My baby seems to have a lot of secretion when he breathes. He doesn't have a runny nose, but when he breathes it's like a purr.

29-year-old woman3 years ago
11 week old baby We have just changed milk. He had alimentum and now similac total comfort powder for 3 days. The symptoms come a few times during the day.
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Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
Hello, does he regurgitate, have diarrhea, fever? Is the purring often after breastfeeding? Are there any other symptoms?
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
He has had regurgitation after feeding for a long time. He has reflux. Yes, it is more frequent after feeding. He has no fever and his general condition is good. He sleeps and drinks normally.
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
He also started to get small pimples on his face again. He had some baby acne, but it was gone. It has come back in the last few days. I don't know if it's related
Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
When he breathes, you feel a vacuum, can you describe the secretions please?
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
No, it's not empty. It's like it's congested, like a little rale or mucus on its bronchi. Kind of like a cat purring
Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
in this situation, it is necessary to hydrate the baby (water) and to watch his breathing, if you feel that he is breathless or that there is a vacuum in his breathing, especially when he sleeps, or if there is an appearance of fever that does not resolve itself in 48 hours, you must go to the doctor. It is strictly important to wash the nose with a saline solution and to suck with a nasal aspirator because the baby does not have the strength to blow his nose and it also avoids that the secretions clog the lungs. As for the pimples, I don't think there is any relation with the change of milk because intolerance to milk is mostly manifested by digestive symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, bloating.
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
Great! Should I give him tap water directly or boulli water that has been chilled? And how much should I give?
Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
It's better to give him boiled water, you can give him as much as he wants, for example after his feeding, you can put 50ml of water in a bottle and give him everything he will take, it will help him. Also there is vervain in leaf, you can put a leaf in warm water, it helps digestion, it also calms
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
Thank you! Can you buy vervain leaves in pharmacies?
Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
No herbal teas yes but in leaves in hypermarkets like Maxi.....
Welcome to the site.
29-year-old woman · 3 years ago
Thank you very much I will do what you advised
Amal El aliti · 3 years ago
With pleasure!

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