Has your house fallen victim to snotty noses and coughs? A humidifier could help your little ones sleep easier 😴🤧
They can be helpful to add moisture to the air that can support clearer breathing and avoid drying out your fragile skin, especially when the air is dry due to climate and central heating. It is certainly becoming a more popular parent purchase. But, I don’t typically recommend them unless the parents themselves feel strongly about them.
"My understanding is that moisture is gently distributed into the environment that helps to avoid the mucus in the nostrils from drying up, which may help to avoid congestion or avoid common coughs and colds. As a result of the moisture, that is balancing out a dry atmosphere, largely caused by insulation and central heating, this may also help to avoid their baby skin from also drying out and becoming itchy.
"So helpful for children prone to coughs, colds and congestion and maybe also children with skin irritation. Some models make a slight sound too and this may act as a 'white noise' background sound that can be comforting for some children as it is reminiscent of the womb. I don’t feel that there are any disadvantages per se, but whether it is a necessary purchase I can’t say."
While it might not be necessary, there are certainly many benefits for you and your baby from using a humidifier in the home. There are a number of different types of humidifiers including , cool mist and warm mist humidifiers and we've included a range of them here for you to browse. Here are the best baby humidifiers.
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