https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 13:45:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162767 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:21:27 +0000 Mamaof2 1162767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can also raise her mattress -I use a small travel pillow and put in where her head is and it really helps with the coughing!</p> <p>I use a cool mist humidifier and can tell the room is "moist" after 2 hours - I usually check on her before bed and you can tell a difference as soon as you enter the room </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162725 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:06:29 +0000 littlek 1162725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Another idea, before bath time, turn on the hot water and let the bathroom fog up. Then take your LO in there when you give her a bath. I'm sorry H is not feeling well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162712 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:59:05 +0000 sorrycharlie 1162712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: @Smurfette: yeah, big oily stain on some of my favorite onesies and outfits ;( she had her firs cold at 3 months so by the time she got her 2nd at 11 months id forgotten and ruined another favorite onesie. Ugh. I still use it but under a crappy onesie, or on her feet with fertile pajamas (she pulls socks off, I didn't want her sucking it off!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162706 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:57:07 +0000 Smurfette 1162706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Good to know! I was going to pick some of this up so we have on hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162703 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:54:58 +0000 Alivoo01 1162703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Good to know about the staining! That sucks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162653 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:15:59 +0000 sorrycharlie 1162653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: just an FYI, the baby rub stained LOs clothes. I had the little remedies one. I put it under an older/crappy onesie I didn't care about or on her feet (in sleeper pajamas) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162647 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:12:19 +0000 rrachael 1162647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I thought so, too, but they make one specifically for babies! It has a pinkish lid and definitely smells less potent than the regular stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162608 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 06:32:50 +0000 dagret 1162608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: just make sure you get the baby kind, not the regular. Also, for some reason, it seems to cut down on coughing if you slather their feet in Vicks and put socks over top. Crazy but it seems to work and can't hurt. Hope H feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162598 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 06:15:42 +0000 PrincessBaby 1162598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rrachael: I will check out vaporub today...The humidifier I bought was Vicks brand, but the stuff that can be put in it to help with congestion said it couldn't be used on kids under 2. So I never explored the other Vicks products bc I assumed whatever the active ingredient was in it wasn't safe for kids under 2, but I am going to check out the vaporub! She sounds so terrible when she nurses and has to breathe totally out of her nose:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162463 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:53:10 +0000 rrachael 1162463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt the same about our humidifier, but it did seem to help my dd sleep better when she had a cold @ 9 months. Another thing I found to help a lot was Vicks baby rub .... I put a little on her chest and on her feet and her breathing was noticeably better overnight! Hope your lo feels better soon :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162459 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:44:37 +0000 rattles 1162459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Hope H gets to feeling better soon! We just finished our first cold too. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162458 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:43:11 +0000 PrincessBaby 1162458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: Ok, that makes me feel better! Thanks! </p> <p>@coacheswife123: oh, okay! I'll see how it is in the morning! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162457 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:41:29 +0000 pl0508 1162457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm. Give it some time ! I never notice a difference until morning ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162456 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:41:13 +0000 rattles 1162456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I doubt it's room size - our LO's room is large too. (It was originally designed to be the master bedroom.) We have the Crane Cool Mist Drop Shape humidifier, fwiw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162447 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:31:03 +0000 PrincessBaby 1162447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: closed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162438 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:21:39 +0000 pl0508 1162438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: is her door open or closed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162425 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:10:47 +0000 PrincessBaby 1162425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: @rattles: Hmmm, okay. That's weird. I see the steam coming out but it just doesn't feel like anything's happening. Her room is on the larger side, so I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. It's been on a couple of hours though...Maybe it'll just take a while? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162420 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:06:16 +0000 rattles 1162420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can feel a difference in LO's room when I use ours. I can see the vapor coming out, and it feels humid. It's noticeable enough that I put a towel under it so as not to damage the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162418 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:05:56 +0000 pl0508 1162418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I crank J's way up his room is like hazy. We never turn it very high for that reason ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-notice-something-different-with-a-humidifier#post-1162414 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:03:15 +0000 PrincessBaby 1162414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has her first cold:( I shouldn't complain bc she is 10.5 mos and we're lucky we haven't had to deal with it before now, but I'm still sad for her:( I went out and bought a humidifier bc it seems that there's really no medicine that you can administer to a baby under 2, and I set it up in her room. I saw that all of the models stated a particular room size, and there was only one that said it was for a larger room so I went with that one. I put it on the highest setting, but when I go in her room, nothing seems different to me? Should it? Should the air feel more moist/damp or something? It just makes me wonder if it's doing anything.... </p>