Tips Helping Congested Baby Sleep

Place a pillow under the mattress so there s a slight angle with your child s head higher than the feet.

Tips helping congested baby sleep.

Wearing your baby in a sling in an upright position can help drain the nasal passages. Run a hot shower and sit in the bathroom and let him breathe in the steam. She suggests using a cool mist humidifier in the baby s room obviously where they can t get to it. Slide it under the crib sheet so it forms a little u shape.

Follow some of these other steps to help clear up your baby s stuffy nose. If you don t have a humidifier run a hot shower. A safe crib slant you can make yourself. However caregivers can help relieve a baby s congestion using a rubber suction bulb to remove excess mucus.

Have a warm bath and use the cool mist humidifier. 6 home remedies for a very congested baby 1. Other home remedies such as using a humidifier and administering nasal saline drops. Gentle taps on your baby s back can help ease chest congestion.

This is not. Yours should be tighter than the photo below i was demonstrating on a bed make sure the u shape isn t higher than his armpits. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. Or do it while he sits on your lap with his body.

Congestion often accompanies a cold or other infection making a baby miserable. First of all the question comes up that should you use the bulb syringes as well as the nasal aspiration. A nasal massage can help loosen up the airways and clean them out. You can make saline drops by.

Use the suction bulb. Lay him down across your knees and gently pat his back with your cupped hand. Hot shower and steam. This youtube video shows how to do it on an adult but it works just as well on an infant.

Cool mist is safest because there aren t any hot parts on the machine. Teething pain is high on the list of reasons for sleep issues according to ask dr. When he has a stopped up nose you may want to use saline nose drops. Breastfeeding and bottle feeding.

How to reduce the congestion for your baby. Tips for getting a teething and congested baby to sleep teething comfort measures.