Infant Nasal Congestion

Congestion in babies, particularly newborns, is quite common and usually harmless, but it can sometimes be uncomfortable, causing mild difficulty breathing and noisy or rapid breathing. Babies may experience congestion in their nose (called nasal congestion), or it may sound as though the congestion is in their chest. Babies only know to breathe through their noses, not their mouths. So when their noses are stuffy or dry, it’s much harder for them to breathe.