3 Ways to Clean the Babies Mucus

Cleaning the babies mucus are simple enough, but many parents still do not know how the right way to do it. The baby’s snot especially when the baby is cold, if it is not cleaned will disturb the baby’s breathing and of course it will looked messy.

Because the reasons above, then The Health Tips for the Family will give you tips, how to clean the Babies mucus in the right way, which include:

Sucking the Nose

Cleaning the baby’s mucus with the traditional way is by suck the baby’s mucus by using the mouth. This method is still being debated by the experts, there are pros and cons. But if you want to do, make sure that the person does not being sick that can transmit the disease to the baby.

How to suck the baby's mucus using the mouth is by sucking one nostril, and never suck the mucus in the two nostrils at the same time because it is very dangerous. Sucking the mucus in the two nostrils at the same time will cause the mucus up to the middle ear and trigger a middle ear infection.

Cotton Bud

Cleaning the Babies mucus can also be done by using the cotton bud that has been wetted with the warm water and be done with very gentle way. The more appropriate way is to clean the nose’s dirt which has dry. This way can be done if the mucus is already seen at the edge of nostrils and do not try to clean or dredge the dirt which is still on inside of the nose. This is caused the dirt can be pushed into the middle.

Sucking a baby can also be done by using the tool which has been bought and sold in pharmacies. This mucus inhalator, there are manual and electrical manual, so you can easier take care of the baby during the Influenza and avoid transmission of the inInfluenzaenza virus to yourself.

Bring to the Doctor

If your baby is suffering a severe Influenza, usually characterized by liquid snot out of the nose during more than 3 days and accompanied with fever that disturb the sleeping of your baby, then it is recommended to clean the baby’s snot on doctor and be done treatment at the same time. Usually the doctor will use a tool like a baby nasal aspirator to clean the dirt in the nose, of course this tool is safer.

Summary: 

• The mucus in the Babies nose if are not cleaned will disturb the breathing and seen messy, 
• Cleaning the mucus must be done carefully and by a proper manner in order to not endanger the health, 
• How to clean the Babies mucus can be done by sucking the nose, cleaning by the cotton bud, and ask for help the doctor.