Very young children cannot breathe through their mouths, and if they have a stuffy nose, they choke. In this state, they cannot suckle a breast or a bottle and sleep peacefully. Become moody. In this case, the nose should be washed and cleaned of discharge. But not all parents know how and how to rinse the nose of the baby.
To make breathing easier
Before you start washing your nose, you need to prepare tools. At hand should be:
- a small rubber bulb for an enema;
- a syringe without a needle, preferably diabetic;
- pre-prepared means for washing the nose;
- oil solution;
- cotton buds.
You can buy a ready-to-wash nose liquid at the pharmacy (Aquamaris or Aqualor Baby products are suitable for this purpose ) or prepare it yourself by diluting one and a half teaspoons of salt in a liter of boiled warm water.
Of course, before performing the procedure, it is worth checking with the pediatrician, is it possible to rinse the nose of the baby in this situation? Some doctors believe that it is enough to remove the crusts and instill a saline solution to facilitate breathing and not torment the child. But if the nasal passages are clogged strongly, you can not do without washing.
Washing process
The baby is laid on a barrel and gently using a cotton swab to remove crusts. Then the enema suction snot.
A liquid is collected in the syringe (not more than 5 ml) and is introduced first into one nostril. Then the baby is turned over and liquid is injected into the other nostril. It is very important to imagine how to properly wash the nose of the baby so that it does not choke, and the procedure is not painful. The mucous membrane is still not well formed, it is necessary to act extremely carefully so as not to injure it. The mouth should be open during rinsing. If a child swallows water and begins to cough, he should immediately be turned on his stomach and patted easily on the back.
After injecting an isotonic solution and washing the nose, it is again necessary to suck the softened contents with an enema, completely freeing the nasal passage.
It is sometimes advised that after washing the nose the baby is finished, drip oil drops into the nasal passages to facilitate breathing. Most oil droplet instructions have a warning: only for children over 2 years old.
Instead of oil droplets, the tocopherol mucosa is lubricated with acetate or sea buckthorn oil for this purpose. These tools not only facilitate breathing, but also increase immunity, protect the mucosa from drying out.
Rhinitis treatment
Emptying the nasal passages for free breathing is wonderful. But the runny nose from this will not pass. It needs to be treated.
Rhinitis in infants cannot be taken lightly, the infection can quickly sink into the respiratory tract. If you learn how to rinse your baby’s nose, you can do it yourself, then you can’t choose a remedy yourself based on the advice of neighbors or friends. The nature of the common cold can be viral, bacterial. Which drug to choose: "Vibrocil", "Nazoferon" or "Protargol" - the doctor must decide.
If the runny nose is allergic, you need to consult a doctor what antihistamine drug and at what dose can be given to a nursing baby. As an antiallergic agent, drops of Fenistil are most often prescribed to newborns.
Any remedies drip after rinsing the nose the baby is finished. If you enter them with clogged nasal passages, the drugs will not give any effect and simply flow out.