DD has been congested the past 10 days or so. It started as a runny nose, but now that's stopped and it's in the back of her throat. Took her to see a P.A. yesterday (only P.A.s are available on the weekends at my pedi's office) and she said there's nothing in the chest, but there's a little fluid in the ears, but not an infection yet. The problem I'm having is she'll eat a bottle of formula or breast feed (I'm weaning her) and she cough, gag, and then throw it all up. Last night at dinner, she was eating puree and coughed and threw some up then too. She doesn't throw up every single time, but usually once a day.

I've been doing saline every so often and I've tried nosefrieda, but nothing comes out. The P.A. said to do saline and suction, but I never get anything out because it's too deep in there and it totally traumatizes my DD. I also have a humidifier going in her room, tried having her in a steamy bathroom, but that didn't seem to help.

She also said I could give her benedryl, but when I looked up the dosages, it says not to give for colds because it has no proven benefits. I just really want to get this phlegm out of her, so she stops throwing up all over me!

Has anyone used benedryl in a situation like this? Is there anything else I could do? I'm desperate!