Compress the bulb of the syringe to suck out the mucus.
Bulb syringe baby throat.
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.
Have a bowl of tap water ready to clean the bulb between suctioning attempts.
Sterilize the bulb syringe after each use.
If your baby is still congested 5 to 10 minutes after you suction you can reapply saline drops and suction again.
Your baby cannot blow his her nose so you need to use a bulb syringe to remove excess mucus.
Bulb syringes are helpful devices that allow you to remove mucus from your baby s nose.
Regardless of what type you use be sure to press it snugly against the nostril to create a seal.
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.
Wipe the syringe and repeat the process for the other nostril.
Repeat the process in each nostril.
Some bulb syringes have a shorter wider nozzle.
Before you use the bulb syringe loosen the mucus in your baby s nose with a nose dropper filled with a saline solution.
Insert the tip of the bulb syringe into the baby s nostril.
If your baby is still congested after five to ten minutes apply saline drops again and resuction.
Insert it no more than of an inch into the nose hole.
Remove the syringe and squeeze the bulb forcefully to expel the mucus into a tissue.