sometimes I give her some infant tylenol, and I also use a humidifier...the humidifier really works wonders...she ...
1 Week Old Infant - Cold, Stuffy Nose
Asked by G.H. from San Francisco
on February 25, 2010
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I am so paranoid as a new mom. My son has a stuffy nose and we try saline drops, the nasal aspirator and siting in the bathroom with steam but he still seems uncomfort...
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- Glad to hear your baby got a checkup and that all is fine. I wanted to recommend the BEST nasal aspirator. It's called Nose Frida (aka The Snot Sucker) and they sell i...
- Good morning! Coming from experience with lack of oxygen in a child I think you should take him to the doctor to have them check his oxygen level just to make sure ...
- You have to get that cold out, as they are just too young to do anything about it. Get the soft tip bulb syring and suck the yuckky out. They will fuss a little but it...
Difficulty with Bottle Feeding
Asked by L.R. from Pocatello
on February 16, 2008
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I have a 5 week old infant who has gone through a number of formula changes over his short life, is on reflux meds and gas drops w/gripe water (all suggestions from my...
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- Hi! My son had a horible time with reflux, we had to try 4 different meds before we found one that worked with him, which was prilosec. Our Ped also said that it would...
- First of all I would get a second opinion on the colic. You might also want to check the flow of the nipple on the bottle. If it is slower then it may be that he is ...
- This sounds a lot like my nephew. It would take his mom 2 hours to get him to drink 4 oz. because he would suck for a minute and then start crying. She took him to a g...
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 ...
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...
How to deal with mucus congestion with newborn?
Asked by A.M. from Montgomery
on February 28, 2008
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My 7 week old has a lot of mucus and sometimes she vomits it and chokes on it. I am terrified to put her in her own bed in case this happens. Our pediatrician has be...
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- If your pediatrician didn't suggest anything, you may want to consider another pediatrician. Is the mucus from colds, drainage? I know she's only 7 weeks old but see ...
- you can give her water to help thin out the mucus, just dilute her bottles a little more or give her an oz or 2 in between feedings, water won't hurt her. you could tr...
- When my baby was congested and vomiting he was diagnosed with GERD and allergies. We got him on medication for both and it improved. I would see another pediatrician.
My Infant Has Major "Gunk" Again, What Can I Do?
Asked by H.B. from Dallas
on February 1, 2009
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Hello Moms!
Ok, I am sure I am not the only child with this problem- especially since we live in the dfw area. It has gone from 80 degrees to 20 degrees in one week...
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- Oh my goodness I have a solution to help with the gunk....at least to help your kiddos breath and get the gunk out of their noses....you will never go back to a bulb s...
- Hello H., do you use regular formula for your infant? maybe he needs a milk-free formula. and also you need to figure out what he's allergic to. try not to use spra...
- H., I am a mom of 2 and work from home. There is a great Supplement both for children and adults that you can give them and keep them healthy. My daughter has been ...
5 1/2 Month Old with Stuffy Nose
Asked by T.M. from Denver
on April 28, 2008
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Does anyone have some advice on how to clear up my baby's nose? He is 5 1/2 months old and has a stuffy nose, sneezes and a little bit of a cough. The biggest problem ...
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- cut milk (and cheese) out of his diet (and yours if you are nursing). goat's milk is more nutritious and does not produce phlegm. grape juice helps cut through this s...
- Go out and buy some of the Johnson's soothing vapor bath and give your child a steamy warm bath with lots of this in it to start out. Make sure you've got his nose co...
- My 6 Month old son has the same thing for about the last week and a half now. What I do is at night I use a nose bulb to suck out his snot, give hime a bit of infant t...
