Angie Posey Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

Newborn babies often have nasal congestion and sneezing even when they aren't sick! 👶

Babies have tiny little nasal passages. These passages easily get congested with mucus, especially when exposed to things like dust, lint, pet dander, smoke, pollution, smoke, perfume, and other irritants. 💨

Nasal congestion may cause NOISY breathing, which parents often describe as "snoring" or even "wheezing," but these snorty sounds are normal as long as the baby isn't working hard to breathe. They will often sneeze to clear germs and particles out of their nose as a natural defense against illness. Sneezing every now and then throughout the day is normal.

It's really difficult to avoid normal newborn congestion altogether, but there are things you can do to help. Wash all of baby's new clothing, bedding, towels, and linens before use to get rid of excess lint. Try to keep pets and excess dust out of baby's room. Avoid burning scented candles or spraying perfumes or cleaning sprays near your baby. Do not expose your baby to smoke. Replace your home air filter as often as necessary.

To treat congestion from home, consider using plain nasal saline and a suction bulb to clear the nose of mucus. Nasal saline can be purchased over-the-counter at your local drug store in the form of drops, spray, or gel. You can try running a cool-mist humidifier to help loosen the congestion. When you're in a pinch, sitting just outside the shower while the hot water is running (and bathroom door is closed) may create just enough steam to help your baby breathe. 🚿

Please do not give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to your child unless your provider has specifically told you to do so. 🚫 These medicines are not proven to work, and they can cause serious side effects -- especially in young infants.

If your baby gets congested to the point that they're having respiratory distress (sucking in between the ribs, flaring nostrils to breathe, rapid breathing, turning blue or pale) and the above methods aren't working, you may be dealing with an actual respiratory infection and should seek out medical care right away.

📸 Morgan Selecman

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Reminder…

11/24/2025

11/20/2025

Good Morning!! Just a little heads up…we are running on half staff, so please call the appointment line and leave a message if someone doesn’t answer. Both providers are here with busy schedules and we only have 2 girls working this week. Pray for them! 🩷

11/10/2025

If your child is on controlled meds and getting close to needing a refill get requests in early this week, Dr Laing will be out of the office on Friday 11/14 and Monday 11/17.

11/04/2025

This arrived today! We just wanted to say thank you for all of the votes! We have the best patients ever!!

10/31/2025

Wishing you all a very colorful Halloween from Mrs Angie and her amazing team!

We even won best group costumes!

10/27/2025

It’s that time again!!!

Flu shots are available by appointment only!

Limited amounts of FluMist (nasal spray) are available for healthy children over the age of 2.

Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone over 6 months of age, but especially those under the age of 2! If it’s the first season and your child is under the age of 9 they should receive a booster 4 weeks after the first dose.

It doesn’t 100% guarantee your child won’t get flu but it does greatly reduce the chances of complications such as pneumonia and sepsis, which are life threatening.

Also babies under 8 months of age are eligible for a RSV antibody injection.

Call to get your child scheduled!