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My Baby Has a Cold
You can use saline drops in her nose and the bulb syringe to pull out the mucus that you can. You could also try one of those plug in for the wall that have ...
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- Try putting baby vicks vapor rub on the bottom of her feet at night to ease the coughing. This always works with my daughter!
- They say infant's motrin is the safest to give. Im not sure how soon you can give it though, 8 weeks may be too young. I would google motrin and see how early you can ...
- I HATE drs and hospitals, but it is suggested that when a baby under the age of 3 months gets a cough or fever you NEED to take them into the dr/er. I had to take my 3...
Just a Cold?
Close off the other one and then put the bulb syringe in as far as you can. (I promise you will not hurt her) then suction. She is going to cry and be mad ...
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- Your Dr. should have a nurse on call. If it is the weekend and and I am unsure, I call the Dr. ( get the answering service) and receive a call very quickly from my Dr'...
- Unless the coughing sounds like she has congestion in her chest, I'd call the doctor Monday morning. There isn't much anyone can do for a cold except what you're doin...
- When my 7 month old was sick a month ago...the nurse on call, on a Sunday, told me that unless her fever was above 101 or she was wheezing severely it was ok to wait u...
3 Week Old Sleeping on Their Side
... a saline spray and nasal bulb Put the drops in each side and let it settle ... and then suction out thegunk with a bulb syringe Colds are always tricky ...
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- Hi J.! As a nurse, I've never put my kids to bed on their backs, just in case they spit up and the only place it had to go was down their throats. I have always put ...
- I would think what ever works for you. None of my boys every slept on their backs. I honestly think side sleeping is better.
- Try saline nose drops to loosen mucous and a aspirator/"booger snatcher" to remove them. If she sleeps good let her sleep that way. Don't forget and not use the wedge ...
7 Week Old with Head Cold
I used the bulb syringe, I also had him sleep at an incline (we weren't using our crib full time yet, so I had him sleep in a carseat or swing that had him ...
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- Hi H., There are no over the counter cold or sinus meds for infants. I'd definately try Little Noses saline spray. It helps thin out the mucus. Also, use a vapor...
- Hello H.! Sucking all the mucus out is good. Getting a vaporizer will help. With little ones its hard to give them anything overthe counter because they are so young. ...
- Decongestants cause the blood vessels in the sinus and throat area to constrict which causes the inflammation and mucus formation to reduce. This also raises the blo...
Nervous About Giving 6 Month Old Benadryl
Are you using a bulb syringe? Saline drops do good to loosen things up, but babies can't blow their nose. Just make sure that you smoosh the nostril that ...
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- S., you are trying all the good things that can help with congestion. My grandchildren, as babies, benefited the most from sleeping in their car seat and moisture. C...
- When my son was four he had a severe allergic reaction, and the first doctor I took him to said to give him Benadryl. We did, and it was awful. It knocked him out fo...
- Babies are obligated nose breathers, they don"t understand that they could open their mouths to breath so they try and breath through the mucus. Keep her nose clear a...
4 Month Old with a Cold
Also, suction the mucous out of his nose with one of those little bulb syringes. Good luck! 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- I have a two year old little boy myself.. I was fortunate enough that he did't get sick until he was 10 months old... However once he got sick for the first time, it...
- Hi there A.: My advise is to elevate him when sleeping (put a bolster under the crib mattress or leave him in a swing/car seat, etc. Use saline on his nose (they se...
- Use a vaporizor (hot air) with vicks in the well. I have found cool air humidifiers don't relieve congestion. It really works. When our daughter (5 months now) was...
Best Medicine for 6 Month Old
use the bulb syringe in 3 answers "I also put in saline drops with each diaper change and use ..... Saline, bulb syringe and humidifier are the best things. ...
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- There's not much you can do. (Castor Oil will only make her stools runny, which she probably already has with all the mucous in her system). She's too young for any o...
- My daughter is 3 and for the first two years we dealt with the same thing. You need to let it runs its course. Her immune system will get stronger. This year my daught...
- vicks baby rub works great, johnson's vapor bath, I have found decongestion drops (not just saline) for infants at babies are us. Is she a big baby or small one? My so...
Vicks Vaporub
You can also use saline spray in his nose and help him blow it or use a bulb syringe. Try to get his nose clear before he goes to bed. ...
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- If your son is not allergic, try honey! You're not supposed to give it to children under 1, but you mentioned yours is almost 2. My son just turned 1 and I gave him ...
- Hyland's makes a great Honey based cough syrup that is 100% natural and has been working wonderfully for my son since he just experience croup for the first time. ...
- Peppermint Extract is also good for clearing sinus'-rub under nose or on chest like the vapo-rub.
Nose Congestion
Just have the bulb syringe ready so you can pull all the thick stuff out of her nose for her. Another thing I used to do with mine was stand in the shower ...
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- D., If you have not purchased a hot steam vaporizer, run right out and get one. I use the one by Vick's and I put Vick's vaposteam in it and it opens my kids right ...
- Hi D.-- As everyone else mentioned, the saline drops from lil noses works wonders! Also, use J&J vicks vapor bath when bathing...that loosens a ton prior to even us...
- Try little noses, saline spray/ drops. Just go by the instructions on the bottle, and have a nose sucker ready to immediately suck the stuff out! You can also try ...
Dimatapp
Stick with saline and the bulb syringe, vaporizer, baby Vaporub and running the bathroom shower till it gets nice and steamy then sit in there with him and ...
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- I think there is a Infants or Children's Dimetapp. I would check with the doctor to make sure you can add that with the prescriptions antihistamine. Sometimes giving b...
- My mom used to put a little baby vicks sauve under my nose to help and take me to the restroom and steam it up for awhile worked wonders try it and see. R.
- I have been giving my 11 month son Robitussin DM for the past few months a .8 dose (using the Tylenol .8 dose dropper). This is the adult bottle since they had taken t...
