What should I do if my infant has a stuffy nose?

First of all, why are newborns prone to nasal congestion? Newborns have a small nasal cavity, short nasal passages, soft nasal mucosa, which is rich in capillaries and is more prone to congestion and edema than adults, leading to nasal obstruction. Because the newborn is often in a closed mouth state, will not use the mouth to whistle, nasal congestion on the newborn is even more impact, manifested as irritability, crying, eating milk nose and mouth blocked at the same time, resulting in poor milk or unable to suck, severe cases can occur bruises and difficulty in whistling. Therefore, nasal congestion in newborns is not a minor problem and should be taken care of. Common causes of nasal congestion? 1, colds can cause nasal congestion in newborns, colds due to nasal mucosa congestion and swelling, nasal secretions increase, often leading to the nose is not ventilated. 2, another common cause of nasal congestion is nasal secretion obstruction. 3, If the mother used the antihypertensive drug lisdexamfetamine after pregnancy, the newborn immediately after the emergence of nasal congestion. Nasal congestion in newborns treatment methods, for your reference Please adopt according to the baby’s specific situation as appropriate 1, change position: when the nasal congestion is heavy try to change the pediatric sleep position, such as side-lying, and sometimes the nasal congestion will be significantly reduced, or even disappeared. 2, nursing care to keep underwear dry, toddlers with hats, avoid fontanel cold. There are also methods to use hot towels on the fontanel, (the effect is good, but the mechanism is not known). 3, if it is caused by blockage, use warm gauze to cover the nose (be careful not to block the nostrils), or cotton swabs dipped in warm water to clean the nostrils. Nasal scabs blocked to remove nasal scabs. 4, 1% virus azole eye drops nostril, 1 time / 2h. 5, 3% saline nasal drip, 1 time / 2h. 6, saline 10ml plus dexamethasone 2mg nasal drip, 3-5 times / day. 7, scallion white human milk soup: composition: 5 small white onion plus breast milk (20ml) boiled hot, slightly cooled after the dregs of the juice in the bottle for the newborn to suck. There is also the use of this point nose, the effect is also good. Effects: Dispersing evils from the surface and clearing the nasal orifices. Press: This formula is a therapeutic category, the relief of the table does not miss the sweat, sparing the wind does not hurt the stomach, support the positive to help dispel the evil, can be used for newborns with mild colds, can also be used for colds after the nasal congestion has not been 8, women and children’s products stores sell baby nasal aspirator (about a dozen dollars), if it is the nasal secretion available to suck it. You can also use nasal drops with a nasal aspirator to suck it. 9, drugs: Ai Chang oral, 0.2ml / times.