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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...
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...
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...
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...
6 Month Old with Sinus Congestion
Asked by M.G. from Atlanta
on March 2, 2009
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My 6 month old son CONSTANTLY has horrible sinus congestion. The Peds tell us to continue with saline drops and the nasal aspirator. Well, I do that about 5-8 times ...
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- Breatmilk does have antibioics in it and y pediatrition even recommended that dropping it it thier ear or eye can clear up infecton.
- Ask your pediatrician if you could give benadryl to help with the congestion. I know they believe that kids don't have seasonal allergies until 2 or older but my daugh...
- The back of the throat means drainage from sinus, which could be from the saline drops. Continue it though, as it does help - it would be worse without them. Also ge...
Advice for Breathing Issues at Night
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on February 20, 2010
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Every night after my 2 yr old goes to sleep his nose gets real stuffy and dry, and because it's dry it's hard for me to clean it out a little for him. I'm sure it's d...
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- sounds like almost everyone had my idea, a humidifier! i use one with my son because he has asthma and this helps so much, we also use a clean air machine in the hallw...
- I have a friend with the same problem with her daughter of 3, now. It helps to have a humidifier. They put a humidifier in the hallway, outside the 2 childrens bedroom...
- Yes, they have the children size strips - I use them for my 6 yr old at night when he is a little stuffy and it seems to help. You might also try putting a cool mist ...
Cold/Congestion In Newborn
Asked by A.M. from Cincinnati
on September 29, 2008
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I am a first time mome of an 11 week old beautiful baby girl. She is in daycare part time (3 days) and has a little cough/congestion. She has no fever and is seeming...
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- I am not sure what the name of the thermometer is but they sell it at Walmart and at Baby's-R-Us. It is a rectal thermometer and you can only put it in so far, my hus...
- I think i used an invacare humidifier (i think thats the name) i liked it the water would stay there all night and still be half full the next morning!! there is a the...
- We had a lot of success using the Temporal scanners. I have used it on my 2 year old and on our newborn and they seem to be accurate. We have even compared the tempe...
Common Cold Remedies?
Asked by S.W. from Minneapolis
on February 9, 2009
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Hello Everyone,
I'm sure this is a common question but I wanted to ask. My 6 1/2 mo old son has the common cold. I'm still breastfeeding and after he eats he has to c...
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- steam him in the bathroom or over the sink then suck the flem out with the hateful sucker outter thing, mix eucalyptus essential oil with jojoba or any oil and put it ...
- I know one of the posters mentioned that there could be Vicks side effects, but for my daughter it did seem to help if I put some on her feet and then put her socks or...
- probably the best thing is to stick with the saline drops and a nasal aspirator. becasue he is so young, he can't blow his nose yet, the saline will thin the mucus out...
Mucus in Infant's Throat
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on May 24, 2010
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My 2 month old preemie son (8 days adjusted age) has been congested for the last 3 weeks. Since yesterday, he seem to have some mucus in his throat. He keeps swallowin...
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- We had the same situation. My daughter would choke on her own mucous so she ended up wearing a heart/lung monitor at night. It did turn out to be GERD/reflux, and she ...
- I don't know if this will help, but it certainly couldn't hurt--prop up the hear of his bassinet or crib so the mucous flows down. It always helped my son when he was...
- My sisters baby is doing the same thing. It sounds like your doing everything right. Keeping him upright is a big thing. I think you just have to wait it out, as sad a...
Stuffy Noses
Asked by J.B. from New York
on November 5, 2007
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hey moms- my son is 2 and has a major stuffy nose. i cannot seem to relieve him of it. i have tried the pedia care decongestant, no help , now i have bought little nos...
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- Definitely use puffs plus WITH LOTION. I am prone to getting sores on my nose when I have a cold if I blow my nose with anything else. They are the absolute softest an...
- Hi J., When my daughter has a cold and is all stuffy, I take a very little amount of Baby Vicks vapor rub and rub that on her back. I rub it in the middle of her b...
- Some of these meds. can have opposite reactions. Like your situation a stuffy nose becoming super runny. Make sure first you ask a pharmacist like at Target if you h...
