Then I instinctively looked into his nostrils to see if it were blocked. So, I wet a cotton swab and tried to remove the dirt. I again checked his nostrils and true enough, the nostrils were blocked again. I would really appreciate an answer for I want to make sure my son will not suffer the same again. Thank you very much.
Newborn infants do breath through the nose.
It is not until several months later that they usually breath through their mouths. But if the nose is blocked, they will open their mouths and breath through the mouth. Of course, once you put a nipple in the mouth, if the nose is blocked, there is no way to get air into the lungs. But putting a Q-tip in a nose risks pushing the dirt, or usually mucous, deeper into the nose. All rights reserved.