How To Clear Mucus From Baby Throat

It is best to squeeze one or two drops into a baby s nose instead of a spray of mist.

The use of a humidifier is the best way to moisten the baby s nasal passage and thin out the mucus in the throat and nose to help restore proper breathing. Run a humidifier in your baby s room while they sleep to help loosen mucus. Bulb syringe and saline baby saline spray or drops can help thin mucus that is draining down the nasal passages into the throat. If you don t have a humidifier run a hot shower.

Another way to loosen the mucus making it easier to remove it is by patting your baby s chest or back. You can also take a long hot shower with the door closed so the bathroom gets steamy since steam can help clear up mucus. Keeping your baby s nasal cavity and mouth clear is usually a simple task. After placing a couple of drops of saline into each nostril you should wait a few minutes.

Repeat the process in each nostril. Hold onto his arms to keep him from pushing your hands away. Cool mist is safest because there aren t any hot parts on the machine. Pat him firmly on the back in the lung area.

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Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole. Ideally you should look for a spot to lay your baby down on his side. Saline solution is very helpful and you can purchase it at any local pharmacy in spray liquid or drops. In fact it turns out that the safest way to remove clear runny snot from a baby is to let nature and gravity do the work simply wiping it here and there so it doesn t transform the kid s face into a gross version of an exfoliating mask.

Drinking a cup of warm tea with lemon and honey is also effective. Do this up to four times daily to keep the mucus loose. To administer place the baby on her back and put the tip of the saline spray bottle just inside one nostril. Sit with your baby in the bathroom for about 20 minutes.

The humidifier will help to create moisture in the nose and allow the baby to cough out the mucus. Patting on the chest or back. Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril.