 [ Symptoms ] my 9 month old has been conjested for almost a month now what is a good medicine that will help clear this up [ Disease ] congestion can happen when children are fighting colds or coughs unfortunately over the counter cough & cold medicines are not safe in this age group some natural remedies you can try are putting a humidier in your baby is room and suctioning the mucous form your baby is nose 1 2x a day if your baby has had continuous congestion for more than a week a fever trouble breathing or you are concerned make sure you see your doctor