What to do if your four-month-old baby has phlegm

Once the baby gets a fever, phlegm will appear in his mouth and he will cough incessantly. It causes some trouble to your respiratory tract. The important thing is to worry that the phlegm will reach the lungs, causing lung inflammation and so on, and may also lead to more serious conditions. So what should I do if my four-month-old baby has phlegm? What are some good methods?

Infants and young children will not spit up, and even if the phlegm is coughed up, they will just swallow it into the stomach. When the baby coughs, parents should pick up the child and gently pat the baby's back with their empty palms, up and down, left and right. If the baby coughs when a certain part is tapped, it means that the baby's phlegm is accumulated there and you should focus on tapping. Most of the time, phlegm accumulates in the area below the shoulder blades, which is the bottom of the lungs. As long as there is stimulation from sputum, the baby will cough, and once the sputum is discharged, the cough will be temporarily relieved. Therefore, patting the back can help expand the chest, regulate qi, and promote the discharge of phlegm.

It is best to pat the baby’s back just after waking up or before going to sleep.

1. Use several pillows to make an inclined plane with an inclination of about 20 to 30 degrees, and then let the baby lie prone on the pillows with the head low and the feet high. In this way, the force of gravity is utilized to make the phlegm in the lungs flow out automatically.

2. In addition to the prone position mentioned above, you can also let your baby sleep on his side on a pillow, either on the left or right side, with the head low and the feet high. Because placing the body in different positions will make it easier to discharge phlegm in different parts of the lungs.

3. Let the baby lie on his back on a pillow with his head low and his feet high to make it easier for phlegm to be discharged.

Loving reminder: Stay at each location for about 5 minutes. If your baby shows any signs of discomfort, stop immediately.

The above is how to deal with phlegm in a four-month-old baby. When sleeping, in order to prevent the phlegm from affecting the child's breathing, mothers would like to trouble all mothers to turn the child's body appropriately. Of course, medication is also needed, but the medication must be chosen carefully and the dosage must be appropriate.