Always stuffy! Vent.

BabiesFTW

LO has been stuffed up for weeks now. It's annoying both of us. I feel like she can't nurse as easily as she'd like and lying flat in the crib just makes her more stuffy so we have been using the RnP. I want her to her used to the crib though. Saline drops and a humidifier help a bit but only for so long.
Argh. We see her doc next week and I'm hoping he'll tell me it will go away soon.
Anyone else dealing with this?

sopranoali

YES. We have a small bathroom, do it's easy to create a sauna by shutting the doors and turning the hot shower on. I bring her in the steam room for 7 minutes, THEN use saline in the steam room. This usually makes her sneeze so I can use the snot bulb.

Then when I take her out of the steam room, the cold air usually makes her sneeze again, so I can suck it out again.

I do this 2-3 x per day.

SurpriseAt39

My little guy just got stuffy/congested again a few days ago. He sounds like a mucousy newborn (at 6 weeks old).

I try to keep him upright as much as possible (which means I'm holding him). I've also noticed that letting him cry for a bit will help to clear him up.

I can put him to bed sounding clear, then over the next 3-4 hours I can hear him getting congested again. Usually by 4-5 hours he is awake because its so bad. At that time I feed him then let him sleep on my chest the rest of the night.

There is nothing in his nasal passage to suck out, it's all in the throat.

BabiesFTW

Yeah. LO loves it when I take showers. Unfortunately I have to take quick ones because of DD!