What should I do if my one-year-old child has phlegm in his throat?

We have all experienced phlegm in our throats. Generally, the symptoms can be improved by drinking more water or eating some foods that help to reduce phlegm. At worst, taking medicine can also be used to treat it. But for a one-year-old child, the situation is much more complicated. So what should we do when this happens? Let’s take a look at it together below.

1. Keep the air clean

Pay attention to the air circulation in your baby's room to ensure fresh air. When the weather is cool, open the windows frequently for ventilation. The indoor temperature should be controlled at around 20 degrees and the relative humidity should be controlled at 60%

2. Actively expectorate

When the baby wakes up in the morning, a lot of phlegm will have accumulated in the throat overnight. Sometimes the baby will cry when he wakes up. Parents can let the child cry or tease the baby to cry. When the baby cries hard, it will promote the discharge of phlegm in the trachea.

Three: Drink more boiled water

When the baby has phlegm in the throat, give the baby more boiled water with a temperature of more than 20 degrees during the day. This can help dilute the thick phlegm in the baby's throat and help the baby cough out the phlegm in the trachea.

4. Use a suction device

If your baby has phlegm in his throat, you can also buy a household suction pump at the pharmacy and use it to help your baby expel the phlegm. This method may make the baby uncomfortable, so be careful not to hurt the baby when using it.

A one-year-old child is still very fragile. When taking these measures, try to avoid hurting the baby. In addition, parents can also promote the baby's sputum discharge by patting the back, but the strength must be controlled. Now is the turn of summer and autumn, respiratory diseases are very prevalent, so parents must pay close attention to the baby's health.