The Best Baby Cold Remedies—And The Ones You Should Avoid

Good for: Helping to clear a stuffy nose if your baby is having trouble feeding or sleeping because they can’t breathe through their nose. These rely on the power of salt water to tackle trouble breathing.

How to use: Buy either saline drops or a spray in any drugstore or grocery store—those designed for babies are easier to use. Squirt two or three saline nose drops up baby’s nose to soften and dilute the snot so they can breathe easier.

Pro tip: The drops tend to be gentler on babies than the spray, but either works for mucus and bacterial infection.

Try this: hydraSense Baby Nasal Care Ultra-Gentle Mist