Safe home remedies for your child s cough cold or flu lots of rest all ages extra fluids all ages humidity to help thin mucus all ages saline drops and nasal aspirator all ages elevating the head 12 months and up warm liquids and chicken soup 6 months and up chilled beverages and soft.
Baby cough remedies 1 month old.
Honey is an excellent remedy to fight off germs that spread colds and cough.
Add a pinch of powdered pepper to a spoon of honey and feed the baby at regular intervals.
If they prefer warmer foods try chicken broth or.
Drink it to reduce chest pain and alleviate a dry cough.
Your baby s doctor may recommend saline nose drops to loosen thick nasal mucus.
Try ice cream ice pops flavored gelatin pudding yogurt or applesauce.
In the first few months of life infants breathe exclusively through their nose making nasal congestion in a 1 month old particularly uncomfortable.
If the nasal mucus is thick or dry using 1 to 2 drops of saline nose drops per nostril may help prior to using the bulb syringe.
It can be combined with pepper dry ginger and lemon juice for excellent results.
Encourage your baby to take in the usual amount of.
Another way is to mix two teaspoons of raw milk with one teaspoon of lemon.
Alternatively you can have your baby swallow a teaspoon of buckwheat honey a couple of times per day.
You can make a herbal rub with mustard oil carom seeds and garlic.
Liquids are important to avoid dehydration.
Heat cup of mustard oil in a pan and add in two garlic cloves and half a teaspoon of carom seeds.
Lifestyle and home remedies offer plenty of fluids.
As with breast milk add a drop or two in each nostril.
Suction your baby s nose.
This is good for both cold and cough.
The warming properties of mustard oil and anti bacterial properties of garlic and carom prove beneficial in combating congestion.
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Tap water could introduce an infection especially for a young infant cool mist humidifier.
Mix a quarter teaspoon of table salt and 8 ounces of bottled water altmann says.