How to treat a cold in a baby
How to treat a cold in a baby
Runny nose in the baby gives a lot of trouble and mostchild, and his mother. The baby does not know how to breathe through the mouth, therefore, with a cold, refuses to take a breast or bottle, accordingly, it quickly and easily loses weight. With a stuffy nose, the baby does not sleep well and is often naughty. To treat a cold at the kid it is necessary quickly and correctly.
You will need
- - solution of sea salt;
- - Children's aspirator;
- - Children's vasoconstrictive drops;
- - anti-allergenic drops;
- - eucalyptus oil;
- - candles "Viferon".
Instructions
1
Inoculate 1-2 drops into each nostrilvasoconstrictor preparation. Be sure to buy one that is authorized for use from birth. For example, "Nazivin baby" or "Otrivin baby" - they have the weakest concentration, which allows them to be used to treat a cold in a baby. This type of drugs can remove the swelling of the nasal mucosa and reduce stiffness. The vasoconstrictive drops last up to 8 hours, so do not bury them often. Do not use vasoconstrictive drops for more than 3-5 days and, if possible, apply them only before the night sleep of the baby, as at night the nasal congestion usually increases.
2
Wait a few minutes until it works.vasoconstrictor. After that it will be easier to clean and wash the baby's nose. Dip into the baby's nose a solution of sea salt. This, for example, a drug such as "Aquamaris". You can use not drops, and preparations with a special nozzle "soft shower" is a spray that is safe for the baby and makes it easy to dose the amount of the drug. For example, "Akvalor baby". Preparations containing a solution of sea salt are safe for the baby. You can wash them with the nose of the child, even without the appointment of a doctor, any number of times a day, but be sure to buy drugs intended for children - they are not so concentrated and do not have unwanted additives in the composition.
3
Clean the baby's nose using a child's aspirator. Aspirator - a device that allows you to suck liquid. Insert the end with the nozzle into the baby's nostril, take the other end of the tube into the mouth and pull the mucus from the baby's nose. It will linger on the filter in the nozzle. You can buy an aspirator that works with batteries. If necessary, again drip drops of sea salt solution and repeat the procedure until the baby's nose is breathing freely. The entire procedure should be performed before meals, before and after sleep. As mentioned above, the vasoconstrictor is better to use only when the baby's nose is the thickest. Then you can wash and clean your nose without it.
4
Three times a day, give anti-allergenic drops. For example, it can be a drug "Fenistil" or "Zirtek". He will dry the cold. Note that in the first days of using anti-allergenic drops the baby can be sleepy, this is a frequent side effect.
5
Be sure to well ventilate the room, whereis the baby. Of course, it is better to take the child away from the room for the time of airing. Runny nose will be much easier to treat if the baby's room is fresh air. Humidification of air, especially during the heating period is also mandatory. Use a special humidifier or simply put wet towels on the batteries.
6
Bathe the baby every day. Moist air in the bathroom is also useful for the common cold. You can add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to the bath. But do it, only making sure that they are not allergic.
7
To improve the general condition of the baby during the runny nose, you can use immunostimulating candles "Viferon" 150000ME. They should be placed twice a day for five days.
