What to do if your baby has a lot of phlegm and coughs

In life, newborns are very likely to suffer from some diseases due to infection, and cough is a common type of disease among newborns. Among children with cough, cough with sputum is a very significant manifestation of the children. Therefore, the symptoms of cough with sputum in babies at home need to be dealt with as soon as possible. So, what should be done if babies have sputum and cough?

If you find that your baby is coughing and has phlegm, don't panic. You should take a look at the nature of the baby's phlegm. Some sputum is clearer, while some is stickier. You need to decide what medicine to use for your child based on his or her specific situation. In addition, be sure to let your child drink plenty of water. Drinking water can effectively help children dilute phlegm and promote the excretion of toxins. If there is yellow sputum and it lasts for a long time, mothers should not rush to give the baby medicine. You can give the baby diet therapy first. If the baby continues to cough up phlegm, in addition to taking the baby to the doctor and giving him dietary therapy, mothers can also use the back-patting method to help the baby relieve cough and reduce phlegm.

Patting the back is a very effective physical therapy for children with excessive phlegm, and sometimes it is even more effective than taking medicine. This method requires parents to clasp their hands and pat the child's back from bottom to top and from outside to inside, because this is the direction of the child's lung lobes and bronchi, which can promote the child's sputum discharge. At the same time, avoid the spine to prevent the child from getting injured.

Generally, parents hold up their children's chests and put them in an arched back position, which provides the best photo taking effect. Mommy can let the child lie on your forearm and pat the child with your other hand. When patting the back, you need to use more force, mainly using your wrist. Too little force will not have much effect. If your baby has a cough and phlegm, do not make him wear a mask or a scarf to cover his mouth often. Wearing a mask frequently is not conducive to the recovery of your baby's cough, but will reduce the adaptability of your baby's upper respiratory tract to cold air and the baby will lack resistance to colds, bronchitis and other diseases.

As mentioned above, when the baby at home has symptoms such as cough and sputum, the first thing to do at home is to observe whether the baby's sputum is viscous. Then, try to avoid letting the baby use drugs to treat the cough and sputum. Instead, learn the physical therapy described in the article to help the baby get rid of the torture of cough and sputum as soon as possible.