What other things can I do to help my little man breathe easier?

You can get a humidifier and put it near where he sleeps. I use the warm mist with vicks and it made it much easier for my LO to get through her first few colds.

i also seen baby breathe right strips for kids under 5 lol

Humidifier in the room. Johnsons makes a menthol baby wash, that my WHOLE family uses when whe are feeling stuffy, Vicks does make a infant formula vapor rub that has some additional essential oils to help relax then as well as the menthol to open up the sinuses. Whenever DS gets a cold I elevate his crib matress, to help keep coughing down too.

The humidifier was a great suggestion by coala, I would only add that in my own research to decide between warm and cool mist humidifiers I decided on cool mist for several reasons, No heating element on the floor to keep DS away from, warm and wet breeds more bacteria, and by the time the mist gets into the bronchial tubes, the temperature is the same.

In the middle of the night if my real little ones are stuffy i will wet a q tip and leave it real wet and swab it out really fast they fuss for a minute but they will be able to breath after and sometimes i would aspirate after.

Is baby still in a crib? Put something under the cribs matress, not in the crib. It will raise the head a little. I know that when I'm sick, laying flat makes it hard to breathe.

Cool mist humidifier, Baby vick's, and elevate head of bed.

I love my humidifier! I use a good humidifier and i just keep it in whichever room my child is in. Makes breathing easier and calms coughs at night. I fold up a sheet or towel under the sheet to elevate so they can breathe easier at night. During the day i just give lots of liquids and soup as well as vitamins. Oh and i clean/disinfect stuff especially our fan and change the A/C filter.

the warm mist isnt goint to be warm when it gets in therir lungs its to make the room more humid and its easyer for them to breath thats what the warm mist humidifier is for so if they are stuffy use it