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My 10 Week Baby Has a Stuffy Nose Every Night.
We've also had success with vick's baby rub on the chest and (believe it or not) the soles of his feet. I was very worried about vaccines too. ...
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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 ...
Soothing a Cough
I used a humidifier in his room at night..and Vicks Baby Rub on his chest. Although this didn't get rid of his cough altogether, he did cough less and ...
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- I have no idea if this really works, but just read in an email that if you apply a generous amount of Vicks Vapor Rub to the soles of the feet, at bedtime, and cover w...
- My 20 month-old daughter had a lingering cough after a cold, just like your daughter. We would put honey on a large spoon and drizzle lemon juice on top. I was amazed ...
- My daughter is almost 3 and has suffered coughs all winter. We found that a spoonful of local honey (apparently honey from local pollens is better for your immune sys...
Stuffy Nose - 15 Week Old Infant
I have treated him with saline drops, ran a humidifier at in his room and have recently started using Vicks Baby Rub first thing in the morning and last ...
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- Have you used the bulb syringe to suck the mucous out? I usually do that after giving the saline drops. Also I would put my baby in her car seat and bring her in...
- I used Xlear on mine...it is all natural and helps with the moisture and reduction of allergies.....I get it at Market Street or Mike's Health Collection in McKinney.....
- If you are nursing, I would try not eating any dairy and seeing how your son does. I am very sensitive to dairy and any time I have dairy I get very congested, and I a...
Baby Powder
Read all 10 responses: "My husband started using baby powder on my son because ... and he giggles when i rub it on him - hahaha - this is also a boy (16 mo. ...
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- SD~ I took a parenting class before my first child at Delnor hospital and I remember seeing a picture of an xray of a baby whose parents were using baby powder and ...
- when my kids were younger we used it all the time....i did hear about the asthma thing though and i also heard something about powder causing cervical cancer in girls....
- There a lots of things are parents did long ago, but doesn't mean it's necessary. Baby powder really isn't needed and it can clog the pores. Yes, talc can be a trigger...
Baby with Terrible cough..need Help!!
What worked for us is Vicks Baby rub on the chest and feet (with socks under footed jammies) after a nice long warm bath with the door closed to hold in all ...
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- You can also try giving her ice chips or frozen juice for her to suck on to help with the sore throat.
- Hey there C. Try sitting on the floor of your shower and let the steam fill the room. Make your daughter comfortable by reading books etc or playing. The steam helps ...
- Use the vicks! I find out about this last year and it really works. My oldest daughter has asthma that causes uncontrollable coughing at night and it worked for her....
6 Month Old with a Cold
Oct 20, 2009 ... I use the vicks baby rub on her chest and put some on her feet then put socks on her feet. she sleeps pretty good at night. ...
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- Unfortunately there are no safe OTC medicines for babies. I recommend Simply Saline Baby (nasal saline mist)or Little Remedies Saline nasal spray. I like Baby Simply...
- The Bulb syringe to "suck out" what you can from his sinuses, use the saline spray in the nose to loosen more & a humidifier in the room at night. (in the room, not di...
- I always did a humidifier, Vicks on the feet with socks, and infant Tylenol. These three do help to ease the discomfort until then virus can run it's course.
Stuffy Nose - Use Vicks on Feet?
After getting up 8 times last night, by 6am I put some of the Vicks baby rub on his feet, and he was still up 3 times between 6am and 7am when he got up for ...
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- I tried it with my 3yr old after reading those same postings. It worked, but she seemed almost drugged by it. It concerns me that the bottom of the feet might be too...
- I recently heard about that and my one co-worker swears it helps her kids. I've never tried it on my kids, but hey you never know.
- I have read the same about giving herbal extracts and aromatherapy oils to babies--you should massage it into the soles of their feet. There are many reflexology poin...
Medicine
Sep 2, 2009 ... If he doesnt have any respitory issues or asthma you can buy Johnson & Johnsons Vapor Bath (ASK YOUR DR)Or Baby Rub could help him clear it up. also Bendryl ...
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- Ask you doctor, but mine told me Benadryl and the amount depends on his weight. Hope he gets better. Steph
- Ask your doc for sure! Sometimes they have little remedies that work :) Mine had us give 1/2 tsp benadryl mixed with 1/2 tsp Mylanta. The benadryl helped get the ba...
- My grandson's pediatrician allows children's benadryl.
3 Month with Cold
Read all 27 responses: "My 3 month old has a stuffy nose and is coughing. I am using a vaporizer and baby rub. What else can I do?
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- The two main things are: humidifier/vaporizer and saline spray. The baby rub might make you feel better, but it won't do much for him. Also, the bulb is not necessary....
- Vapor Rub is not suitable for such a young baby (even the infant formula). Assuming you're nursing, a few drops of breast milk will help break down the congestion in ...
- Suction out the buggers on a regular basis and keep nursing. The germs in the buggers will get on your aireola and help your milk produce antibodies. Works like a ch...
Baby's 1St Cold
If she becomes congested you can use either a vaporizer/humidifier, vicks baby rub, and elevate her sleeping area in an angle. ...
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- I've been told that even with Motrin they should not have that until 6 months old, that it should strictly be Tylenol until that point. I would also try a humidifier ...
- Hi L... I would use saline drops to clean out her nose. Also a humdifier~ we run one all winter long in my son's room. If you still have the nasel aspirator from the h...
- When my daughter got her first cold at 2 months, the biggest problem for her was sleeping. Since she was too small to take any medicines, and I wanted to make sure sh...
