Cold winter, coughs, colds, gastrointestinal infections began to become very popular. Do not panic! The following practical advice to help your baby to improve resistance to build the body does not break.
Allergy (Allergies)
Winter weather is getting cooler, baby outdoor activities, staying at home. Caused by indoor allergens allergies began to increase. Dust mites, mold and pet dander are all common indoor allergens. Baby allergies, they often exhibit the following allergic symptoms: nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes and so on. Remove allergens, while enhancing their resistance to the baby, can we effectively prevent allergies.
Bronchitis (Bronchiolitis)
A very common in autumn and winter of infectious diseases. 2 years of age are usually more prone to bronchitis and baby issues. Small bronchial inflammation and swelling, your baby has a direct result of shortness of breath, coughing and other symptoms. Bronchitis caused mostly because of the virus, so antibiotics do not help. But his mother not to worry, the virus infection can usually be self-healing. Just follow the doctor's request, good care and symptomatic treatment at home, some time after the baby is the cure. If your baby suddenly increased cough, or difficulty in breathing, we must take the baby to the hospital immediately.
Laryngitis (Croup)
Laryngitis caused by a virus is relatively common in the winter. Baby infection laryngitis cough will be issued in the "dolphin sounds." Home care, the mother can be the baby head elevated with pillows, or let the baby stay in the bathroom full of steam, which can effectively relieve cough symptoms. Laryngitis and a cough so loud that some scary, so her mother must pay attention to comfort your baby's emotions. Fortunately, under normal circumstances, only 1 to 2 days, the symptoms of cough will gradually improve.
Vitamin D (Vitamin D)
Vitamin D can promote calcium absorption. Because vitamin D can be obtained through the sun, it was known as the "sunshine vitamin." Winter, cold weather, outdoor activities, reduce the time your baby, the sun is relatively weak, the baby can easily lead to inadequate vitamin D intake. Mother may consult the health care practitioner, under the guidance of doctors AD vitamin preparations for the baby.
Eczema (Eczema)
Winter cold and dry, easy to cause skin problems. Study found, supplement of essential fatty acids helps to alleviate symptoms of baby eczema. Mom can be increased in the diet of vegetable oils rich in essential fatty acids. And attention to the timely replenishment of moisture applied to the baby skin care products.
Fever (Fever)
Easy because the cold winter baby infectious diseases such as fever symptoms. In the active treatment of disease caused by a fever, while cooling is the most important and reasonable. When the baby temperature above 38.5 ℃, be sure to take time for the baby antipyretics to prevent febrile seizures from occurring. In addition, nursing a fever baby, the baby should be careful not to wear, or cover too much heat to the baby in a timely manner, and to actively pay to the baby, so because of excessive sweating causes dehydration.
Resistance exercise can not only enhance your baby, your baby can bring a good mood. Sports can promote not only because people feel good hormone changes - the secretion of endorphins, a more healthy and strong body is the basis of your mood. Do not be intimidated by the cold weather, dress warmly and to the baby, and then go out with a walk.
Humidifier (Humidifier)
Especially for cold, cough, baby, increase the air humidity is very helpful to relieve symptoms. Because of increased air humidity can accelerate the repair of inflammation of the membrane. If heating a hot, open all night so the best humidifier. Put a bowl of water in the heating is also a good wetting method.
Ear infections (Infections of the ear)
High incidence of ear infection is also one of the diseases in winter. Cold baby very easy concurrent ear infection. This is because the eustachian tube baby has a "short, flat, straight" features. Easy infection of viruses and bacteria into the middle ear through the Eustachian tube retrograde to induce otitis media. Therefore, a positive prevention of influenza is to avoid the key to ear infections. Also, do not let your baby nurse lying, because lying is easy choking infants, once choking, choking milk to the nasopharynx, eustachian tube down into the middle ear, the baby will increase the risk of suffering from otitis media.
Wash your hands (Just wash your hands)
We must let the baby know, played sneezing, coughing, after using the toilet or the need to carefully wash your hands. This can effectively reduce the spread of germs. Survey showed that 52% of adults after sneezing and coughing, do not have hands. Therefore, a good example is more important than the reprimand warned. If away from home, may wish to teach your baby when you cough or sneeze cover your mouth and nose with tissue paper, tissue paper and then quickly thrown into the trash. Disposable hand sanitizer is a magic weapon to go and clean hands.
Sterilization (Kill the germs)
Good news! U.S. scientists found that the microwave for 2 minutes to kill, including E. coli and Salmonella, including 99% of the bacteria and viruses. May wish to use this simple method, to the house a thorough cleaning times now!
A nearby hospital (Local hospital)
Children's Hospital for medical treatment for your baby of course, but if the baby is just an ordinary little cold, there is no need to go way far span of children in crowded hospital. Because many people in itself increases the risk of cross infection. Look at the hospital around your home, choose one for your baby, not a serious illness can be close to a small examination and treatment.
Meningitis is a relatively dangerous disease. Fever, vomiting, refusal to eat, severe crying, irritability are typical symptoms of meningitis, timely detection and medical treatment with your baby is very important. Also demonstrated baby fontanelle processes, shortness of breath, weakness or stiffness, skin rash similar symptoms such as bleeding. Mom can be a glass test to determine whether your baby's rash bleeding. To do is to press the transparent glass skin rash, and if the pressure does not fade, then the proof is really bleeding, you need to send the baby to the hospital immediately.
Nursery (Nursery School)
Winter is the peak season of infectious diseases, the baby went to kindergarten in the gathering place for children, we must make the necessary protection. If the kindergarten consecutive cold, fever, baby, do not start sending the best baby go to kindergarten. After returning home from the nursery for the baby to wash their hands carefully, and make clothes for cleaning and disinfection.
OTC (Over-the-counter remedies)
Children, antipyretic formulations, antitussives, treatment of cold medicine, and many other drugs used for your baby are all non-prescription drugs. Although these drugs do not need a prescription to buy in the pharmacies themselves, but mother when the baby is still using these drugs to be careful. Preferably under the guidance of a doctor to ensure maximum safety of your baby's medication.
Pneumonia (Pneumonia)
Viral and bacterial infections may cause lung inflammation. Colds and respiratory infections may be complicated by pneumonia. If your baby persistent cough and fever for several days, the symptoms are not effectively controlled, or even increase the trend, the best time to the hospital.
Smoking (Quit smoking)
Let your baby in a long-term passive smoking environment, a great health hazard to the baby. And smokers with long-term baby suffering from bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, the risks are significantly higher than other babies. Baby in a smoking environment, if long-term, will place increased the risk of sudden infant death.
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