1, active treatment
Generally speaking, in the first six months after birth, newborns are not easy to get sick because of the antibodies brought by their mothers, which can ensure that they are not disturbed by the outside world. Of course, this is not absolute. Some babies with poor constitution will also get sick. Therefore, if you have phlegm in your throat caused by a cold, you should actively seek medical treatment.
2. Supplement nutrition
Some newborns seem to have phlegm in their throats because of chondromalacia thyroidetis, which is mainly caused by fetal thyroid cartilage dysplasia in their mothers. Most of them occur after a cold. Congenital laryngeal wheezing usually heals itself at the age of 2-3 without treatment. When necessary, vitamin AD and calcium gluconate oral liquid can be supplemented under the guidance of local pediatrician, which can speed up the improvement.
Step 3 make the baby cry loudly
The newborn's physiological function is not fully developed, so it will not swallow saliva, which will easily lead to saliva accumulation in the throat. Therefore, when the breathing air flows in and out of the trachea, the air and water mix, which will produce snoring and breathing noise. Parents can make their children cry or make them cry, because when the baby cries, it will force the sputum in the trachea to be discharged.
Step 4 pat the baby on the back
After each feeding or when the baby breathes too much sputum, pat the baby's back properly to help the baby excrete phlegm. The correct way to pat the back is to bend the fingers together, so that the palm is sunken, and then let the baby lie on his side or be held by his parents. Pat your baby's back with a hollow palm from top to bottom and from outside to inside. Hold it firmly when patting, and you can feel a slight vibration. Repeat tapping for about three minutes.
Step 5 feed the baby with water
Some artificially fed babies, if the concentration of milk powder is not well controlled in the preparation process, will cause milk powder to be sticky and easy to remain in the mouth or throat, which will cause similar sputum in the throat. In this case, you can feed the baby some water in moderation. Drinking water in moderation will help dilute the phlegm in the baby's throat and help the baby discharge the phlegm in the throat.
6. Neonatal sputum is harmful.
If there is no proper treatment, sputum accumulation will easily cause complications such as otitis media and pneumonia. The structure and function of infant eustachian tube are not as good as that of adults. Nasopharyngeal secretions easily go up to the middle ear cavity through the eustachian tube, causing middle ear effusion and even acute otitis media, so we should not be careless. In addition, it is not uncommon for sputum to flow back to trachea and bronchioles. If it is serious, it may even cause pneumonia: some babies will also cause aspiration pneumonia because of coughing. If the baby is not treated properly, it will cause respiratory distress, respiratory failure and even death.
Therefore, when the baby has phlegm in his throat, parents should pay attention to observe the baby's breathing frequency, sputum volume and mental state, and whether there are other symptoms such as fever. If the baby's breathing frequency changes, breathing is particularly fast or slow; Or the mental state is not good, coughing up jaundice, parents should take the baby to the hospital in time.
7, the baby has a diet therapy.
1. Orange peel porridge
Dry the orange peel in the sun, grind it into powder, then add it to the cooked porridge, and continue to cook for a while before eating. It can effectively relieve the situation of excessive phlegm.
2. rock sugar almond pear
Wash the pear, dig out the pear core with a spoon, and put the peeled and crushed almonds and rock sugar into the pear. Then put the pears in a bowl and steam them in water. Take it once a day and take it continuously for 5 days to see the effect.
3. Radish juice and ginger juice
Wash the radish without peeling, cut it into thin slices, then add maltose and put it in a bowl. There will be melted radish juice the next day, so you can drink it directly. You can also drink radish juice with boiled ginger juice.
4.lily almond porridge
Boil lily and almond in water, then add water and rice to make porridge. You can add a little sugar according to your own taste to increase the taste. Take it once a day, and after one week, it can relieve phlegm and cough and relieve throat discomfort.
These foods can also clear lung heat, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough: loquat, water chestnut, persimmon, wax gourd, bamboo shoots, figs, Siraitia grosvenorii, honeysuckle and so on.