What should I do if my baby has phlegm in his throat while sleeping?

Having phlegm in the throat is a very common phenomenon. Usually, if adults have phlegm in the throat, they can cough it out by themselves or take some expectorant medicine for conditioning. However, if a newborn baby has phlegm in his throat, even if he feels uncomfortable, he has no way to clear the phlegm in his throat by himself, so he needs the help of his parents. Especially if the baby has phlegm in his throat when sleeping, it will affect his normal breathing. So what should you do if your baby has phlegm in his throat while sleeping?

Generally speaking, babies with respiratory diseases such as colds often have a lot of phlegm in their throats, but younger babies are unable to cough up the phlegm on their own, so parents need to help the baby expectorate at this time.

Dad or mom can let the baby lie on his side or hold him/her on his/her side during the coughing period, and then pat the baby's back. This can help expel phlegm. However, be careful to pat the baby's back gently, otherwise it is easy to cause internal injuries to the baby.

"Boiled water is the universal medicine". No matter if you have a cold, fever, or cough, people always say you should drink more boiled water. Although there is no basis for this, drinking more water will never do any harm. Especially for babies with phlegm in their throats, drinking more boiled water can dilute the mucus secretions in the throat and help cough up the phlegm.

Our mouth, ears, eyes and nose are all connected, so when the baby has phlegm in the throat, parents can try pouring boiling water into a teacup or a large pot, and then let the baby's mouth and nose face the rising water vapor and absorb it. This will make the phlegm thinner and easier for the baby to cough it out. But parents should pay attention to holding the container of boiling water tightly to avoid scalding the baby.

The environment in which the baby lives is also very important. Dad or mom should open the windows of the baby's room regularly to ventilate the room, while also avoiding letting cold wind blow directly on the baby. In addition, it is best to control the indoor temperature at 18-22 degrees and the humidity at 60%-65%. Such an environment will help the baby to expel phlegm.

The article introduces some methods that can help babies reduce phlegm. These methods can be used if your baby has phlegm in the throat, but if the baby is already able to eat complementary foods. You can also use food conditioning methods to give your baby more foods that can reduce phlegm and moisten the lungs, such as pork liver, rock sugar and snow pear soup, garlic water, steamed oranges with salt, etc.