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16 Days, High Cold
16 days old girl having cold, both nostrils are blocked / jammed and there is difficulty in breathing due to stuffed mucus.
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Baby's chest has to be examined and work of breathing has to be assessed to prescribe medication.
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Put Nasoclear Nasal saline drops 2 drops each nostril every 4 th hourly.
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Continue Breastfeeding
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avoid taking the baby to crowded places, handling the baby by outsiders.
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Child is too small to give online answers
Please show her to a nearby pediatrician
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Upright position
Nasoclear saline nasal drops in both nostrils
3/4 times a day especially before feeding
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
Use saline nasal drops and then clean the nose 4-6 hrly before feeding.
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