Influenza (a severe viral infection) epidemic occurs every year. The defenses of the baby's body are still very weak. And therefore, unfortunately, babies are more susceptible to infection.
Instructions
Step 1
Minimize or eliminate visits to clinics and public places altogether. The flu is transmitted by airborne droplets, so waiting in the corridors of the clinic with sick children is often fraught with infection. Call your pediatrician and other doctors at home. Avoid contact of the baby with people with a cold.
Step 2
Ventilate your home or apartment regularly. In the room where the baby lives, leave the window open for 15 minutes before going to bed. At the same time, isolate the baby from drafts. Wet your baby's room daily.
Step 3
Dress your baby appropriately for the weather. Make sure that the child is not hypothermic, but also that he is not hot. On the street, touch your baby's nose and arms - they should be warm. Spend as much time as possible outdoors, weather permitting. On cold days, it is better to take 2 - 3 walks for half an hour. On the street, the baby hardens, his immune system gets stronger.
Step 4
Do not introduce new foods into the infant's diet during an epidemic. Food allergies can develop on them, which depletes the strength of the child's body. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should continue to breastfeed him, even if she herself is sick. In this case, the mother should wear a cotton-gauze bandage when in contact with the baby and reduce the time of communication with the baby to a minimum, entrusting the care to relatives or a nanny. Before picking up a baby, wash your hands thoroughly with antiseptic soap and dry them dry.
Step 5
Moisten the nasal passages of the crumbs, for example, with a salt solution. Check with your local pediatrician, he can prescribe prophylactic antiviral drugs. For example, he will advise you to lubricate the baby's nose with oxolinic ointment. But any prevention of colds should be supervised by a specialist.
Step 6
Tie a small gauze bag of finely chopped garlic to the crib. Aromatic oils fight viruses well. For example, tea tree and eucalyptus oils are good antiseptics.
