A newborn appeared in the house. Inexperienced parents have everything new - how to feed a newborn, how to care for baby. And if the baby has a nasal congestion (gnats) or runny nose, then the question comes to the forefront - how to bury the nose of a newborn or how to clean the nose of the baby.
First of all, you need to consult a pediatrician. However, in our time, already in the maternity hospital, a young mother is taught the technique of caring for a child, including that she should already know how to instill drops in the nose of a newborn. (How to instill drops in a child)
How to instill drops in the nose of a newborn
It is necessary to get rid of nasal congestion in babies right away. The fact is that the system of the nasopharynx in only a born child is not fully developed, therefore the slightest disease will cause the baby much more harm than an adult. In addition, a runny nose easily takes a chronic form and can go to the inner ear, rewarding your baby with otitis media.
In addition, the newborn eats a large number of times a day, while he grabs the nipple with his lips and eats. And the presence of a cold will not allow the baby to eat normally.
So, how to dig in the nose of a newborn?
- First you need to clear the nasal passages. To do this, put the child on the back, slightly turn his head on its side and pipette one or two drops of saline or ordinary boiled water.
- Then turn the head to the other side and do the same procedure. It is necessary to wait about one minute for the contents of the small nose to soften.
- Then you need to use a vacuum aspirator. It looks like a small pear. It is necessary to squeeze the aspirator bulb to release air from it. Then carefully insert the tip of the aspirator into the small nostril and release the bulb. During this action, the characteristic sound of the sucked-out contents should be heard.
- Rinse the aspirator from the mucus and do the same with the other nostril.
No need to worry about the fact that the baby is crying and dodging - the whole procedure will take a maximum of half a minute, so it is better to quickly clean the nose and soothe the baby.
How can I drip the nose of a newborn?
After the nose becomes clean, it is necessary to instill vasoconstrictor drops. Here you need to decide how to drip the nose of the newborn. Doctors do not recommend self-administered drops of a cold for your newborn child, since in each case you need to select an individual treatment. The fact is that the slightest overdose of the medicine can cause poisoning of the baby, which is why drops should be used strictly as prescribed by the doctor.
Cold sprays are strictly prohibited. The thing is in the structure of the baby's nasal passages - they are small and wide and are connected with the inner ear. The spray can immediately fall into the ear and cause severe otitis media.
Widely used folk methods of treating a cold.
Most often, home-made saline solutions are used.In order to remove the swelling of the nasal mucosa, you need to dissolve half a teaspoon in half a glass of boiled water. Then put a moistened cotton swab in the baby’s nostril for a few seconds so that the solution has time to act. Then do the same for the second nostril.
It is also recommended to instill breast milk. This should be done carefully, and only by diluting the milk in half with boiled water. This is done so that milk in its pure form does not form a crust in the nose of the newborn.
And doctors told us that sprays are contraindicated in babies, because they are very vasoconstrictive! Therefore, and banned! We used Aquamaris! This is a type of salt water!
I agree, a very informative article. For newborns, droplets containing sea water are effective and safe from the common cold)
A runny nose in a baby is a disaster. I understand all this very well, because at the moment I am the mother of such a baby. I don’t even know which side to approach. The nose is small, but cannot breathe at all. Laid - and that's it. The doctor showed how to bury, but I'm still afraid. I read the instructions, I read the tips here, but the courage is not enough to drip the child. On the other hand, I feel sorry for my baby; he cannot breathe. Well, why are sprays prohibited? It would be so convenient. I understand that it can get into your ear right away, but why not come up with something more convenient than droplets in your nose?
Now we’ll wait for dad from work, I hope he has the courage to put our boy in the nose.
We instilled in the baby drops of Aquamaris, since the others could not be small. Only three times instilled and everything is fine.
I had the imprudence, after bathing, the child was weakly clothed, and that’s all, my daughter froze frozen, then my mother gave me an ass ((and the next day I was already with snot, I called my pediatrician right away, she told us to warm up in the sun and drip an aqualore baby, so that dry crusts in the nose do not form, and the article is very interesting and informative, I learned a lot of new things)))
Dear mothers, for the kids' noses the best helper, simple butter. Leave to thaw a little, then thrust a little into the nostrils. Very fast and safe!
I don’t need to drip anything for the newborn, I made cotton flagella, moistened with water and cleaned their nose with a bulb (aspirate). Dima, but we refused Aqualore, the water flows uncontrollably, as a result, it is otitis. The doctor said that in Europe they already refuse him because of frequent cases of otitis media.Now we only buy Morenazal in a normal safe jar with a dispenser.
What a nightmare! In no case should you drip milk, this is the source of the reproduction of bacteria! It’s terrible that such advice is given, and mothers believe it!