What to do if your five-month-old baby has a cold and stuffy nose

It is common for newborn babies to have a cold and stuffy nose. There may be many reasons for a five-month-old baby to have a cold and stuffy nose. At this time, you need to determine the cause of the baby's cold and runny nose, and then prescribe the right medicine according to the baby's constitution and the cause of the disease. Never use medicine indiscriminately. Children's body parts are not fully developed, and they are prone to colds if they are not careful. You should pay special attention to your baby's physical health.

1. If a child has a minor cold and has sneezing and runny nose but no fever or cough, he or she does not need to go to the hospital. Just take some Chinese medicine at home; of course you don’t have to take medicine. Anyway, it will take a week for a cold to heal whether you take medicine or not. If it is a viral cold, no antiviral medicine will work.

2. When giving children medicine, mothers are advised not to give one kind of medicine today, and then switch to another one if that doesn’t work. If that still doesn’t work, then switch to another one… In fact, Chinese patent medicine is sometimes like this. It will take longer to take effect than Western medicine, but after all, the side effects are smaller.

3. The child is too young, has weak resistance and is prone to repeated cold symptoms due to cold. Coughing and runny nose are common cold symptoms. For nasal congestion, you can use a wet cotton swab to clean and moisten the nasal cavity, take some cold medicine, such as children's acetaminophen granules.

Parents don't need to worry too much about their baby's cold and nasal congestion. Babies are weak when they are born, so it is inevitable that they will have some minor colds. Pay attention to letting your child drink more warm water, be careful not to catch cold, and don't take your child to crowded places. Strengthen nutrition, and let your child eat more light food so that your child can have a good physique from an early age.