I have a 9 month old. She is extremely congested with runny nose. She just got her 4 front teeth and looks like there is more coming in. Any suggestions to help her breath better and help sleep better at night? I've been doing the saline drops and suctioning out. Anything else I could be doing?
Try to raise the head of the mattress. What I did was take a small wedge pillow and put it UNDER the sheet. Try the waterless vapor(I liked the Vicks personally)and put it next to the bed.
Saline is really the only answer. Try an incline in the crib, but saline is best. I was once given advice to put vicks vapor rub on my daughter's feet and then put socks on her at night for congestion and cough and believe it or not, it worked really well for the cough and helped a bit for the congestion.
The humidifier will work well...also if you want to put a pillow under the head of the crib mattress....
Hi B.,
It stinks when they are so little and so stuffy!
Run a cool mist humidifier in her room. Also, prop up the two top legs of her crib on phonebooks so it is at a slight angle and her head will be slightly elevated. This should help her at night. Good luck!
I agree w/the cool mist humidifier & saline drops also I've already tried the Baby vapor plug-ins (not sure of the exact name) but they have seemed to help. You could also use some Baby Vick's Vapor rub on her chest. My pedi told me to be generous w/the saline drops, he taught me to use alot more than I was using & it actually helped much more. I would make your own saline solution w/1 teaspoon salt to 1/4 cup h20, then I would use 1 whole dropper full in each nostril.
Good luck! I hope your little one is feeling better soon!
We had the same problem when our kids were teething and we still have problems with alergy season. We found that the plug-in contraption that puts out a scent to help clear a stuffy nose. It actually helps us too. We got ours at Walmaart in the children's medicine aisle. It's changed a little since our first one but the refills still fit. I'm sorry I can't remember the name but there was only one brand out there and like I said it was in with the children's cold meds. Hope this helps
Hi! Have you tried baby vicks on her chest? That really helped my kids when they have colds.
S.
Mommy to six.
Put a pillow underneath her crib matress so her head is elevated. This always seems to help my daughter sleep better when she is congested.
I always keep the humidifier on as much as possible when my son gets sick, but I also stash a rolled up or folded up towel under one end of his crib mattress. It elevates that end of the mattress a little and so when your baby sleeps, their head is elevated a little more than the rest of their body. It seemed to help w/ the drainage during the night.
Check with your pediatrician first, because I don't recall the age restrictions, but I would suggest a little bit of baby vicks on the chest, neck, or back.
B.,
Try Baby Vicks and a humidifier in her room. I got a really cute one online at target.com and it works great. It is a panda.
Christina
Try a humidifier. i would get a cool mist one. you could also buy one of the vaporizers that you plug in the wall. make sure to give her plenty of water. like adults water will help flush out the congestion. she may experience diarreha also with teething. i would also make sure to have a air purifier in the bedroom. if you have pets this will help get rid of irritants in the air. also make sure that you vacuum to keep the floor free of debris,pet hair and dust that may accumulate.
I have those pedia care nighttime plug ins that let off the menthol vapors and they work very well and they give off a cool nightlight which my sons loves also. I would try that if possible.
Try putting a humidifier in her room, as well as put her on an incline to sleep. The humidifier allows her body not to work as hard at keeping her nasal passages moist and the incline will help the congestion drain.
Finally, get a medicine syringe... mix 8oz water to 1/2tsp salt (homemade saline) and flush her nose with each diaper change with 1 tsp saline in each nostril. The homemade saline is cheap and awesom and seems to work better with a flush rather than just a few drops.
give some motrin/ advil tylenol during the day, best not to let pain get too bad really dont' use it much, but i definetely call them the happy meds.
