As soon as a new born baby arrives on this earth, it has to struggle to adapt with the environment. It may cause him/her to experience a variety of complications. Catching cold, fever or flu is always dangerous to your baby. A little cold or cough may sometimes lead to the death of a child. Up to the age of five, a child remains vulnerable to cold, especially during seasonal changes.

Some common causes of flu:

·        Flu may spread from any member of the family who got infected by virus led cold.

·        Environmental issues like fume and smoke from streets and vehicles may cause flu.

·        Cigarette smoke affects a baby passively and may lead to flu.

·        Babies who did not get breast milk and experienced malnutrition may become vulnerable to cold and fever or flu.

·        Being in an excessively cool environment like that created by air conditioning or fan may cause flu.

·        Having the baby wear clothes all the time may cause him/her to sweat a lot and catch cold from that. Environment that is either too much cold or hot is harmful.

How to take care of babies with flu

Allow the baby to take rest:

Vaccination may cause fever. Do not cover your baby with too much of clothing. Do not let him/her sweat because of too much clothing.

Breastfeeding:

Continue to breastfeed your child up to the first six months. After that, you can give some other things simultaneously including water, healthful liquids or soft foods.

Steam:

With a nebulizer, the accumulated cough is removed. If you do not have one at home, you can bathe your child in warm water or wipe his/her body properly with wet towel and then with dry one.

Soup:

You can prepare soup from potato, carrot, onion, ginger so that the baby can eat easily as he/she reaches over six months. This food will not only diminish the infections if any but also fill his/her stomach. You can also give your child to drink tea with basil. You can also add two spoonfuls of honey that may work as antimicrobial.

Clearing the nose:

Flux getting accumulated inside the nose causing problems to the child’s breathing. So, the baby’s nose must be kept clear. You can use a special kind of dropper for it. Saline can be a good alternative to dropper. Put some saline into the dropper and douse the saline into the baby’s nose. After some time, flux will come out. Clean it with a cotton bud.

Wearing loose clothing:

Do not allow your child to stay clothed for too long during fever. Try to loosen his/her clothing a little. Little clothing will not increase his/her body temperatures but decrease it. If he/she feels cold, get him/her blanket or quilt.

Allowing the baby under fan:

Many parents remove their babies from under the fan thinking that it will raise their body temperature. But, it decreases the temperature. However, do not allow your baby under the fan for too long. Allow the fan to run at a little speed and keep your baby underneath.

Do not smoke while having your baby in arms. Also, do not continue cooking with the baby in arms. Any kind of smoke is harmful. Use the exhausted fan if necessary while cooking. Those who are suffering from cold or flu should not take the baby in arms or caress him/her. Get your baby vaccine for pneumonia if possible.

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