What should I do if my baby coughs and has a stuffy nose?

If a child has a cough and a stuffy nose, and once the cause is identified, and if it is not a viral cold, no medication is needed, then what methods can be used to help the child recover and heal quickly? I believe this problem has always troubled many parents. The editor suggests that you can use the following methods to alleviate it on the premise of keeping your children adequately warm.

Option 1: Steam bath

Take your baby to the bathroom with you, turn on the hot water or shower, close the door, and let your baby stay in the steam-filled house for 15 minutes. Your baby's nasal congestion will definitely improve greatly. Don't forget to change your baby into dry clothes immediately after bathing. If you let your baby play in slightly warm water for a while, it can also relieve symptoms of nasal congestion and lower body temperature.

If you want to make it more convenient, mommy can also use hot compress method. Use a thick towel to place on the radiator or wrap it around a container of boiling water to release heat; you can warm the baby's fontanelle for a while, and continue to apply hot compresses until the baby's forehead sweats. If you can't tell whether the baby's fontanelle is cold, you might as well give it a try. Doing so will not harm the baby.

Option 2: Massage

Side massage

If the baby has a stuffy nose on the left side, he should lie on the right side. If the baby has a stuffy nose on the right side, he should lie on the left side. Parents can pinch the baby's nose with two fingers and massage the Yingxiang points on both sides for 1-2 minutes. The stuffy nose can be relieved. Method of locating the Yingxiang acupoint: The acupoint is generally located in a sitting or supine position. The Yingxiang acupoint is located on the face, in the wrinkle about 1 cm away from the wing of the nose (next to the midpoint of the outer edge of the wing of the nose, in the nasolabial groove).

Nose massage

You can use the side of your thumbs to make cross-up and down massage on the sides of your nose, gently press out the mucus produced by the massage, use a small cotton swab dipped in sesame oil to wipe the nasal cavity, then gently press out the mucus produced at this time, and finally use another small cotton swab dipped in honey to wipe the nasal cavity. This method is very effective.

Through the above analysis, we can understand that in order to relieve children's cough and nasal congestion, steam baths and massages can be used to relieve them. However, it should be noted that the temperature should not be too high during the steam bath, which will easily lead to hypoxia. If you massage, you should also try to be gentle to prevent pain caused by massage.