If your baby is still congested 5 to 10 minutes after you suction you can reapply saline drops and suction again.
Bulb syringe baby throat.
Regardless of what type you use be sure to press it snugly against the nostril to create a seal.
A bulb syringe or suction bulb is a small rubber object with a long tip at the end of a bulb.
Once the mucus has loosened use the bulb syringe to suction the mucus from your baby s nose.
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.
Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts.
Repeat the process in each nostril.
Don t suction your baby s nose more than two or three times a day though or you ll irritate its.
Sterilize the bulb syringe after each use.
Bulb syringes are helpful devices that allow you to remove mucus from your baby s nose.
Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole.
Suctioning with a bulb syringe.
Some bulb syringes have a shorter wider nozzle.
Compress the bulb of the syringe to suck out the mucus.
Remove the syringe and squeeze the bulb forcefully to expel the mucus into a tissue.
Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril.
Wipe the syringe and repeat the process for the other nostril.
Your baby cannot blow his her nose so you need to use a bulb syringe to remove excess mucus.