Hi everyone first time mum here!
I have an 8 week old baby, since day one she's been a bit stuffy and I put this down to her being a newborn having had no experience of what is normal. Then just before Christmas we all get colds, she's sneezing and snotty and I think this is what we have been gearing up to. Now we're 10 days down the line and she seems to have a blocked nose worse than ever, particularly at night. She wakes herself up and gets distressed and ends up snorting and crying. She has no temperature, she's not pulling her breath under her ribs and is feeding ok (slower than usual and occasionally gags) nappies are normal. I've tried salines sprays (Calpol and Sterimar), bulb syringe, tilting her crib, snufflebabe vapour oil and I'm at a loss. I've tried to get a GP appointment but it's nearly impossible as I have to call on the day and can never get through. My friend used to work for 111 and said they would probably tell me to contact my GP. She doesn't have a runny nose it's just very blocked, it sounds dry (if that makes sense!) Does anyone have a similar experience and what did you do about it? I'm wondering if this sounds more like an allergy issue or she has a very irritated nose from the cold. I'm going to try the GP again tomorrow but would appreciate other experiences.