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A baby with a stuffy nose is usually a frequent situation, which brings a lot of discomfort, both for parents and for little ones. The situation disrupts both sleep, food, breathing and especially during breastfeeding, which is very worrying.
Many parents face difficulties when dealing with this and although the situation is not dangerous most of the time, it is a great inconvenience in the baby’s daily life. There are some measures that must be taken to avoid and relieve the baby’s stuffy nose and many of them are natural and there is no need to use medications, as is the case with nasal washing.
What causes the baby’s stuffy nose?
Many things can cause your baby’s stuffy nose , among them the main ones are: dry and cold times, during these times the chances of the baby getting a stuffy nose increase.
After bathing, it is good to dry and change the baby quickly, preventing him from being undressed for a long time, especially in places with different wind and temperatures, this temperature change should be avoided as it can cause colds and flu.
Dusty and very closed places can also end up causing a stuffy nose, so it is always important to keep the places your baby will have contact with always clean and sanitized. It is also good to avoid staying indoors with air conditioning and heaters, as they dry out the air and will cause the baby’s nose to become clogged.
How to Relieve Baby’s Stuffy Nose?
It is always important to clean your baby’s nose before putting it to sleep and before breastfeeding in this way will help to relieve the baby’s stuffy nose . To do the nasal wash, the use of water is not indicated, as it may end up irritating your baby’s nasal cavity.
The most suitable is the use of saline solution, which can be applied inside the baby’s little nose with a dropper or a syringe , always using the serum in an abundant way. Gradually place it inside the nose with the baby’s head slightly tilted back, it will automatically come out through the other nostril.
How to Use the Nasal Aspirator?
To use the nasal aspirator , before placing it on the baby’s stuffy nose, you need to make sure to get all the air out of the aspirator by squeezing the bulb. Once you have breathed out just place it inside the baby’s nose carefully and release the bulb, which will create a vacuum and suck the fluids out of the nose.
Electric vacuum cleaners can also be used, which have the same purpose as the pear-shaped vacuum cleaner, but are usually more expensive.
Warm Bath Does it work?
Giving the baby a warm bath and leaving the bathroom with a large amount of steam is one of the most used ways to unclog and soothe a baby’s stuffy nose . The steam helps to eliminate secretions from inside the baby’s little nose, in addition to calming it down.
Putting the baby to sleep high
One of the solutions to help relieve a baby’s stuffy nose is to put him to sleep slightly elevated. It may be placing a pillow under the mattress of the crib, this will help to unblock the baby’s nose, because with the headboard elevated, the secretion does not accumulate and the baby will be able to sleep properly.
What NOT to Do to Try to Relieve Baby’s Stuffy Nose
We often hear several solutions to help relieve a baby’s stuffy nose, but many of these things are not true and some things that work for adults and children do not have the same effect on babies.
In fact, they can often even harm the health of your little one, so you need to be very careful not to do anything that will make the situation worse. Some of them are:
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Often the stuffy nose can look like a common cold, but it is by no means recommended that you give your baby some kind of flu medicine.
Many of these remedies can do a lot of harm to babies under 2 years of age. If you believe that you will not be able to relieve your baby’s stuffy nose due to a cold, take him to the pediatrician and just what is indicated so there is no problem.
Trying to blow the baby’s nose
As much as it seems like a normal idea for adults and children, babies are still unable to blow their noses . So it is not recommended to try to make the baby blow his nose, which can end up hurting the little one, the ideal is to actually clean the nose with saline.
Often parents believe that washing is necessary only when the baby has a stuffy nose, which is not true. To alleviate the baby’s stuffy nose it is important that the washing is done every day, with some special care.
Cleaning when the baby does not have the flu can be done during the bath, which is when the fluids become softer and easier to clean. We can use a cotton pad with care to help remove secretions.
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My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
