Cold Remedies - Seattle,WA

If you are breast feeding put it in here nose, you can use breast milk to heal small fingernail wounds as well, also if she get gunk in her eyes, breast milk for that too.

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Don't worry, this is probably 1st of many more colds to come (unless you are breastfeeding exclusively). I used room humidifier (hot air mist); nasal saline drops to loosen mucus & bulb syringe to suck it out. If you have access to breast milk, put a few drops of breast milk in her nose. My baby also slept in a stroller with her head elevated - that seemed to help quite a bit. Avoid car seats since they don't allow the lungs to expand fully & often wosen the problem. I hope your baby feels better soon.

Suction, humidifier, sitting in the bathroom with steamy shower, squirt breastmilk in her nose. My baby had a cold at 5 days old, as long as there's no fever it's probably nothing to worry about.

Humidifier and saline drops.

My son was often sick as a baby and started early, too. For the nose, nursing helped to loosen it and then I could suction with the bulb syringe. Breast milk drops in the nose is good. Breastmilk is great at healing many ills/wounds.

My son's colds had a tendency to move into his chest. When this happened the doc suggested keeping him upright as much as possible. He slept in a swing during most of his colds. He also learned to sit up before he could roll over because of all of his colds and chest congestion. Our naturopath suggested wet cotton socks on his feet and dry wool socks (I used a pair of mine and they came up to his hips) over his feet. This sounds strange, but oddly, it worked great to get rid of the chest congestion.

It's tough to see your oh so little one with a cold. Don't forget that some of the nasal congestion could be teething symptoms.
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We used PediCare Vapo plugs. They plug into the wall and fill the room with the Vicks smell. Worked great, and we didn't have to give them any medications.

get a nosfreda (google it) you can get them a few places locally and online. They are the best (thought grossest) snot sucker I have ever used!

Ask your doc what they want you to do. Most of the time they'll say step into the steamy shower several times a day with her to get the goo softened and runny so you can suck it out with a snot sucker, use the Little Noses nasal spray, but they may not want it used on a little one like yours, hold sort of upside down and pat gently on the back to help them cough op goo, etc... Do not give any medications that the doc did not prescribe.

I don't think you need to worry about her cold too much, unless she is wheezing. Mist is the answer to your problems. If you run a warm bath, or even just boil some water, and let her breath in the steam, it will help loosen congestion. Also, taking her out into cool air for a couple of minutes, or using a cool mist humidifier will help open her nasal passages. You can also prop a pillow underneath her mattress to prop her up a little while she sleeps, but make sure it is UNDER the mattress. Good luck, I hope she is better soon.

Lots of good answers. Vicks is pretty strong stuff, so ask your ped first, because I believe there is an age requirement (it's a topical, but skin is the largest organ, and Vicks moves the energy in the body. We do Vicks on the feet for older children, because it draws the bodies energy down, helping the sinus to slow production of mucus.) It hasn't been mentioned, but of course, no cold meds, period.

I'd also suggest two things that worked really well for us. One was wearing our little guy and keeping him upright as much as possible. Uncomfortable during sleep,both of us propped up, but wearing him and keeping his head higher than his feet helped relieve sinus pressure. Best wishes for speedy healing!

childrens saline nasal spray, raise the head of her bed, cold air humidifier. If she isnt better in a few days or if she isnt eating well I would call the Dr.

you shouldn't really do anything...just part of being a baby! Don't worry that it is at a young age - this won't be the last stuffy nose, unfortunately, that you see. You can try saline drops and the sucker, but the sucker actually can do more harm than good (can dry out the nose too much, irritating it more). You can try a dehumidifier at night too.

Humidity is your friend. Run a humidifier (avoid the temptation to use any medications or essential oils as they are all dangerous for a baby this young). If you don't have a humidifier, close the bathroom door and run the shower on high heat to steam up the room. This will loosen stuff up. Use a syringe bulb to suction out the nose. The rest of the time, you can get some saline drops and put them in the nose prior to suctioning. I do this every time they wake up and before nursing. Breastmilk expressed into the nose works too! The rest is simply providing love, rest and nourishment. No worries as this is normal. If there is excessive difficulty in breathing or any wheezing, then see your ped.

You can use saline drops (which babies hate, but it helps clear them up), some baby vicks rubbed on the chest or even just some scooped out on a tissue next to her when she's sleeping to help clear her passages and a humidfier also helps.

A bulb syringe is the best to get the gunk out of their nose. During a bath is the best time because the mucous loosens up in the steam of the waer. A cool mist humidifier in their room helps a lot too. Vicks Baby Vapor Rub on their chest is effective and safe as well. Try letting him/her sleep in a bouncy chair or swing to keep more upright to allow for more drainage and easier breathing.

Other then that, there is nothing you can give them at that young of an age that is safe. I would contact your pediatrician if the musous is green or yellow or if your baby develops a cough, a fever, or has changes in their eating, sleeping and diaper habits. A lifeless or listless baby would also put up a red flag.

Hang in there...your little one will get better:)