Is it normal for a one month old baby to have nasal mucus?

Speaking of babies having nasal mucus at one month old, have many mothers found that their babies have such symptoms? So is it normal for babies to have nasal mucus at one month old? In order to solve this problem, we came to a famous children's hospital early and consulted a particularly famous professor of pediatric ENT medicine in the hospital. The professor carefully analyzed with me the situation of a baby having nasal mucus at one month old. Let’s take a look at how the professor expressed it.

If your baby has nasal mucus at one month old, you should first figure out where the mucus is! If it is near the nostrils, use a cotton swab soaked in warm water to gently twist it out. If it is a nasal pimple, moisten the mucus first, and then use the above method after the mucus dissolves. If the booger is deep in the nose with only a little bit of it showing outside, never use sesame oil to drip into the nose, because sesame oil, like other oils, adheres to the surface of the booger. There is a little space in the middle of the booger, but sesame oil is sticky and not breathable. If the booger is hard and big, it will affect the baby's breathing! In this case, first gently moisten the nostrils with a cotton swab soaked in warm water, or you can use the first drop, then apply a moderate amount of hot water gauze to the nose below the eyes, and apply hot compresses several times. When the baby cries or sneezes, the booger will show its head. Then use dry toilet paper to grind it into a toothpick-sized paper stick. Place the paper stick horizontally outside the nostrils, stick the booger on it, and roll it out like rolling dough. At this time, the uneven surface of the toilet paper has better adhesion than a cotton swab.

However, it should be noted that the paper twist should not be inserted deep into the child's nasal cavity to avoid damaging the nasal mucosa. There may be two situations: the child sneezes suddenly, spraying out secretions or nasal crusts, and the secretions are carried out of the nasal cavity as the paper twist moves back. The paper twist is very soft, and even if the child turns his head back and forth, it is not easy to damage the child's nasal mucosa. The disadvantage of this method is that it is not very effective in clearing the blockage of posterior nasal secretions. Gauze twisters are safe, convenient and simple. Use a small piece of sterilized gauze or a clean soft cloth (a small handkerchief will also work) and dip it in a little warm boiled water or warm light salt water to make the cloth slightly damp. Don't dip it in a lot of water, just damp, not wet. Use one corner of it, twist it into a twist between your index finger and thumb, and gently insert it into the child's nasal cavity, as deep as possible. The child may turn his head back and forth at this time. It doesn't matter. The mother can move the cloth twist back and forth with the baby, it will not hurt the child. Then pull out the cloth twist in the opposite direction of the direction it entered the nasal cavity, twisting the twist tightly while pulling it outwards. At this time, some of the snot was pulled out along with the cloth twist.

The above is our professor’s explanation and description on whether it is normal for a baby to have nasal mucus at one month old. I believe that many young people who are first-time parents should now understand a lot of things and knowledge. I hope you can take good care of your baby and go to the hospital in time if you find any abnormal conditions. This is the only way to ensure the health of the child, and we must not delay.