The appearance in the family of a baby brings with it a lot of trouble and excitement. Newly made parents listen to every breath of their long-awaited child and carefully catch his every look. The slightest discrepancy between the child and the norm assumed by the parents can sometimes cause not only a number of questions, but also real panic.
However, before being anxious and in dismay rush to the phone to ask a lot of questions to your pediatrician, you need to learn a few rules.
Babies are very different from adults. They have not yet had time to adapt to the outside world, so many processes in their bodies proceed absolutely differently from their parents. They only learn to live, and many of their life systems are still far from perfect. The processes of heat transfer, the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems work in a special mode. But nature took good care to help the little man as quickly and easily as possible to adapt to the space surrounding them. Therefore, most of the phenomena that cause doubts in parents are the absolute norm of development of the child.
Wheezing in the baby
The appearance of wheezing in the baby can be caused by a number of reasons.
Firstly, young children are very sensitive to air quality. The nasal passages in babies are very narrow and the dust contained in the air accumulates much faster. So-called crusts form, which impede the flow of air, and the child wheezes. To get rid of such wheezing is quite simple. To do this, you just need to properly organize the care of the baby.
Sometimes parents are so worried about their crumbs that they cross the line of common sense. This is especially true for children born in the winter. A minimum of airing and staying in the fresh air, the lack of regular wet cleaning, and a very high temperature in the baby’s room are the main reasons why wheezing may appear in the baby.
If the general condition of the child is normal, he does not show any anxiety, eats well and sleeps, but wheezing is heard during breathing, then first of all examine the baby’s nose. If you find dried crusts in the nasal passages, then it's time to reconsider your views on the rules for caring for the baby.
The air in the child’s room should ideally not exceed 20-21 degrees, and humidity should be between 50 and 70 percent. In addition, daily wet cleaning of the room, which will help get rid of dust, will not hurt. If possible, it is necessary to get rid of carpets and other "dust collectors" in the nursery. It will be just wonderful if all the surfaces in the baby’s room can be easily treated with a damp cloth.
The baby’s room should be constantly ventilated, this will help not only improve air quality and eliminate wheezing in the baby, but also avoid other diseases. After all, as you know, most viruses cannot tolerate moving air and die quickly.
It is also easy to get rid of the crusts in the nose. For this, it is necessary to periodically clean the baby's nasal passages. Now in pharmacies there are many sprays and drops that are designed to moisturize the mucous surface of the nose. Place a few drops in each nasal passage, and then with a cotton bud, carefully remove the crusts from the baby’s nose.
However, wheezing in a baby can be not only a consequence of improper organization of care for the nasal cavity and reaction to the air condition in the apartment, but also a sign of many serious diseases. Even if the general condition of the child is normal, there is no increase in temperature and the presence of other symptoms, there is no need to refuse to examine the child by the pediatrician. Let the specialist examine the child and establish the causes of wheezing.
If the baby wheezes, and there is also a sharp deterioration in the general condition, then you need to contact a doctor immediately, without wasting precious time.