To use lay the baby down on his back and if possible slightly tilt his head back don t force it though.
Clearing a baby s nose with salt water.
This mom from thailand shared a video of her painfree and efficient way to clean a stuffy nose with salt water.
Mom shows how to clean a baby s nose using salt water.
You can also use a clean dropper.
Add one fourth teaspoon of table salt to hot water and mix well.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
Ocean water isn t hygienic enough so take a pass on that as well that said dr.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Boil a cup of clean and filtered water.
When rinsed through your nasal passages saline can wash away allergens mucus and other debris and help to moisten the mucous membranes.
Saline solution is the only safe nasal spray for babies infants and toddlers.
Hold your baby s head back gently but firmly as you may get some resistance.
Wait for 30 to 60 seconds.
Clearing a baby s stuffy nose with a salt water syringe.
Deliver the saline solution.
If you are using drops insert 3 drops into each nostril.
Cool the saline solution to room temperature.
Lay your baby down on a soft towel with head slightly tilted upward.
If you are using a spray spray once or twice into each nostril.
Use it three to four times a day or as required.
Boil 2 cups of water covered for 15 minutes.
Put two to three drops of saline water into the baby s nose with a dropper.
You can also make the saline water for a baby s nose at home.
Ganjian explains that you.
Store the solution in a clean spray bottle.
If you put too much salt into that water it can burn your child s nose he says.
Some people use a device called a neti pot to help.