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6 week with cold?

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yourhavingagiraffee · 20/11/2017 07:30

Is there anything I can give 6 week baby? Poor thing has blocked nose and cough.

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ImAMarshmellow · 20/11/2017 07:46

Snuggle babe is good (it’s a Baby version of vicks) you can also get it in an oil form as well. We used to use both and put some of the oil on a wet cloth and. Leave it on a warm radiator. I used to do this when he went to bed and would change the cloth during the night.
Take a bath and bring him in with you and lay him in his Moses basket/bouncy chair etc. The steam from your bath will help unblock his nose. Just make sure he’s not in too many layers. I used to do this after his bath when he was sleeping. Just helps clear his nose.
Raise the head part of his cot/whatever he sleeps in, so stuff a book under each leg. This should also help.

ImAMarshmellow · 20/11/2017 07:46

Snuffle babe*

angelopal · 20/11/2017 07:56

Saline spray helps. I have been using it on my 10 week old. Normally makes him sneeze out the snot.

Also steam as mentioned above. Though I sit with the shower running rather than using the bath. It will make clothes a bit damp so change them after.

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yourhavingagiraffee · 20/11/2017 08:06

Thanks, I'll head out today and get these and try the bath or take him to my mother's for her shower.

Feel so bad for them, they are too small.

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