Massage to relieve cough in the baby
Cough is one of the most common discomforts during a cold, it is a response of the body to eliminate foreign bodies in the respiratory tract, such as mucus. If in itself it is annoying for adults, it is even more so for children and babies, especially because they do not know how to eliminate mucus
Cough is one of the most common discomforts during a cold, it is a response of the body to eliminate foreign bodies in the respiratory tract, such as mucus. If in itself it is annoying for adults, it is even more so for children and babies, especially because they do not know how to eliminate mucus correctly and they accumulate phlegm.
Experts recommend cleaning the baby's nostrils well with sea water to facilitate the extraction of mucus, but you can also perform massages to help reduce cough.
Homemade massage to relieve cough and mucus in the baby
- Place the baby in a sitting position and give small blows to the chest with the hollow hand. They should be fast and ascending movements.
- Repeat the previous massage in the area of the back.
- Give a massage by making small circles on the side, on the side of the trunk.
- Massage with the thumbs from the sternum and following a line towards the clavicles, ending at the shoulders.
- Give a massage with the index finger and heart making circles in the area of the sternum.
- Give a massage with the thumbs going down in a straight line from the sternum and towards the sides.
- Give a light circular massage in the area under the nipple, making a slight pressure.
- Place the baby face down and move the thumbs from the center of the back to the sides and see doing this massage from the neck to the middle of the back.
- Hold the baby upside down and massage the upper part of the back between the shoulder blades with the thumbs.
It is important that the massage does not last more than 15 minutes. You can repeat these movements between two and three times a day. It will help the baby to expel the mucus and, therefore, to have less cough.
