Young parents often buy a lot of expensive medicines for their baby. We are not always talking about a very sick child. It happens that a mother spends large sums at a pharmacy on a relatively healthy person. To avoid this, it is necessary to increase immunity.
At the age of 1 year of the baby's life, all the forces of the parents must be directed to laying the foundation of strong immunity. The majority of children are born with a large supply of health, which is quickly depleted due to improper treatment.
Every child gets sick sometimes. Colds with a runny nose and cough are common among children. There are some guidelines for spending less money on children's medicines. In this case, we are talking about various colds. In the case of serious pathologies, a doctor must prescribe a list of all the necessary drugs.
For starters, parents need to calm down. Panic at the slightest sneeze in a baby always pushes you to rash actions. And young mothers (especially first-borns) are very inclined to play it safe. If a child starts to get a little sick, do not immediately run for expensive medications. First, you need to allow the child's body to fight the infection on its own.
The same goes for temperature. There is no need to knock down a not very high one. Up to 38.5 degrees is quite acceptable for a baby. This is how the child's immunity works, no need to interfere with it. In addition, antipyretics are not absolutely safe drugs, they should be used only when urgently needed.
To increase the baby's immunity, you must refrain from walking with him in crowded places: shops, exhibitions, etc. A baby cannot bear anything useful from being in a large mass of people, but this can undermine his health very much. For the first 6 months, you should not take your baby with you anywhere.
Hardening will help the child stay healthy. Its forms can be completely different depending on the preferences of the parents themselves. Someone for these purposes visits the children's pool, someone pours cold water. Obligatory daily walks on the street in any season also perfectly help to raise the child's immunity. Fortunately, the modern assortment of clothing allows you to choose the right things for both frost and rain.
Another point that parents should take very seriously is vaccination. The decision to vaccinate their child should always be based on the opinion of the trusted pediatrician and the condition of their baby. Only the mother herself can see whether the child is ill or is feeling quite well. Whereas doctors often chase the indicators, not paying attention to contraindications for vaccination in a particular child at the moment. A responsible attitude in this matter will help parents to minimize possible negative consequences, and, accordingly, to strengthen the health of their child.
An important condition for the health and immunity of the baby is proper nutrition. For a baby, this is mother's milk, and for an older baby, a balanced diet with a lot of vegetables and fruits. Berry fruit drinks also help to saturate the child's body with vitamins that will help it fight infection.
Parents should always be responsible and reasonable in matters of child's health. Cold reasoning about what will be good for their child is the best helper in strengthening the immune system. By staying calm and by consulting a good pediatrician whom they trust, young mums and dads will be able to preserve their baby's natural immunity potential.
