How To Use Nasal Drops For Babies
These basically work like syringes and will use air to help clear a baby s stuffy nose.
How to use nasal drops for babies. If your drops have a spout at the top and not the dropper just play the medicine bottle in place of dropper. Some go off and need replacing after a certain time. Once you put the saline drops in and wait a few minutes you can use a suction bulb or nasal aspirator to suck out the mucus or you can flip the baby over on the stomach and let the saline drain out naturally more info. Nasal saline drops for babies comes with a dropper with markings.
Do not use nose drops more often or for longer than advised. If it doesn t use a nasal aspirator or bulb syringe to clear the mucus. You should take exact dosage as prescribed in the dropper. Using an aspirator bulb gently remove any newly loosened mucus.
Use a baby aspirator. If your baby s nose is completely blocked by congestion use a nasal suction bulb to remove the mucus. Squeeze one or two drops of saline into each nostril. Throw out the bottle and get a new one if required after the recommended time.
Use the nasal drops no more than every 3 to 4 hours. Administering saline drops into the nose can help thin out the mucus and clear the airways. The filter will keep the snot from going into your mouth. Suck out the snot.
Many parents are turning to baby aspirators to help clear nasal congestion. Some nose drops must only be used for a short time. If you re using a nasal aspirator insert the tube into one nostril until a seal is formed. While you can buy nasal sprays or drops that are marketed for babies you can also make drops at home by combining 1 cup of warm water with 1 4 teaspoon of salt.
Safety precautions to take. Because nasal saline drops are safe to use in babies you can use them as many times as you need to for your baby s stuffy nose. Squeeze out all the air in the bulb before putting in baby s nostril. Use the nasal drops prior to feeding so baby is able to breathe through her nose while feeding.
Note that nasal drops are gentler.