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

Good for: Clearing out a stubbornly clogged nose when saline solution on its own doesn’t work. (You can also use a bulb syringe, also called a suction bulb, to release nasal mucus when you squeeze the bulb.)

How to use: Supporting baby’s head, insert two or three drops of saline in one nostril. If you’re using the suction type, squeeze the air out of the bulb of the sucker before placing the tip just inside your baby’s nose. Then let go and the suction should pull out most of the snot. Other snot suckers are designed for caregivers to suck the snot out with a tube.

Pro tip: While you can use saline as often as needed, you should suction only two to three times a day to avoid irritation.

Try this: Fridababy NoseFrida Snotsucker Nasal Aspirator