Tips for babies with nasal congestion:
In autumn and winter, the temperature changes rapidly, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, which can easily cause babies to catch colds. care for infants and young children has added a lot of difficulty. In particular, infants and young children have nasal congestion, runny nose and other phenomena. Today I’m sharing 9⃣️ tips to relieve nasal congestion in infants and young children! [laughing]
Hot compress
- ➡️Take a hot towel, soak it in warm water and wring it out, apply hot compress to the root of the nose. Hot compress can effectively reduce the swelling of nasal mucosa , thereby alleviating the symptoms of nasal congestion in newborns. Pay attention to controlling the water temperature!
Nasal wash with normal saline
- ➡️If your child has nasal congestion, you can wash the nose with normal saline to help relieve edema of the nasal mucosa and promote the discharge of secretions, thereby alleviating the symptoms of nasal congestion.
⚠️ It is recommended to go to the pharmacy to buy 0.9% normal saline. It is not recommended to prepare it at home.
⏰Children of different ages have different ways of washing their noses:
✔️Under 2 years old: Nasal instillation of normal saline, paired with a nasal aspirator
✔️2~4 years old: Nasal spraying of normal saline, paired with a nasal aspirator
✔️Over 5 years old: Nasal wash with physiological saline, paired with nasal rinse device
➡️ Steam bath:
Before taking a bath, you can turn on the hot water to fill the entire bathroom with steam, and then let the mother stay with the baby in the bathroom for a while. The time should not be too long. Generally It takes about 1⃣️5⃣️ minutes. It can also reduce the symptoms of baby's nasal congestion.
⚠️ This method cannot be used in case of nasal bleeding!
➡️Heat cover the fontanelle:
When covering the fontanel , be sure to control the water temperature to avoid scalding the newborn. At the same time, you must frequently change the hot water to ensure the temperature of the water. If the water temperature is too low, it will have side effects and cause the baby to catch a cold.
⚠️This method is only suitable for mild nasal congestion. Do not use this method if your baby has a fever.
➡️Ginger pad for the soles of the feet:
You can cut the ginger into foam and fry it dry in a pot, wrap it in a cloth bag and fix it under the baby's feet. You can also buy a few sterile patches at the drug store and put the fried ginger foam on it and stick it directly on the soles of the baby's feet.
⚠️ This method is suitable for initial nasal congestion after catching wind and cold.
➡️ Green onion white water:
This method is not recommended for babies under 6 months old and who have not yet added complementary foods.
⚠️If your baby's throat is red and swollen, don't drink green onion water.
➡️ Ventilation and humidification:
Opening windows for ventilation can exchange fresh air and reduce the irritation of dust mites in the air to the baby's nasal mucosa. Using a humidifier to humidify the air can also relieve your baby's nasal congestion.
➡️ To clean the nasal cavity
, you need to use a special cleaning tool, and you have to wait until the baby is asleep before cleaning the nasal scabs. It is best to use steam bath to moisten the dry nasal scabs before cleaning.
➡️Nasal massage
Pediatric massage is also very effective in relieving nasal congestion, especially for children under 3⃣️. The effect is more obvious, and it can play a certain auxiliary role in nasal congestion and runny nose.
Rub both sides of the bridge of the nose up and down for 1 minute
Knead and massage both sides of the root of the nose for 1 minute
Press Yingxiang point1 minutes
Wasp enters the hole for 1 minute
