my LO just had a 4 mth vaccination on fri. she had fever ytd & we gave her paracetamol. she is having flu, both her nose and throat seemed to have a lot of phlegm. what can i do to clear off the phlegm?

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Try using baby saline spray or drops. These can help thin mucous and phlegm that might drain down from the nose into the throat. Lay baby on his/her back and put the tip of the saline spray bottle just inside one nostril and squeeze one or two drops into a baby's nose. You can spray a mist into the nose but the former is better as you can control how much goes into baby's nose and it will be less likely to cause baby to overreact. After that, allow baby to rest a few seconds and use a rubber bulb syringe to suction out the nasal passages. Insert the syringe ever so slightly into the nose while the bulb is depressed and then quickly releasing the bulb.

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