Bulb Syringe Baby Throat

The lining in your baby s nostrils is delicate and you could irritate it and cause bigger problems that you ll need a doctor s treatment for.

Bulb syringe baby throat.

Your baby cannot blow his her nose so you need to use a bulb syringe to remove excess mucus. Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril. Regardless of what type you use be sure to press it snugly against the nostril to create a seal. Sterilize the bulb syringe after each use.

Don t suction your baby s nose more than two or three times a day though or you ll irritate its. Before you use the bulb syringe loosen the mucus in your baby s nose with a nose dropper filled with a saline solution. Repeat the process in each nostril. Bulb syringes are helpful devices that allow you to remove mucus from your baby s nose.

If your baby starts sniffling again after a while it s okay to try again but don t use the bulb syringe more than three times every day. Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts. Once the mucus has loosened use the bulb syringe to suction the mucus from your baby s nose. If your baby is still congested after five to ten minutes apply saline drops again and resuction.

Some bulb syringes have a shorter wider nozzle. If your baby is still congested 5 to 10 minutes after you suction you can reapply saline drops and suction again. Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole. A bulb syringe or suction bulb is a small rubber object with a long tip at the end of a bulb.

Remove the syringe and squeeze the bulb forcefully to expel the mucus into a tissue.