It's no secret that parents are very worried about the health of their newborn babies. Indeed, in most cases, infants are defenseless against the causative agents of many diseases, including viruses. Around us every day there are a huge number of people who cough, sneeze. For this reason, experts recommend that you do not travel with your baby in public transport, do not go on a visit until the child reaches the age of one, do not go to the shops, or simply try to do this as little as possible.
However, it is easy to infect a small child with SARS, for example, if someone from the household has a cold. In such a situation, it is difficult to limit the communication between an adult and a baby. As a result, the baby begins to be very capricious, eat poorly, cry for no apparent reason, sleep restlessly. A little more time will pass, and it turns out that he had a fever, a slight runny nose. But it’s already evening, the doctor can be seen on the threshold of his house only in the morning ...
What to do if there is a cold in a baby? For starters, parents need to calm down. Remember that the baby feels, this is your mood. The more you worry, the more he panics. Many parents make a huge number of mistakes in this situation, which simply cannot be said about. For example, adults begin to wrap up their child. As a result, the baby begins a process that doctors call overheating. If before the mom or dad covered the baby with a warm blanket, the baby’s body temperature was thirty-eight degrees, then after such “leaving” she would quickly jump one to two degrees.
The second mistake that troubled parents make is that they give their child antipyretic drugs. However, you should not rush into such a procedure. Remember, body temperature can only be brought down if it has exceeded thirty-eight - thirty-eight and five degrees. In addition, it’s worth using such means if your child has ever had convulsions, and a neurologist warned you that this could happen again. As for other situations, elevated body temperature in infants is most often not harmful. So the body fights viruses, temperature is just a reaction to this kind of struggle.
Sulfanilamides, or antibiotics, do not act on viruses. That is why you do not need to stuff your baby with these means. They are effective only in fighting bacteria. As for the child himself, then in general to him from all such drugs only harm. In addition, the baby may have an allergy to them. These funds can only be prescribed by an experienced doctor. The specialist makes such an appointment only in the case of the development of various bacterial-type complications. For example, bronchitis, otitis media, pneumonia and the like. If the child’s body temperature approaches thirty-nine degrees, use a special antipyretic syrup. The dose should be appropriate for the age of the child. The drug in the form of rectal suppositories, the main component of which is paracetamol, excellently knocks this temperature down.
Colds in infants require compulsory treatment. The doctor - pediatrician should monitor the course of the disease. Signs of a cold in a baby, as already mentioned, are expressed in a sharp change in mood, lack of appetite, fever, the appearance of a runny nose and dry cough. In addition, the baby may even feel sick. Colds in children who feed on breast milk occur much less frequently than in babies who are breast-fed. The benefits of breast milk for the baby are enormous. The thing is that, together with such nutrition, the child receives vitamins important for him and the beneficial bacteria that inhabit his intestines.
If you suspect that the cause of the increase in body temperature is a cold in the baby, undress it first. Wash the baby's body with warm water, unfasten the diaper. If his legs are cold, rub them. In this way, you will increase heat transfer. Drinking plenty of fluids helps to cope with colds. However, it should be warm. A cold in a baby is accompanied by a constant feeling of thirst. Put the baby on the chest as much as he asks. If he has a runny nose, regularly clean the nose, drip baby drops, as a runny nose in newborns often leads to the appearance of otitis media.