What causes a baby's stuffy nose? What should I do if my baby spits up milk due to a cold?

Nasal congestion is the most common symptom of a cold. In fact, it is also very easy for babies to have nasal congestion. In fact, nasal congestion is not a serious disease, but babies are weak, so many parents will be anxious. So what is the reason for a baby's nasal congestion? What should I do if my baby spits up milk due to a cold?

What to do if your baby spits up milk due to cold

1. Hot compress on the belly: When a baby catches a cold and vomits, it is mostly because of a cold stomach. You can wrap a freshly cooked egg in a towel and place it on the baby's belly through the underwear. Hot compress on the belly can relieve the symptoms of vomiting caused by a cold stomach.

2. Hold the baby upright: You can hold the baby upright and gently massage from the neck down to the stomach with your hands to relieve the baby's spitting up symptoms.

3. Eat warm food: such as stewed cabbage, sticky millet rice, etc. These foods can warm the baby's stomach and relieve stomach discomfort symptoms.

4. Drink more warm water: Warm water can make the baby's gastric juice secretion normal. Drinking more warm water can suppress the feeling of vomiting and alleviate the baby's spitting up problem.

5. Seek medical attention: If the baby's vomiting symptoms are not alleviated after using the above methods, and the vomiting occurs frequently, with yellow-green or coffee-colored liquid, or is accompanied by fever, diarrhea and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Reasons for baby's stuffy nose

The baby's nasal congestion is due to the irritation of mucus in the nasal cavity, which causes the thickening of the nasal mucosa, making it impossible to suck in or blow out the mucus.

In addition, mothers need to know that babies are prone to sneezing before catching a cold. It is said on the Internet that babies' sneezing has a protective effect on the nasal cavity. Occasional sneezing is not a problem, but if the baby sneezes for a long time, you need to consider the cause.

What to do if your newborn doesn't sleep at night

1. Let your baby go to bed on time.

0.5-1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, the baby should be calmed down. Do not play too excitedly before going to bed, and do not tease the baby too much, so as to avoid the baby having difficulty falling asleep due to excessive excitement and tension.

2. Let your baby sleep moderately with a full stomach.

Many mothers think their babies are hungry when they see them wake up crying at night, and then they feed them. This will instead make the babies develop the habit of feeding when they wake up at night.

3. Let your baby sleep peacefully.

If your baby cries, do not respond immediately, but wait for a few minutes, because most babies will fall asleep naturally after waking up for a few minutes at night. If the baby keeps crying, parents can comfort him or her for a while, and do not let the baby develop the bad habit of waking up frequently at night. If the baby cries more and more, check him or her, and consider whether he or she is hungry, has urinated, has a fever, and other signs of illness.

4. Create a good sleeping environment for your baby.

Parents should provide their baby with a quiet and comfortable sleeping place. Suitable room temperature, fresh air, appropriate thickness of bedding, dim lighting, all of which can help improve the baby's sleep quality at night.

After the efforts of parents, the baby's bad habit of not sleeping at night will gradually improve.

What to do if your baby won’t sleep

1. Preparation: Feed the baby. A full baby will fall asleep contentedly. Do not tease the baby or make violent movements to make him too excited. Let him stay quietly in his parents' arms for a while.

2. Rocking: Rocking your baby back and forth can help him fall asleep as soon as possible. Singing a lullaby while rocking will have a better effect. You can also put your baby in a cradle. Note: Do not shake your baby violently to avoid rupturing blood vessels when the brain hits the skull, causing brain injury.

3. Music: Use a soft and soothing piece of music as bedtime music to help your baby fall asleep. You can choose music that your baby listened to during "fetal college".

4. Wrap your baby: Wrapping your baby in a blanket or sheet can make him feel safe and prevent him from waking himself up by moving his limbs or twisting, allowing him to sleep better.

5. Use a pacifier: Babies can get comfort from sucking. If you are worried that your baby will become dependent on the pacifier in the future, you can let him use it until 3 months old, as it is easy to stop using it at this age.

6. Massage: Massaging your baby's body in a certain rhythm can help him fall asleep. Note: Do not change the rhythm and do not stop massaging before the baby falls asleep.