Most young mothers and especially fathers immediately after discharge from the hospital try not to disturb their baby once again, so as not to frighten him or harm him. When it comes to hygiene procedures, they are completely lost, and do not understand what to do. But you have to learn and learn how to clean your newborn's nose. Even a minimal amount of mucus can negatively affect the quiet breathing of the baby.
For what the nose is cleaned to a newborn
In the first few months of a baby's life such a procedure as cleansing a spout is mandatory. This need is caused by the fact that the nasal passages of the newborn are very narrow, they accumulate a lot of dust, mucus, which make breathing difficult, interfere with feeding and sleeping. Even a tiny villus from the clothes can cause a clogging of the spout of the baby. The kid does not know how to blow his nose, he is too weak and alone can not cope with this problem, so parents' help is needed.
Reasons for the formation of crusts
The appearance of dry goats( crusts) in a baby is associated with its physiological characteristics. The mucous membrane of the spout constantly produces mucus, on which dust and other harmful substances enter from outside. The air that little babies breathe dry these mucous discharges, as a result, crusts form. Smooth and breathe mouth newborns do not know how, so the emergence of dry snot is inevitable.
The main reasons for the formation of crusts include:
- Colds, runny nose, which are accompanied by inflammatory processes of the nasal mucosa.
- Too dry air in the room where the newborn is.
Reduce the appearance of crusts in the baby's nose, following the following advice:
- Monitor the humidity( optimal -50-60%) in the room where the baby is.
- Keep the child's room warm, especially in winter, because during this time various heating devices are switched on and the air in the room becomes hot and dry.
- Place several living plants on the window sill in the baby's room, they have a beneficial effect on the microclimate, moisturize and purify the air well.
- If possible, install in the room a special device for humidifying the air.
Than it is possible to clean a spout for a baby
Cleansing manipulations of the respiratory tract is an unpleasant hygienic procedure for a baby. He will turn his head, cry, and therefore it is necessary to be extremely cautious. Modern pediatricians, such as Dr. Komarovsky, do not recommend doing the following:
- Suck off the mucus from the spout of the newborn with your mouth.
- Dripping breast milk into the nostrils of the baby, in which microbes can develop instantly.
- You can not use cotton swabs or matches with cotton wool wrapped around them to cleanse them, these devices can injure the mucous spout of the baby.
Before starting a newborn to clean your nose, you must prepare all necessary items in advance. The choice of such devices for cleaning the respiratory tract depends on the degree of clogging of the spout, the age of the child, the reason for the procedure( zalozhennost, daily care).Let's consider the most common tools for cleaning the nozzle, their types and methods of application.
Aspirator
A special hygienic device for suctioning mucus in newborns that does not cause discomfort is called an aspirator. Before using this device, the nozzle should be slightly moistened with a special solution. There are several types of aspirators:
- Mechanical. It is a small transparent container for snot with a tube and removable nozzles. One tip of the tube is inserted into the nostril of the newborn, through the second mother sucks in the air and draws the mucus from the spout into a special container.
- Electronic. This is a special "pear" on batteries, which at the click of a button draws snot. The electronic aspirator often has additional functions - humidification, aerosol.
- Vacuum. This device is used very rarely at home. In appearance it resembles a mechanical aspirator, but works from connection to a special vacuum cleaner. This is inconvenient, noisy, cumbersome.
Aquamaris
To moisten the mucous membrane of the neonatal spout, soften the crusts using natural sea water Aquamaris. Apply this drug to infants until a year is allowed only in the form of drops, the spray is used for children older than 1 year. The composition of the drops of Aquamaris includes many microelements and active substances, thanks to which the preparation excellently removes dust, takes care of the normal functioning of the mucous spout, increases local immunity.
Syringe
The easiest to use and common aspirator is a syringe. In appearance it resembles an ordinary "pear", but has a special removable silicone tip. For infants use syringes of small sizes with nozzles of soft silicone. The principle of the device is simple - squeeze the syringe with your hand to get air out of it, and then you need to insert the tip into the nostril of the baby, gently unclench the "pear" and deflate the mucus.
Pear
This is a traditional device that our mothers and grandmothers used. It was made of dense rubber, had a thin and soft tip. The use of such a device is inconvenient and injurious to the newborn. Modern pears are improved:
- they have a wide tip that does not get too deep into the nostril;
- tip in the device is removable, it is easily unscrewed, washed;
- pear material is a silicone that is much stronger than rubber and results in a lesser suction power for mucus.
Cotton flagella
To remove a small amount of snot, crusts, daily hygienic procedures with a newborn, use cotton turundas. To make such a flagellum, it is necessary to twist it from a piece of long cotton wool. Next, the device is slightly moistened with a special solution or sterile vaseline and slowly rotated into one nostril of the baby to a depth of 2 cm, then slowly and gently removed. The procedure is repeated for another nostril, but use a new flagella.
How to properly clean a baby's nose
To avoid harming a newborn baby, it is important to observe the following rules during hygienic cleaning of the spout:
- If the baby is naughty, crying, postpone the procedure until it calms down.
- Wash your hands thoroughly with baby antibacterial soap, wipe them dry.
- Prepare all necessary devices, cleaners for the neonatal spout in advance.
- Comfortable temperature for babies in the room is 20-21 degrees.
- Ensure normal indoor humidity.
- Make sure that there is no dust in the room.
- Never insert the device into the baby's nose too deeply.
- The dried crusts must be softened before stretching.
To make it easier for you to clean your baby's nose, consider the detailed manual:
- Softening process for crust and mucus. Inject the spout of the newborn with Aquamarine or saline. If you cleanse the spout in the evening, try to organize a baby warm bath, while the mucus itself will soften.
- Fix the child's head. To do this, overlay it with rolled towels so that it can not turn the head sharply.
- 2-3 minutes after instillation, clean the spout of the newborn with one of the following attachments:
- Cotton towel. Slowly thrust the turundochka into the nostril and turn, then gently pull it out.
- Pear or syringe. Before cleaning the nozzle, gently heat the appliance with boiling water and wait until it cools down. Squeeze the pear in your hands to let the air out. Attach the tip of the device to the child's nasal passage and release the pear in her hands. Under pressure, the mucus will come out. Then rinse the device and proceed to cleaning the next nostril.
- Aspirator. All parts of the device should be covered with boiling water, cool it. Apply one piece of the aspirator tube to the nostril of the newborn, and on the other hand draw in the air.
How often you need to clean the spout
The frequency of cleaning the baby's spout depends on its individual physiological characteristics, the measure of the organ's stuffiness with snot. One infants will be enough once a day, and several others. Clearing manipulations in such cases:
- In the presence of dry crusts in the respiratory tract.
- When slime accumulates in the baby's spout.
- When the nose of the newborn is clogged, it breathes heavily and you can hear the nose "grunting".
- If the child at the time of feeding regurgitated, and a piece of milk got into the spout.
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