my poor baby has a blocked nose :(

[Stevie]

the poor thing, i dont even know how to fix it
when she's feeding she's so loud cause she cant breath through her nose properly, and she's not sleeping very well, when she does sleep she is constantly grunting and making noise, sometimes she cries too
i dont know what to do
any advice would be appreciated
TIA ladies xxx

[ss_storm]

Take a trip to the chemist...there are saline drops you can put in their nose and then suction them and any mucous out with a little suctiony thing..sorry I don't know what it's called!
There may be some other things your pharmacist can suggest. If you're breast feeding that will help her too as it will assist her immune system in fighting the bug off.

Poor little thing, hope she is feeling better soon!

[monday]

ss_storm, it's called Fess & it's great, works very well & is very safe for little ones.

[beckoes]

OK...this is the most disgusting thing i have done as a mother yet...but i was so desperate when DD had a terrible cold and couldnt feed cause her nose was totally blocked. And i dont know if its the thing to do but it helped us alittle!

I sucked it out!!

but im sure the drops will help you! hope all is better soon.

[Stevie]

thanks for the help ladies,
Ill try the drops first

I hope she gets better soon, its heartbreaking seeing her like that

[kawazuki]

its called little fess, the peadiatric version, its a mix of warm water and a salty solution that you mix up squirt in and suck it out..
always helped my little one.. good luck

[Lisa]

Anelise suffers the same thing... she only has tiny nasal passages too which makes the boogers seem enormous.

The ECHN told me to get some warm water on a cotton ball and drip it into her nose. The warm water softens the boogers and then she sneezes them out. It is awful 'cause all I can think about is that awful feeling you get when you get water up your nose, but it does work and she is always much more settled afterward because she can breathe properly.

[Stevie]

i brought some of those drops today, so next time she has a stuffy nose ill give them a go (of course now since ive gone and got some stuff she doesnt have a blocked nose lol)

Thanks again for the help guys
xx

[Lolli]

Stevie, just for future reference, I find the Narium brand drops much easier to use than the Fess- they come with an applicator like an eyedropper that makes it easier to get the saline in without it going everywhere

[Fleur]

The Little Fess we got had a pump spray, & suction bulb.... easy to use too, just pump one or two squirts into her nose . AR didn't like it much, but it worked wonders