Clean Out Baby Nose

Is your baby having a hard time breathing due to a stuffy nose.

Clean out baby nose.

In one popular video a woman uses a syringe of saltwater to clear out her daughter s nose and it seems to work. You can also use a gentle washcloth with some warm not hot water. Don t try to remove anything but mucus from your baby s nose on your own. Sometimes congestion may be a sign of a more serious problem.

Wipe the applicator with a clean tissue. Remove it from your baby s nose and empty the contents onto a tissue by squeezing the bulb repeatedly. The mom has her daughter keep her mouth open then puts the syringe under one. Release the bulb to suck the mucus out of the nose and into the aspirator.

Make a fresh batch each day and store it in a clean covered glass jar. Repeat on the other nostril. Start by squirting a little nasal saline into your child s nose to moisten and loosen up the mucus before you try to suction it out. Bulb aspirator squeeze the bulb then insert the tip about inch into the baby s nostril angling the tip to the side.

You should also keep the nasal spray covered with the dust cover to prevent tiny particles from getting into the spray. Clean the machine regularly so mold doesn t grow inside it. It is important that you keep the applicator clean so you do not spread germs and bacteria in your nose when you use the spray. You can buy saline at pharmacies or make it easily at home by dissolving 1 4 teaspoon of salt in 8 ounces of warm water.

To clean your baby s ears on a daily or regular basis you ll need a cotton ball that s been soaked with warm water. You can provide him with some relief using a few methods of cleaning the baby s nose. It helps clear his stuffy nose. Place a cool mist vaporizer or humidifier in your baby s room to add moisture to the air.

Breast milk in the nose some people feel that putting breast milk in a baby s nose works just as well as saline drops to soften mucus. Carefully put a little milk right into your baby s nose while. It is extremely gentle on the baby s nose in fact there is no way it even enters the baby s nose it just rests at the entrance of the nostril. It actually works because you control the amount of vacuum pressure.