Clearing A Baby S Nose With Salt Water

Boil 2 cups of water covered for 15 minutes.

Clearing a baby s nose with salt water.

This mom from thailand shared a video of her painfree and efficient way to clean a stuffy nose with salt water. You can also make the saline water for a baby s nose at home. Turn around the baby onto his stomach to let the nose drain. Use it three to four times a day or as required.

Hold your baby s head back gently but firmly as you may get some resistance. If you are using drops insert 3 drops into each nostril. Lay your baby down on a soft towel with head slightly tilted upward. Wait for 30 to 60 seconds.

To use lay the baby down on his back and if possible slightly tilt his head back don t force it though. Deliver the saline solution. Store the solution in a clean spray bottle. Some people use a device called a neti pot to help.

Place the tip of the dropper or spray just into your baby s nostril without actually touching the nose. Saline solution is the only safe nasal spray for babies infants and toddlers. Allow to cool to room temperature. Cool the saline solution to room temperature.

Ocean water isn t hygienic enough so take a pass on that as well that said dr. Ganjian explains that you. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. If you put too much salt into that water it can burn your child s nose he says.

Add one fourth teaspoon of table salt to hot water and mix well. When rinsed through your nasal passages saline can wash away allergens mucus and other debris and help to moisten the mucous membranes. Boil a cup of clean and filtered water. Put two to three drops of saline water into the baby s nose with a dropper.

If you are using a spray spray once or twice into each nostril. Add 1 pinch of baking soda optional.