5 Month Old Baby Cough Medicine

Continued fifth month baby milestones.

5 month old baby cough medicine.

Saline drops are actually the salt based water. Your baby s doctor may recommend saline nose drops to loosen thick nasal mucus. First check with a doctor to make sure that it s not something serious. No prescription is needed.

Saline nose drops or spray can be bought in any drugstore. Stir the salt into 1 cup 8 ounces or 240 ml of warm water. Use bottled water or boiled water to make saline nose drops. Follow dosage guidelines closely and only use the syringe that came with the medicine not a household spoon.

3 to 5 months. Give every 4 hours or as directed by a doctor. At this point babies still don t have 20 20 vision but they can see well at different. Saline nose drops can also be made at home.

There are other brands now but i used nosefrida. You can give him 2 to 5 milliliters of honey or corn syrup to thin the mucus and loosen the cough but never give honey to a child that is under 1 year old because it can cause infant botulism a rare but potentially fatal illness. Decongestants for stuffy noses expectorants to loosen mucus cough suppressants to reduce coughing and antihistamines for runny noses and sneezing younger than 3 months. Works best any time of day.

If it s a regular cold nosefrida is a lifesaver for babies with congestion. Keep your baby s nasal passages clear with a rubber bulb syringe. 6 to 23 months. Your 5 month old s vision is continuing to improve.

Serving suggestion 2 5 months 3 ml. If the mucus is too thick you can use ph balanced saline solution first. Use teaspoon 2 ml of table salt. Squeeze the bulb syringe to expel the air.

Call your baby s doctor at the first sign of fever or illness. Give acetaminophen every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Look for these otc drops in your local pharmacy. Nasal saline drops are a quick solution to get relief from the blocked nose and nasal congestion in newborns.

2 to 3 years. Safely soothe your baby s cough with a cough syrup made from organic agave nectar and thyme extract that s formulated especially for them. Suction your baby s nose. Your healthcare provider will be able to give you lots of great advice at your baby s 2 month checkup and 4 month well baby visit too in addition to any checkups you schedule in between.

Babies 3 to 6 months.