Newborn mucus - please help!

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hi there first time mum and mother to a 18 day old girl. sorry no capitals have one hand free! she is full to the brim with mucus. can't sleep properly as she can't breath with it. any tips please for getting rid of it. we have tried the nuk decongester which cleared a bit but it made her sick. it's not really in her nose more throat and chest making her cough and gasp for breath. feel so sorry for her - please help! xx

I have a 12wk old here with same thing, she's all muscusy, sicky and not sleeping for longer than 10-20 mins because she cant breath properly.

Have you tried sitting in a steamed up bathroom for about 20 mins? It might help get some muscus up off the chest

have u also tried getting a nasal aspirator? its a little bulb shaped thing that you use to suck mucus out their noses, also a bowl of karvol in the room should help.

baby olbas oil on muslin near cot works. Also prop cot/crib up at head end with books so not lying flat where mucus will just collect in chest. Bowl of water in the room may also help.

also nose saline drops will help, u can pick them up at boots! just read u tried the nasal thing (decongestor) try everything above and a flannel with some drops of karvol or something similar on a warm radiator too