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Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Archive January-June 2004: Advice on stuffy nose
For the past week my ds, who is one, is fine when he goes to bed but my 2-3 am, his sinuses are completely stuffed and he can't breathe at all. He doesn't have a cold so I'm attributing it to pollen in the air etc. I give him Sudafed at bedtime but it wears out, have the humidifier on all night and keep him elevated BUT not really helping much. Just wondering if anyone else's dks are going through this now due to the allergy season. He wakes up around 6 times through the night. Poor baby!!
Poor little guy!
Maybe see if the doctor can prescribe something that will work a little longer. Saline drops are a good idea Cat.
If it is indeed caused by allergies, have you considered getting a HEPA air cleaner for his room? My DS has allergy induced asthma and a HEPA air cleaner has made a HUGE difference.
Use saline and a nasal syringe before he goes to bed. I used Pediacare, which worked well for my son until we finally had to switch to Rynatan. Is it a cool humidifier or a hot one? Sometimes the hot can make the congestion worse. We go through this about three quarters of the year between colds and allergies. I hope he feels better.
All good suggestions. Have you vaccuumed/cleaned his mattress lately? What kind of pillow is he sleeping on? If you have pets, have you washed his top bedding recently? All that can trigger allergies.
Good advice everyone. We use a cool humidifier. No pets. I purchased the bagless Dyson (which you guys might have seen on tv) for the precise reason of getting as many of those dust mite critters as I can. Mind you it was a $400 investment. He hates the saline drops and aspirator. I can't keep him still long enough. I'm considering buying the Ionic Breeze but it costs so much money especially after buying the Dyson. Has anyone used it? Maybe if I get good tesimonials here, I will go ahead and get it.
How do you like the Dyson? Do you have pets, if so, how does it do with pet hair?
I would avoid the Ionic Breeze. It got solid black marks in Consumer Reports ratings for effectiveness in cleaning air. It also costs $350! We have a Honeywell HEPA air cleaner for DS's room. It was $180 and did much better in the ratings.
I love our Ionic Breezes. We have two large with germicidal protection lamps and two bathroom size ones. They've really make a difference in the amount of colds we get and in our allergy symptoms.
The Dyson is pretty amazing. When I bought it we had just vacuumed our carpet with our previous vacuum and so when I vacuumed over it with the Dyson, I wasn't expecting that much dirt. I was shocked at the amount of filth that it picked up. It's bagless so you don't see the dust and dirt coughing back out and you never have to buy bags. The only drawback is that is it pretty heavy and the hoses to the attachment are hard to handle. You have to constantly strain to the pull the hose and vacuum around when doing the edges and stairs. But it's worth it when I see all the dirt it picks up. It also has the HEPA filter that kills bacteria upon contact. Anyways, when I'm straining I just imagine how buff my arms will look this summer!
Thanks for the info. We don't have allergies (thank goodness) but do have pets. Their hair is always clogging up our vac.
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Try a couple drops of saline water in his nose before bed. It can't hurt and might help keep things "flowing" a little longer in the night. Good luck and I'm sure others with have some other ideas. 