Children of all ages are susceptible to colds. Moreover, in the cold season, signs of a cold make themselves felt more than once. But, in order not to "heal" the child with pills, various syrups and other pharmaceuticals, it is better to resort to natural methods of healing.
It is necessary
- - vitamin drinks;
- - sage, rosemary, eucalyptus, coarse salt for inhalation;
- - a set for a compress or mustard plasters;
- - water, lemon juice (vinegar) for wiping at temperature.
Instructions
Step 1
To make your baby heal faster, focus your main efforts on enhancing immunity and caring for a sick child. And of course, carry out symptomatic treatment - lower the temperature if necessary, eliminate cough, runny nose and sore throat.
Step 2
If a child's cold is accompanied by a high fever (above 38 ° C), use either pharmacy antipyretics or natural ones. For example, you can wipe your baby's entire body with acidified warm water and cover with a sheet, and a few minutes later with a blanket. Repeat this procedure every half hour. Instead of lemon juice, you can use vinegar in a ratio of 1 tsp. in a glass of water.
Step 3
Give your child a little drink often and little by little. The body needs more fluid to flush out toxins. In addition, a warm drink is good for sore throat. Prepare only delicious drinks for your baby to drink with pleasure. For example, freshly prepared carrot and apple juice, cranberry juice with honey, tea with raspberries, lemon and honey. For dry coughs, give warm milk with mineral water, for wet coughs, milk with honey.
Step 4
If the child has nasal congestion, if the temperature is not elevated, do warming procedures. Attach bags of warm salt to the sides of the wings of the nose. Heat boosts energy and helps prevent a purulent rhinitis. If you run out of the nose, bury the carrot juice. Place chopped onions next to the pillow, and change them after each airing of the room.
Step 5
When coughing, again, if the temperature is not elevated, apply a warming compress on the chest or put mustard plasters. But so that this unpleasant procedure does not cause indignation in the baby, do not moisten them with water, but apply them to the skin in a dry form. Then they will keep you warm longer.
Step 6
Give your child inhalation. Heat coarse salt in a frying pan, add eucalyptus, sage or rosemary to it. And after the plant begins to emit aroma - put the pan on the side below the level of the bed. The smell will begin to rise up and penetrate the baby's airways. Repeat 3 times a day. This remedy is great for coughing.
Step 7
Ventilate your child's room several times a day. Fresh air cleans it from pathogens and, in addition, has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system. In the cold season, while airing, take the baby to another room. In warm weather, keep the window open at all times.
Step 8
The outcome of any disease largely depends on care. Therefore, provide the baby not only with symptomatic treatment, but also psychologically encourage him while awake - tell fairy tales, read books, sing songs, talk more. Nothing boosts immunity like positive emotions. Of course, this takes a lot of time and effort, but your physical and emotional costs will be replenished by the health of the baby.
