What should I do if my three-month-old baby has a cough and a stuffy nose?

It is normal for adults to cough, for example, if they eat too much hot food or are too thirsty. Coughing is a protective reflex of the human body. The germs and phlegm in the respiratory tract can be expelled from the body through coughing, which plays a role in cleaning the respiratory tract and keeping it unobstructed. However, some young parents find that their children have a slight cough, they are eager to feed their children various cough suppressants and cough syrups. After entering the human body, cough suppressants can quickly act on the cough center and produce a strong cough suppressant effect. Below, the editor will introduce to you what to do if a three-month-old baby has a cough and a stuffy nose?

Firstly, it promotes blood circulation in the lungs, and secondly, it loosens the phlegm in the bronchi and makes it easier to discharge. The method of patting the back is as follows: the sick child lies on his side or is held up to lie on his side, and the parent bends his five fingers slightly into a semi-circle, that is, half-clenched a fist, and gently pats the sick child's back, alternating between both sides. The force of the tapping should not be too great, and it should be done from top to bottom and from outside to inside in sequence. Pat each side for 3 to 5 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day.

If the child has obvious inflammatory symptoms while coughing, such as fever, yellow and sticky sputum, and increased white blood cell count in the blood, antibacterial drugs should be used in a timely manner under the guidance of a doctor. ?

If nasal congestion affects your child's eating, or causes him or her to breathe with his or her mouth open while sleeping, you should give your child some medicine to shrink the nasal mucosa. For example, you can use 0.5% furazolidone nasal drops, which can shrink the dilated blood vessels under the nasal mucosa and relieve nasal congestion. When parents give their children nasal drops, they must be careful not to put the drops in both nostrils at the same time. They can first put the drops in the side with more severe nasal congestion, wait for about 5 minutes, and then put the drops in the other side. Only one drop each time is enough. If the blockage is caused by accumulation of nasal secretions, you can use a cotton swab to roll out the secretions; if the nasal secretions have formed lumps, you can use a cotton swab to push the lumps slightly deeper into the nasal cavity to stimulate a sneeze, and the secretions in the nose will usually be discharged with the airflow; or you can use a cotton swab to gently pick out the nasal secretions and push them out.

For nasal congestion, you can use a cotton swab dipped in warm salt water to wipe the child's nasal cavity. If there is phlegm, you can use metoprolol or erythromycin 30-50mg/kg/day orally 3-4 times. During the remission period, some cough and asthma-relieving Chinese herbal preparations can be used. Nutrition should be strengthened and attention should be paid to adding or removing clothes at any time. If necessary, you can consider getting a flu vaccine. I wish your baby a speedy recovery!

Through the editor's article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of coughing and nasal congestion in three-month-old babies. So, do mothers know? The editor would like to remind everyone that if the baby's nasal congestion is accompanied by high fever and runny nose for more than a week, or there are no other symptoms except nasal congestion, you need to take the baby to the hospital for treatment. I hope my article can help you.