Congestion

[district12ravenclaw]

Owen has a little congestion right now. He doesn't have a runny nose or fever, and isn't coughing or sneezing or anything like that. Should I do anything about it? It doesn't interfere with his eating or sleeping either.

Here's a video I took of it so you can hear it:

Comments

[solongtogo.livejournal.com]

there's nothing you can do for it at this point

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

That's what I figured, thanks!

[wildcat22.livejournal.com]

Watch for him to actually start wheezing or be short of breath or his chest to sink when when taking breaths...that would be more of an asthma reaction with which I'm familiar. As far as colds go, as solongtogo said, there's not much you do about congestion. But as I always say, call your ped to reassure you what to do and look for...they're paid to answer all your questions...better safe than sorry is the way I look at it.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I don't know if it's even a cold, because there is no sneezing, coughing, runny nose, or anything like that. When he breathes and you can hear the congestion (it isn't with every breath), sometimes I can feel it in his back.

[rancid13.livejournal.com]

If his nose ends up getting congested, use some saline spray to break up the mucous and suck it out with an aspirator. And put a humidifier in his room to keep the air moist. Otherwise, just keep on doing what you're doing as normal till it clears up.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I did the saline spray earlier, but I don't know if it helped because I didn't seem to get anything out with the aspirator.

[danalc.livejournal.com]

Unless he has a fever or is acting sick I wouldn't worry about it.

[danalc.livejournal.com]

And about saline, Ive found through my MONTHS of putting it in Landens nose as a baby, that it works best to just put it in there before feedings. The aspirator just makes things worse sometimes. A lot of times just putting it in there will make them sneeze too and then you can wipe a bunch of it. My ped recommends this too.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Nope, he's his usual happy self!