I don't think my little boy has gone a full week without being congested since his birth, poor thing.
The only thing that really works is Sterimar and using a nose frida (spelling?
) as often as necessary. I've sometimes done it as often as every 2 hours and it's the only thing that really really helps, because the stuff needs to come out!
I have a humidifier in his room every single night, but I don't know if it makes a real difference. I've used vaporiser drops in his bed and in the humidifier, but it makes no real difference. I use puma balm often but I never see a real improvement when I use it. It just makes him scream sometimes...and I wonder if it makes his eyes water. I put it on his chest, back and feet...but like I said, perhaps it helps if I use it along with everything else, but on it's own it does nothing significant.
If it gets really bad and he wakes up constantly because he can't breath or if he battles to feed, I use Illiadin, which works very very well, but you can only use that for max 7 days. I've used the sterimar for blocked noses on doctor's prescription, but it definitely does not work as well as the Illiadin. It is not effective at all if not used with suctioning.