What to do if a baby has a cold and stuffy nose? An old Chinese doctor recommends treatment methods

Because babies have weak constitutions and poor resistance, they are prone to symptoms of colds and flu when the weather changes. Colds are often accompanied by nasal congestion. What can I do if my baby has a cold and stuffy nose? If symptoms are not severe, medication is generally not recommended.

1: 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.

2: If you want to be more convenient, you can also use hot compress. 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.

1: Lateral massage: If the baby has a stuffy nose on the left side, the baby should lie on the right side; if the baby has a stuffy nose on the right side, the baby 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, and the nasal congestion 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).

2: You can use the side of your thumbs to massage the sides of your nose in a cross-over up and down motion. 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.

1: Use hot ginger powder to scald the baby's feet. If the baby's nose is blocked in the early stage of a cold, you can put slightly hot ginger powder on the soles of the baby's feet when the baby goes to bed at night. This can make the nose breathe smoothly and the cold heal faster. Method: Cut the ginger into shreds and fry in a dry pan until it is dry and the ginger aroma comes out (it’s okay if it’s a little mushy). Put the fried shredded ginger into a small gauze bag and then stick the gauze bag with the slightly hot shredded ginger on the soles of the baby’s feet. (Be sure not to make the ginger too hot to avoid scalding your baby.)

2: Use shredded green onion to fumigate the baby's nasal congestion caused by cold. You can soak the white part of green onion in water, cut it into shreds (for easier flavor), put it into boiling water, and fumigate the baby's mouth and nose while it is hot. This method is effective for the baby's nasal congestion caused by wind and cold.

3: Wash the nose with salt water. Mothers can add salt to cold boiled water, wet a small cotton swab, and clean the baby's nasal cavity. Be gentle when cleaning. Cleaning every day can relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion.

If you have a cold, it is recommended not to take medicine, drink more warm water, and pay attention to your body temperature. Keep the room ventilated. The reason why babies are prone to catching colds may be due to poor resistance, especially when the seasons change. Mothers must pay attention and not take off clothes too quickly. There is a saying that "cover up in spring and keep warm in autumn" which makes sense, but you can't cover yourself too much, which is not good.