my 4 week old...

melinda326

He seems to have a bit of sinus congestion. I've suctioned his nose and nothing. I think hid nasal passsages are a little swollen. He's very fussy and having a hard staying asleep. I feel bad for him. He is nursing pretty well, just a little difficult breathing through his nose. Any suggestions?

laura536

A vaporizer or one of those plug in things that make the room smell like menthol might help.

Proudmommy8789

Same with my girl I put vapor rub on her forehead and it helps her

melinda326

@Proudmommy8789 & @laura536 thank you. I'll have to try the vapor rub, and also see if I can get a vaporizer too. I hope this helps him. It's probably gonna be a long sleepless night for me.

Beautiful_Altar

I would ask the doctor if its ok to use saline. That works great at clearing sinuses.

betty

Put some Vaporub on his lil feet and put socks! that will make him breath soo much better!! Be careful getting some in his eyes!! It does burn!!

minirip

My doctor said its okay for a baby to have a little nasal congestion because they are getting used to the dry world.. so maybe that could be? I sucked my daughters nose too and it helped a little but she still had it for probably a week..

txmoorekat

I agree with @Beautiful_Altar. If you suction the nose out alot it can cause the sinuses to become inflamed and swollen. You should be able to just put a couple of drops in each nostril every few hours without suctioning it out. Within a day it will make a huge difference.

Our newborn was so congested in the hospital that she had a hard time eating. The suggestion above came from the on call Pediatrician and nursing staff. After just a few rounds of the drops our daughter was clear. Hope it works for your little one.

MorgDeeBee

My daughter had that too her doctor said to use the saline spray it helped a lot!! I still use it when she sounds congested.