Blocked nose while sleeping

Hi, our little one, grace, who is 3 months old is having problems sleeping at night. She seems to get a blocked up nose. This is only a problem during the night and results in both her and us getting a bad nights sleep.

She not normally particularly snotty during the day, it's only at night.

Has anyone else had this problem and how did you sort this one?

hi jon,
the only thing i can suggest is raising one end of her cot and see if that works.i know it helps a lot when they've got a cold.
sorry cant help more than that.
hope it works.

Jake got quite a snotty cold when he was about 4 months old, I put a folded blanket under one end of his matress so his head was ellivated- Like mummy suggested in her post :o)
I also invested in some children's Olbas Oil. I put 2 drops on a muslin cloth and tied it securely to the bars on his cot meaning he got the benefit of the vapours to unblock his nose during the night. It did help him to sleep better, so perhaps give it a try?!!

I hope she gets better soon :o)

Another tip if she's snotty during night feeds- bottle or breastfed you can use the muslin with Olbas oil again by just having it on your chest so as she feeds she can clear her nose and breathe easier.
I used vicks vapour rub on my chest during the worst days with Jake as he was breastfed. Works wonders- also meant my nose was clear too!!

Olbas and vicks aren't recommended early on but you can buy saline drops to clear the nose. it worked a treat when my son had a bad cold. you can get them from the pharmacy or as in my case the doctor prescribed them which meant they were free!

Hi Jon,

I've just linked an article to this thread on a product called 'Baby nose-clear' that may be useful to your family.

Hope this helps!