Friday 13 July 2018

Effective Cold Remedies for Infants and how to treat them


Parents often head straight to the drug from their local pharmacy when their child gets a cold but treating kids with those medicines will be dangerous for the children who are below 6

The Flu is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs caused by the influenza virus. Children aged 2 years to under higher risk of suffering from various complications due to the flu, such as pneumonia. Hence, it is important to know how to cope with a cold on a baby! The common cold is characterized by the conditions of runny nose, sneezing, coughing, and fever. If the baby is experiencing this, the first step that needs to be done is to rest the baby longer. When the baby is rested, the immune system of the body is doing the natural healing process. Indeed, almost all parents will panic and anxious to see the baby developing the disease, even if just a runny nose. However, in fact colds are the common health problems in children and does not cause serious complications.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children can be exposed to colds as much as 8-10 times in the first 2 years of life. Even in the one-year course the little one can experience 6-8 colds.

When You are thinking to soon provide cures colds baby for the little one, it is worth immediately hold yourself. According to the U. S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drug runny nose is not required for infants under 2 months.

The same as other types of drugs, cold medications also have side effects that have not been able to face by the body of the baby. With the Doctor’s approval only the child must be given the medicines.


The Flu usually resolves itself within 10 days. To relieve the symptoms that occur during the healing period, here are some ways that you can do.



Nose Drops and a Rubber Suction Snot to a Baby

The baby cannot push the air out of his nose himself at an early age, especially as he is still breastfeeding. Therefore, the nose drops, and a rubber suction snot can be used when the baby has the flu.

Nose drops you can buy at pharmacies or made independently in the following way:
§     Mix 3 teaspoons of salt with 1 teaspoon of baking soda
§     Take half a teaspoon of the mixture and dissolve together in about 120mL of water.

While the it works is as follows
§     Prop the back of the baby's head with oblique position. You can help support him with your hands or with a pillow or towel.
§     Put 2 to 3 drops of saline solution or nasal drops to each nostril of the baby. This solution can thin the mucus in the nose.
§     After dripping a solution of the salt, hold the baby's head remains lifted tilted for about 30 seconds.

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