Stuffy baby? Come in...

lderea · February 2011

Poor little Eli is super stuffy- he hasn't slept more than an hour at a time for the past two nights because of his nose! We are trying saline and obviously using the nose bulb to suction it out.

What else can we do? What has worked for you?

We go to the doc for our scheduled appt Tuesday, so I was hoping to do some home remedies till then since he seems happy and normal other than the stuffiness.

futureCLJ · February 2011

H was born stuffy, most c section babies are. Anyway, I would put him in his bouncer while I showered and it seemed to help a bit.

When DS1 a little one I used to take him in the shower with me. Our house is drafty so I am keeping the baths to a minimum with H.

kat81 · February 2011

those are the two things we have done.

shaw · February 2011

We have a vicks cool air humidifier. You can place vicks inserts in the humidifier and it shoots out "vicks air". It works well! I usually keep it on every night with the nursery door closed! If its really bad, I put a little vicks vapor rub on the bottoms of his feet when he sleeps!!

JenM9 · February 2011

I read somewhere to put children's vapor rub on the bottom of LO's feet before they go to sleep and it would help. I thought it was total crap because it sounds ridiculous to me, but I tried it on Max the other day and he was finally able to sleep! I know it sounds silly, but hey, whatever works. GL! Hope your babe gets to feeling better soon!

rainydayluck · February 2011

We use boogie wipes, saline drops and a saline spray we found at walgreens. We have a humidifier in her room and keep the door shut during the day so it gets nice and humid. At night I am not comfortable with the door completely shut, but I shut it almost all the way so the humidity stays in. When she had a cold, she slept in her rock and play.

rainydayluck · February 2011

laura101:
JenM9:
I read somewhere to put children's vapor rub on the bottom of LO's feet before they go to sleep and it would help. I thought it was total crap because it sounds ridiculous to me, but I tried it on Max the other day and he was finally able to sleep! I know it sounds silly, but hey, whatever works. GL! Hope your babe gets to feeling better soon!
The pharmacist said not to use this till 3 months.

My pedi also recommended against using this. She said they don't recommend putting anything medicated on their skin when they are really little.

JenM9 · February 2011

Huh..I checked with our doc before I did it and he said not to apply to his chest or face, but bottoms of feet were fine.

lindseybell3 · February 2011

Tadhg is a little stuffy. Our pedi said just use saline spray.

chipperchicken · February 2011

E is always stuffy! We figured out that if we bring her into a steamy bathroom and then use the saline drops, all her boogers will come out with one quick suck of the bulb aspirator. The steamy bathroom also makes her sleepy, so I try to do it before our bedtime routine. Oh, and the Little Noses bulb aspirator works WAY better than the others I've tried.

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