Tips Helping Congested Baby Sleep

Gentle taps on your baby s back can help ease chest congestion.

Tips helping congested baby sleep.

Cool mist is safest because there aren t any hot parts on the machine. Have a warm bath and use the cool mist humidifier. Place a pillow under the mattress so there s a slight angle with your child s head higher than the feet. Run a humidifier in your baby s room while they sleep to help loosen mucus.

Roll up a hand towel and secure both ends with a rubber band. Other home remedies such as using a humidifier and administering nasal saline drops. If you don t have a humidifier run a hot shower. 6 home remedies for a very congested baby 1.

You can make saline drops by. Or do it while he sits on your lap with his body. This youtube video shows how to do it on an adult but it works just as well on an infant. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device.

Use the suction bulb. This is not. However caregivers can help relieve a baby s congestion using a rubber suction bulb to remove excess mucus. Hot shower and steam.

When he has a stopped up nose you may want to use saline nose drops. How to reduce the congestion for your baby. Teething pain is high on the list of reasons for sleep issues according to ask dr. Slide it under the crib sheet so it forms a little u shape.

Tips for getting a teething and congested baby to sleep teething comfort measures. Lay him down across your knees and gently pat his back with your cupped hand. Breastfeeding and bottle feeding. She suggests using a cool mist humidifier in the baby s room obviously where they can t get to it.

First of all the question comes up that should you use the bulb syringes as well as the nasal aspiration. Run a hot shower and sit in the bathroom and let him breathe in the steam. A nasal massage can help loosen up the airways and clean them out. 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.

A safe crib slant you can make yourself. Congestion often accompanies a cold or other infection making a baby miserable.