Where should I massage when my child coughs and has phlegm?

It is common for children to cough and have phlegm in life. The main cause of this symptom is cold, especially wind-heat cough, which often causes children to cough and have phlegm. In addition to regular treatment, you can also massage your baby, which will help promote blood circulation and help dissipate the body's cold as much as possible. Let's find out where to massage when a child coughs and has phlegm.

Where should I massage when my child coughs and has phlegm?

Head, face and neck: Open Tianmen and divide Yin and Yang 100 to 200 times each; press and rub Fengchi, Fengfu and Baihui 30 to 50 times each; rub the eyebrows from the eyebrows to the temples 5 to 10 times; upper limbs: clear Tianhe water 300 times. Drain the heart meridian, liver meridian, lung meridian, spleen meridian, and kidney meridian 100 to 200 times each; press Quchi, Neiguan, Lieque, Chize, and Kechuan points 50 to 100 times each; chest: press Tiantu, Tanzhong, Rupan, and Rugen 50 to 100 times each; lower limbs: press Fenglong, Taichong, Zusanli, and Sanyinjiao 50 to 100 times each; back: rub the back downwards to open the bladder meridian, and focus on pressing Dazhui, Feishu, Pishu, Ganshu, Xinshu, and Qixia points; pinch the spine from top to bottom; push the Tianzhu bone downwards until the skin turns slightly red and hot.

What to do if your baby coughs and has phlegm

1. Take cough suppressants: When babies cough and have phlegm, they should take cough suppressants or expectorants or undergo nebulization treatment, which can moisten the respiratory tract and dilute the phlegm. However, cough suppressants should not be used because they will affect the discharge of sputum and make the condition worse. Parents should never let their baby seek medical treatment rashly when he is sick! 2. Pay attention to ventilation in the room: Pay attention to ventilation in the room, keep the air fresh, control the temperature at 20℃-24℃, and the humidity between 50%-60%. Family members try to avoid smoking at home. Even a little bit of smoke can make the baby's respiratory tract uncomfortable, and phlegm will be more difficult to cough up smoothly, so for the baby's health, the home should be a smoke-free place. 3. Dress appropriately: Dress your baby appropriately. Don’t rush to add clothes to your baby as you think he is sick to prevent him from catching a cold. In fact, when the baby is sick, the clothes should not be too many or too few, and should be loose. Pants with elastic bands should not be too tight or worn to the chest to avoid affecting the baby's breathing. 4. Sufficient water: When the baby coughs and has phlegm, parents should give the baby more warm boiled water. Sufficient water can effectively help the baby dilute the phlegm and facilitate the coughing up of phlegm. The diet should also be as light as possible. Breastfeeding mothers should also pay attention to their diet, drink plenty of water, and eat less irritating foods, because these will be passed to the baby through breast milk. 5. Careful care: Parents can clasp their hands and pat the child's back from bottom to top and from outside to inside, because this is the direction of the child's lung lobes and bronchi, which can help the child to clear out sputum. Mothers can let their children lie on their forearms and use their other hands to pat them. When patting the back, you need to use more force. Too light a force will not have much effect. You must be extra careful when caring for a coughing baby at night to prevent sputum from blocking the respiratory tract and affecting the baby's normal breathing.