Best thing for stuffy noses?

[MrsWillis]

My DD is 9 months and is full of a cold. Her nose is constantly running and seems blocked. She seems ok in herself but is getting worked up when feeding because she has to stop every few seconds to take a breath. She is also waking several times in the night.

What's the best thing to use to help clear it a bit?

I saw childrens saline nasal spray in tesco today which is supposed to help with blocked noses. Olbas oil on a hanky and/or a vaporiser in the bedroom may help too.

I boil water and drops of olbas oil repeat as needed to create steam

elevate mattress as child not lying too flat
(not pillow for babies just mattress)

i have got one of these www.chemistdirect.co.uk/karvol-vaporiser-plug-in-and-3-refills_1_26589.html it stinks but it does work. i even use it if i have a cold, it really helps you to breathe

the BF bit is hard solve hard for them to breathe and feed the wake up angry/ unconfortable
it is hard work

Thanks for your replies

I have told DH to get some saline spray and snufflebabe to see if that helps and I will look at that vaporiser too. I can't even walk up to the chemist myself because I can get my double pram in the shop.

I have elevated her mattress with some blankets but she is in a pop up travel cot so I can't elevate the legs with books or anything. The feeding thing is the worst thing because she is getting really frustrated with it.

Plus she is teething too so a rather unhappy baby at the minute.

put saline nasal drops up her nose and then buy a snot extrator....it is a little sucker thing that you stick up their nose and it drags all the snotty stuff out,so they can feed better.