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

When a baby is just born, he is still in the stage of adapting to the external environment, so his body resistance is relatively poor. Therefore, if the newborn is not properly cared for, the baby will easily catch a cold if he catches cold. When a newborn has a cold, he or she will have a runny nose, cough, nasal congestion, and headache. If a newborn has a stuffy nose, he or she cannot clear the nose by himself or herself, so he or she needs the help of his or her parents. Next, we will introduce how to deal with nasal congestion in one-month-old babies.

1. Use enoxacillin and ephedrine to eliminate edema. When the baby has a cold and a stuffy nose, what mothers need to do is to relieve the pain of the baby's stuffy nose, so we have to start with caring for the baby's nose. Using inositol ephedrine can help the baby eliminate nasal congestion and edema. Mothers can use a cotton swab, dip a little medicine, and gently apply it on the baby's nose. It is best to apply it three times a day. After a few days of application, the baby's nose pain can be relieved.

2. Use breast milk to clean your baby's nostrils. For cleaning the nostrils, we generally do not recommend using clean water, as some clean water inevitably contains impurities. The editor recommends that mothers use breast milk to help their baby clean the nostrils. The main way is to use a cotton swab to dip a little breast milk, and then use the wet cotton swab to clean the nostrils.

3. Use hot compress to relieve nasal congestion. Mothers can use a towel to dip some hot water, and when the temperature reaches a moderate level, they can apply it to the baby's nose. This method can also relieve the baby's nasal congestion.

Once a baby catches a cold, it usually takes more than a week for him to fully recover. Colds usually cause nasal congestion. If accompanied by coughing, the cough will usually last longer. Children have weak resistance and if they often come into contact with people outside, the probability of catching a cold will be higher. Generally, they will have 4 to 5 colds a year.

The above article introduces some methods for treating baby's nasal congestion. Parents who don't know how can follow the methods in the article to help their baby clear their nose. In addition to these methods, we can also use the method of massaging acupoints. There are many acupoints on the baby's nose wings. Rubbing these acupoints can also help clear the nose. Newborns should be kept warm and not allowed to come into contact with too many people to avoid bacterial infection.