Infants and young children due to weak immunity, relatively more likely to suffer from respiratory diseases than adults, once a cold, it is easy to produce phlegm, the baby has phlegm will not cough, easy to block the throat, so it sounds very loud in the throat.
If the baby has more phlegm, it is easy to appear nausea, and even vomiting, in the face of this situation, the mothers can do the following care to help the baby's sputum discharge.
Care for the nasal cavity to help your baby clear the secretions from the nasal cavity
When the baby has secretions in the nasal cavity, under normal circumstances, he will not blow his nose, and the sound in the throat will be particularly loud, so we can use normal saline or sea salt water to wash the nose.
If the baby has a lot of nasal discharge, you can use the baby nasal suction device, which is easy to buy in regular pharmacies, the nasal cavity is clean, and when sleeping, the nose will not flow backwards to stimulate the throat, and the voice in the throat will be much smaller.
After cleaning the baby's nasal cavity, care should be done to protect the baby's nasal mucosa, we can use vitamin D or petroleum jelly to apply the nasal cavity.
Drink plenty of water and eat a light diet
When the baby is dehydrated, it is easy to cause sputum to be viscous, it is not easy to discharge, then we should let the baby drink more water, it is generally recommended to drink more warm boiled water, if it is a pure breast milk baby under 6 months, feed more breast milk on the line.
In addition to drinking more warm boiled water, we should also pay attention to dietary regulation, at this time we should eat less or do not eat spicy sweets, such foods are easy to increase the secretion of sputum.
Improve the environment and maintain indoor humidity
During the baby's illness, we should pay attention to the temperature and humidity of the living environment, the humidity should be kept between 50% and 60%, which will help the baby to discharge sputum, if the environment is too dry, the sputum will easily become viscous, and it will be more difficult to discharge.
Except for maintaining proper humidity and temperature, we should also pay attention to the circulation of fresh air in the room, and we should open the window regularly every day to ventilate.
Normal saline atomizes and dilutes sputum
There is a nebulization equipment at home that can be atomized with normal saline, and atomization is conducive to the dilution of sputum, so that it is easy to discharge sputum.
If you don't have a device at home, you can also try bathroom steam, which is to stay in a bathroom full of steam for 5-10 minutes.
In addition to bathroom steam, we can also pour boiling water into the cup, hold the baby, and let the baby's nose face the rising water vapor, but pay special attention to take care of the baby's hands and feet to avoid burns.
Change the position and pat the back to expel sputum
When the baby's sputum cannot be coughed up, we can use the back pat to help the baby expel the phlegm, and when the baby is lying on the left side, we have to pat the baby's right back. Mothers can pat their backs with their hands all the time, bend their fingers slightly, clench them into an empty fist, and gently pat the baby's right back.
Shoot the right back, we can change the baby's position, change to the right side of the lying, the two sides exchange with each other, the strength of the back should not be too large, from top to bottom, from the outside to the inside, in turn, each side of the back to pat at least 3-5 minutes, 2-3 times a day can be taken.
Avoid tobacco and smog
Baby at home, we should not smoke at home, whether it is second-hand smoke or third-hand smoke, it is easy to stimulate the baby's airway, which is not conducive to the baby's health and recovery.
If parents cannot alleviate according to the above methods, they must go to the hospital for treatment, and then carry out symptomatic treatment after the diagnosis is clear.