How To Use Salinase Nasal Spray For Babies
A 46 year old member asked.
How to use salinase nasal spray for babies. 45 years experience pediatrics. How to use a saline nasal sprays for babies if the baby can breathe through the nose hold them in the crook of your arm and raise them to as vertical a position as you can like in the picture. Press the spray head once and spray deeply breathing in at the same time. Is it safe to use saline nasal spray for a six week baby. Be gentle as you spray one or two drops into one of his nostrils.
Keep a nasal spray towel an aspirator and some tissues handy. How to use saline nasal spray with babies. I use it from birth forward as long as baby needs it to clear their nasal passages. Keep in mind that their nose is much smaller than an adult s so you don t need to use a lot of saline for it to work. Then repeat in the other nostril.
Put the nozzle into one nostril holding the bottle vertically. Press the other nostril closed. The goal of using a nasal spray is to loosen any mucus in your baby s nose. Spray both sides of the nose and then lay them down on their backs so the spray can drain to the back of the nose where it is most effective. Lay your baby in your lap his head on your knees and feet pointing to your belly.
How to give saline nasal drops to babies administering nasal drops to young babies can be achieved through the following steps.