What to do if your four-month-old baby has a stuffy nose

Baby nasal congestion is generally one of the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, some will not have a fever, some will be combined with fever, low fever and high fever are possible, if the baby is only nasal congestion, not accompanied by fever, spirit of eating milk is normal, in these cases, parents can be temporarily at home to observe, but if the symptoms continue for 2-3 days do not alleviate or a combination of fever, poor spirit and other symptoms need to consult a doctor in a timely manner. Baby nasal congestion should pay attention to the following points: 1, observation. The baby’s nasal congestion generally lies in 2 to 3 days time, parents should carefully check the baby has no other accompanying symptoms, if and usually than not very different, you can temporarily observe, the baby’s nasal congestion may soon get better. 2, care. In four months this time period of the baby, usually eat breast milk or formula, you can give the baby more warm water, pay attention to maintaining environmental humidity, pay more attention to body warmth, help relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion. If the nasal congestion is serious you can give the baby with physiological seawater nasal rinse, can relieve the symptoms and safer. Four months baby’s nasal congestion, mainly nursing, more observation of the baby’s state, generally not recommended to give the baby indiscriminate medication, injections and indiscriminate use of some prescriptions, no doctor-approved medicines, do not indiscriminately, indiscriminate eating, generally after careful care of the baby’s symptoms of nasal congestion will gradually get better, if the persistence of the symptoms do not get better or fever, bad spirits, coughing and other symptoms need to go to the hospital in time to see a doctor.