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Posted: 30 May 2006 at 2:06pm | IP Logged

Ok... so Sophie has a cold, bless her (bloody big brothers!!)

Anyways, i asked the mw today if i could use anythin as she is strugglin to breath, like snufflebabe, karvol etc.. she said snufflebabe would be the best one to use for her age. So off i went to boots and looked at the packaging, it says for 3 months and over. I also looked at boots own brand (yes im a cheap skate) and its got exactly the same stuff in it and its also 3 months plus.. i decided to get the boots one anyways as im sure we will use in in the future...

Im not sure if i should use it now tho, she really does need somethin to clear her iccle nose, u can hear her breath really loudly.

What would you do???

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 2:23pm | IP Logged

We used Karvol from Rachels and Jacks 1st colds we just used a little of it.  We had a fab dummy where you stuffed cotton wool with the smelly stff in one end and then baby sucked the other end and they breath in the smelly stuff.

Poor wee thing.  Hope she is well soon.

Love Trudi.  xx

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 3:25pm | IP Logged

When I had my eldest there was so much available to use from birth, and now, they say not til 3 months.  It's to cover them in case something happens to lo!  I used karvol with mine, but you put it on a tissue out of reach of baby, and baby should be fine.  I guess I've got all this to come again!

Besides that I have no idea, unless you put olbas oil in a bowl of warm water next to her crib!

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 3:50pm | IP Logged

I was just going to say how about a bowl of hot water under her crib. Im sure if the midwife has snufflebaby is ok then it will be just fine to use babe. Like Vix said they just like to cover themselves. Be careful not to get in on her face or near her eyes and Im sure a little bit will be just fine. Have you tried those karvol plugs? They are not cheap at first but they really do help los at night time when they are chesty. I swore by our plug-in with joshua whilst he was little.

Hope she is feeling better soon babe xxxx

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 3:56pm | IP Logged

Adam had a cold when he was a few weeks old and I put a dollop of snufflebabe in a bowl of hot water, then put it under his cradle.

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 6:04pm | IP Logged

i use calrub for Ryan but iv never put it on him just on a tissue in his cot (well not now he moves about but wen he was tiny) that says suitable from 6 months but iv never had any probs

I also use karvol

Posted: 30 May 2006 at 6:40pm | IP Logged

Ella had a cold at 10 days old and I too went looking for snufflebabe on the advice of my HV, only to find that its only suitable from 3 months!

I asked the pharmacist and the only thing that she could recommend was eucalyptus oil, either in hot water or in an oil burner - and it really helped.

Also tissues with balm in as they're nicer to little noses!

Hope she's feeling better soon...

Posted: 12 July 2006 at 10:53pm | IP Logged

You know how a really good sneeze really clears a baby's nose?

Well here's a great tip I read so long ago, that I can't remember where it came from: Have a lovely soft hanky ready, then tease the end of a cotton bud so there's a long whispy bit.....gently tickle the inside of your baby's nostril with the cotton and, hey presto!! (or hey atchoo!!) - Empty sinuses!

Safety note: cotton buds should never normally be inserted into noses or ear canals, but this was text-book advice, and only the whispy cotton must go up - so make sure the stick can't accidently follow in any way. (Obvious statement I know, but it needs to be said!)

B.x