
Jessica - posted on 04/17/2010 ( 32 moms have responded )
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my baby is just over 1 month old and i think he got a little bit of the cold from his dad, i want to know if it's okay to use vicks on him and if not what could i use to get the cold off his chest?
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Jennifer - posted on 04/19/2010
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I used it on my one month old and she never had any problems! it actually worked really well... along with a humidifier!
Natalie - posted on 04/19/2010
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In the Vick's bottle says: "NOT TO USE ON CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OF AGE" and the reason is that it could make the baby produce more mucosity than necessary, giving him breathing problems afterwards. So better ask you doctor, but if it's not too bad it should go away in a couple of days, breastfeed him a lot (as much as you can as long as he wants it).
If his nose is congested you can try a couple of saline solution (which you can make with drinking water and salt, but don't exagerate on the salt) up his nose to get the mucus loose and the suck it out with the ...well I don't know the name in English but it's the plastic round thing with a fine tip that is used to vacuum the mucus out babies nose). Always ask your doc.
Amberlee - posted on 04/17/2010
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Im not sure if you can use it on a child that young, i would call your ped.
When our little guy was real young i used to put it on myself so when i was holding him he could breath it in but it wasnt oh his skin
Heather - posted on 04/17/2010
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the jars of vicks say that you can't use it on kinds under age 2, i think (it's because of the menthol). but all stores that sell is also sell a special rub that they make for babies, it's just called "vick's baby rub". i used it with my daughter and it worked great. i know it sounds weird- but people told me to put it on the bottoms of her feet, too, and then put socks on her, and that totally worked! found out later my grandfather even does that to himself. =)
Heidi - posted on 04/18/2010
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Here is a petroleum free and menthol free product that is safe to use on your baby.
http://www.badgerbalm.com/pc-395-21-wint...