Baby has cold at 3 weeks...Any suggestions on getting the stuffiness gone?

Answer 1

Steam up the bathroom and either sit in the tub with your baby for a bath or just sit in the bathroom with baby. Elevating matress if sleeping in crib, saline nasal drops and bulb. Humidifier at night....

Wonder why I got a thumbs down, I think my answer was pretty informative....Whatever

Answer 2

Now when you say cold do you mean just a stuffy nose. At three weeks a lot of babies sound like snorting pigs. Just use saline and suction for this. Some people hate doing this b/c it makes the baby cry and they believe they are hurting the baby. You are not hurting them when you suction. They are crying b/c they just don't like weird feeling they feel with suctioning. You can go to pharmacy and ask the pharmacists where to find some plain saline. You can also add humidity in the room. Your baby is to young for over the counter cold medicines. Now if this does not help and you baby sound stuffy with no other symptoms (like fever, rapid breathing, extreme fussiness) then he should be fine. Most babies at this age have very small nasal passageways and that is why they make that pig "snorting" congestion sound. Now if this is really concerning you, you should call your pediatric. If you child starts to have rapid respiration's, fever, trouble feeding, or fussiness, call your doctor.

Answer 3

Use saline nose spray. Little noses has a wonderful baby size applicator. Stick it just up in the nose and squirt a lot in there. It should shoot out of the other side thus blowing all the mucus out. Do this a lot throughout the day. Also use a humidifier at night and raise the head of the babies mattress with a few rolled up towels underneath. You should not use a suctioning bulb unless you see mucus inside of the nose. Unecessary usuage will cause the nasal passages to swell making the stuffiness worse and causing it to bleed.

Answer 4

If there's ANY issue with breathing or feeding or sleeping, or ANY fever over 100 degrees F you NEED to see the pediatrician ASAP.

Otherwise, get the bulb aspirator (we call it the "snot snapper") and suction out the mucus from his nose. If it's kinda dried, you can use plain saline nasal drops to soften it to suction it out. Run a cool mist vaporizer in the house - warm humidifers can burn. If the baby's more comfortable sleeping in his or her baby seat, that's fine.

If this goes longer than 5 days, at least consult the doctor. DO NOT give any medication to a child this young without seeing the doctor first.

Answer 5

First I would call the pediatrician...3 weeks is very young to have a cold. For the stuffiness...I don't know what climate you are in, but having the furnace on is usually a culprit. Try turning it down just a tad and putting a humidifier in the room at night. Upon the doc's permission you could use infant's tylenol cold...worked WONDERS for my little one! Don't forget to use a nasal aspirator...if the hospital didn't give you one, get one! They are great!! Hope you get him/her feeling better! Take care.

Answer 6

saline, will help, but the biggest help is if you are breast feeding give nothing else but breast.
You see cow's milk increases the level of mucus in other words it forms mucus.
So you want to stay away from milk when the flu is prominent.
one should drink lots of orange juice.
As the vitamin c fights the bacteria of the flu bug.
I always use vicks vapor rub, on the chest and back, or I use an oil called eucalyptus oil and put a few drops on the pillow or the neck of their clothes. It's a great oil to use as a decongestant.
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Answer 7

For a baby that young I would surely call the doctor and ask his/her opinion. Remember, babies born during this time of year are more susceptible to the dreaded RSV virus. It may be worth a trip to the doctor to be sure. They check for RSV with a simple q-tip in the nose, quick, easy and painless.

Check out the links to learn more on RSV.

Answer 8

my daughter had a cold at 2 or 3 weeks and i just suctioned out her nose when she needed it and let her rest. it was gone about a week later

Answer 9

cold at 3 weeks old? Get that baby to the doctors ASAP

Answer 10

Use Little Noses saline drops to break up the cogestion, and the aspirator, aka booger sucker, to get it out. Also, run a humidifier!