What to do if your baby has phlegm when breathing

Babies are young and have limited body resistance, so they are very likely to suffer from this disease. Therefore, as parents, once a child becomes unwell, they are usually concerned about solutions. For example, phlegm in the baby's breath is a typical example, and they are very worried that it will cause a greater impact on the child. So, what should we do if our baby has phlegm when breathing? Let’s take a closer look below.

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%.

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.

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.

There is a way to help the baby expel phlegm by patting the back. It is to bend the fingers together to make the palm hollow, and then let the baby lie on his side or the parent can hold the baby, and use the hollow palm to pat the baby's back from top to bottom and from outside to inside. When patting, control the strength and feel a slight vibration. Repeat this patting for three minutes and keep patting three times a day to help the baby expel phlegm.

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.

Prepare a cup of boiling hot water, point the mouth of the cup to the baby's mouth and nose, so that the baby can inhale the water vapor when breathing. The inhaled water vapor can help the baby dilute the phlegm and play a role in relieving cough and expectoration.

Help your baby to expectorate. If your baby is too young to eat pears by himself, parents can use a juicer to squeeze some pear juice for the baby to drink. Pears have the effect of moistening the lungs and eliminating phlegm, and can help babies expel phlegm.

The above is an introduction to what to do if your baby has phlegm when breathing. I hope it will help parents. There are many factors that cause babies to have phlegm when breathing. Once a similar situation occurs, you can take these measures to improve it, and the results are quite good. In addition, in some cases, if the child suffers from respiratory diseases, it is best to go to a regular pediatric hospital for further examination to prevent more serious consequences.