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3 month old with a cold!

llreid10llreid10 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Well my LO finally got a cold :( doctor told me to do saline drops and use the bulb to suction and then benedryl at night! He has a humidifier in his room as well! Just wondering if anyone had home remedies that help out with all the congestion and sneezing! Feel so bad for him!
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Re: 3 month old with a cold!

  • BlondieBia21BlondieBia21 member
    Try the nose Frieda... Seems like it's gross but it works wonders! :) also, have him in the room when you shower so the steam can get to him. Hope he feels better soon! We also love the boogie wipes!
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  • RoRo10733RoRo10733 member
    I second the nose frida and saline spray.
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  • llreid10llreid10 member
    We've been having "spa sessions" in the bathroom with the hot shower running for a good 10-15 minutes at a time and that really seems to help for a little while. I will have to try the nose freida! Thanks ya'll!
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  • ForeverNewlyWedsForeverNewlyWeds member
    In addition to the above we put a folded towel under the crib mattress so that LO can rest on a slight incline.

    Also if you're sticking with the bulb asperator our pedi recommended coating the tip with a little Vaseline to help make it less irritable and increase suction - DS fought it for his first two colds and now suddenly doesn't seem to mind.
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  • csh96csh96 member
    I just went through this last week. I moved her to the rock and play to sleep at night to keep her upright and help her breathe a little better.
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  • llreid10llreid10 member
    Yeah he's been in his rock n play for the week! Slowly getting better!! The nurse reccommended the Benadryl but I stopped doing it after a night when I called back and they said if his nose wasn't running it was having the opposite affect :/ I was a little puzzled when they reccommended Benadryl myself!
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  • Habs2HartHabs2Hart member
    My lo just started one. I elevated one side of his crib, cool mist humidifier, got saline drops I use before a nasal aspirator and am giving him coryzalia which is a homeopathic med for babies that lots of people swear by. I will let you know if it works.
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  • JdLB82JdLB82 member
    If you can't find the nose Freida anywhere Hydrasense makes saline drops for infants and also a snot sucker ( for lack of a better word). I use the spray and then the sucker about 10 minutes later. We also have a cool mist humidifier at night. And I just recently put 1tbsp Vicks and 1tbsp water in my Scentsy warmer. It seems to have helped her congestion and not to mention my house smells delicious
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