Bulb Syringe Baby Throat

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.

Bulb syringe baby throat.

Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole. Don t suction your baby s nose more than two or three times a day though or you ll irritate its. Repeat the process in each nostril. Regardless of what type you use be sure to press it snugly against the nostril to create a seal.

Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril. 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. 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.

Before you use the bulb syringe loosen the mucus in your baby s nose with a nose dropper filled with a saline solution. Compress the bulb of the syringe to suck out the mucus. A bulb syringe or suction bulb is a small rubber object with a long tip at the end of a bulb. Bulb syringes are helpful devices that allow you to remove mucus from your baby s nose.

If your baby is still congested after five to ten minutes apply saline drops again and resuction. Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts. Suctioning with a bulb syringe. Wipe the syringe and repeat the process for the other nostril.

Remove the syringe and squeeze the bulb forcefully to expel the mucus into a tissue.