Bulb Syringe Baby Throat

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

Bulb syringe baby throat.

A bulb syringe or suction bulb is a small rubber object with a long tip at the end of a bulb. If your baby is still congested 5 to 10 minutes after you suction you can reapply saline drops and suction again. Suctioning with a bulb syringe. Compress the bulb of the syringe to suck out the mucus.

Sterilize the bulb syringe after each use. Before you use the bulb syringe loosen the mucus in your baby s nose with a nose dropper filled with a saline solution. Don t suction your baby s nose more than two or three times a day though or you ll irritate its. Wipe the syringe and repeat the process for the other nostril.

Repeat the process in each nostril. Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts. Regardless of what type you use be sure to press it snugly against the nostril to create a seal. Some bulb syringes have a shorter wider nozzle.

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

Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole.