Unlike the runny nose caused by a cold virus, this congestion is something you hear in your baby, and is often accompanied with dried boogers in the nose you can see.
The nasal discharge from a virus is visible outside of the nose, and typically runs down the face and around the mouth.
It’s important for you to know your newborn does not have a cold when this occurs, because the nose is not runny.
This is actually caused by silent spit-up (silent reflux), which all babies have and is completely normal.
The “boogers” you see and hear in the nose are actually dried breast milk or formula.
This is also the reason babies sneeze so much during the newborn period.
This congestion will not bother your baby, and almost never causes difficulty with feeding.
If your baby can’t sleep or eat because of the congestion, you can apply nasal saline spray or drops in the nose, and suck them out with the NoseFrida.
