Bulb Syringe Baby Throat

Your baby cannot blow his her nose so you need to use a bulb syringe to remove excess mucus.

Bulb syringe baby throat.

Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole. 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. Once the mucus has loosened use the bulb syringe to suction the mucus from your baby s nose. Some bulb syringes have a shorter wider nozzle.

Before you use the bulb syringe loosen the mucus in your baby s nose with a nose dropper filled with a saline solution. Don t suction your baby s nose more than two or three times a day though or you ll irritate its. Wipe the syringe and repeat the process for the other nostril. 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.

Repeat the process in each nostril. Remove the syringe and squeeze the bulb forcefully to expel the mucus into a tissue. Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril. Suctioning with a bulb syringe.

Compress the bulb of the syringe to suck out the mucus. Sterilize the bulb syringe after each use. Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts. If your baby is still congested 5 to 10 minutes after you suction you can reapply saline drops and suction again.

Bulb syringes are helpful devices that allow you to remove mucus from your baby s nose.