My 7 week old DS sounds like he has a bit of a blocked nose. He can still breath, but it doesn't sound clear if that makes sense. I don't know if it's bothering him, but it's bothering me as I'm worried he might not be able to breath properly. Is there a way I can 'blow' his nose or something to clear it?
Bubs will breath through his mouth if he cant breath through his nose. It will make feeding a pain cause he will stop and start while he takes a breath. Otherwise you can make up a saline solution and put a drop in each nostril.
we used a vaporiser at night and 'fess little noses' or little fess, but not sure if that one is ok for under 2 months - the chemist would know though.
Because babies can't blow their nose, it stuffs up. Thats why they sneeze a lot too, to get it out. The reason for the snorting is because babies cannot breathe through their mouthes until some months after birth. So it sounds like they are struggling to get air in but theyre not really. Fess does work wonders.
Babies first colds are always scary for any new mum's. I still hate it when my 10 month old gets sick. Blocked noses are very common and if it is bothering your bub, you can buy a natural saline product called FESS in all chemists. It is a saline spray/drops which you squirt into the nose and then shortly after, you use the aspirator (provided in the box) and suck out any loose snot (sorry, sounds gross). Because it is saline, you can use it as much as you like as it is gentle on little noses. We have gone through one box and I have my next one in the cupboard with winter on it's way. Good luck and remember, colds don't last forever. :-)
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Baby with a blocked nose
I will have a look for that Fess stuff.
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