How to wash the nose of the baby correctly

Very small children do not know how to breathe through the mouth, and if they have a stuffy nose, suffocate. In this state they can not suck a breast or bottle and sleep peacefully. Become moody. In this case, the nose should be rinsed and cleaned of the discharge. But not all parents know what and how to wash the nose of a baby.

To facilitate breathing

Before starting to wash the nose, you need to prepare tools. At hand should be:

• A small rubber pear for enema;
• Syringe without needles, better diabetic;
• A pre-prepared nose wash;
• Oil solution;
• cotton buds.

The nose wash liquid can be bought in a pharmacy ready (suitable for this purpose means "Aquamaris" or "Aqualor Bebi") or cook yourself, spreading a half teaspoons of salt in a liter of boiled warm water.

Of course, before you perform the procedure, it is worth checking with the pediatrician, can I wash my nose in this situation? Some doctors believe that it is enough to remove crusts and drip for ease of breathing saline and not to torment the child. But if the nasal passages are clogged strongly, without washing it can not do.

Washing process

The kid is laid on the barrel and carefully crusts are removed using a cotton swab. Then the enema suck off the snot.

A liquid is poured into the syringe (no more than 5 ml) and is introduced first into one nostril. Then turn the baby over and inject the liquid into another nostril. It is very important to imagine how to properly wash the nose of a baby so that it does not choke, and the procedure is not painful. Mucous is still not well formed, you need to act very carefully, so as not to injure her. Rotika during washing should be open. If the child swallows the water and begins to cough, it should immediately be turned on the stomach and it is easy to pat on the back.

After entering the isotonic solution and washing the nose, it is required to suck the softened contents again with the enema, completely freeing the nasal passage.

Sometimes it is advised that after washing the nose the baby is finished, let the oil drops drip into the nasal passages to facilitate breathing. Most instructions for oil drops have a warning: only for children over 2 years old.

Instead of oil droplets for this purpose lubricate the mucous tocopherol acetate or sea buckthorn oil. These remedies not only facilitate breathing, but also increase immunity, protect mucous membranes from drying out.

Treatment of a cold

Clearing the nasal passages for free breathing is wonderful. But a runny nose will not pass away. It must be treated.

To rhinitis in infants should not be taken lightly, the infection can quickly drop into the respiratory tract. If you learn how to wash your nose with a baby, you can do it yourself, then you can not choose a remedy yourself based on the advice of neighbors or girlfriends. The nature of the common cold can be viral, bacterial. Which drug to choose: "Vibrocil", "Nasoferon" or "Protargol" - the doctor should decide.

If the rhinitis is allergic, you need to consult a doctor about which antihistamine drug and how much you can give to a baby. As an antiallergic agent most often newborns are prescribed "Fenistil" drops.

Any medical products drip after washing the nose of the baby is finished. If you enter them with clogged nasal passages, the drugs will not give any effect and will simply flow out.