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Common cold In Babies-Precautions and Tips

by Caring Momster | Apr 16, 2019 | Winter Special

Common Cold ? cough? Is your baby suffering with cold and cough ?

Did you try our tips and preventive methods ?

Please follow our Tips and preventive measures and do let us know if they were helpful !!

We hope you have gone through our first article which is about Cold and cough and its symptoms and also a few homes made remedies to cure it.

But, are we waiting to see our little ones to catch a cold and suffer with it… No, right?

As it is said… “Prevention is better than cure”. Let us see how can we prevent our babies to suffer from cold and cough.

Precautions:

Try to keep your surroundings clean & dust free. During winter cover the child with Dettol washed sweater & head cap.

Make sure breastfeeding mom is not suffering from cold. If so, cover your mouth with a mask while feeding the baby and wash your hand each time when you carry the baby.

[Remember through breastfeed common cold will never transfer to baby, it’s through inhaled air].

For babies of 6 months and above provide plenty of vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables to boost immunity. [Our future blog says a lot about vitamin-rich recipes.]

Consult the doctor if you notice the following:

If the child has a fever that lasts over 2 days & seems to be more tired than normal.
If the child is getting dehydrated or vomiting repeatedly.
The fever is up and down.
Babies & toddlers begin to sound wheezy & secreting uncontrolled phlegm.
If the child not feeding & reduced urine than normal.
If they are unusually quiet.
If the child wakes up frequently at night time.
If the cold continued for more than 7 days.
If the infant has constant ear pain or pulling at ears.
If the child has skin rashes.
If the child has a chronic or bark like cough?

General tips on giving medicine:

If the infant has a fever, give Ibuprofen for pediatric use or consult a doctor what to keep in the medical kit in case of an emergency. (look for recommended dosages on the cover of a bottle or go as per doctor instruction).
Don’t give any medicine to a baby younger than 4-month-old, unless your doctor suggests you to do so.
Any medicines don’t give 5 doses in one day.
Give the right dosage by reading the doctor’s prescription carefully.

So, this much for now. We hope, you have gone through the tips and would have felt relaxed for a while. Now, you are a step away to deal with cough and cold in your infants/toddlers. Thanks, MoMsters for loving your child more than yourself. We care for you. Any query please feel free to comment.

Happy caring !! 🙂

Common Cold in kids and home remedies to cure it !

by Caring Momster | Apr 16, 2019 | Winter Special

Want to try few home remedies for your kids’ cold and cough? Try according to instruction given. Let us know if it worked?

I hope if you are reading this article that means you want to explore more about cold and cough or your baby is suffering with it and you want to know some good homemade remedies. Let us go one by one !!

Some of the home remedies to ease the symptoms are:

First, make your infant comfortable. Provide him/her extra rest and an increased amount of fluids. If you find nasal congestion during cold, use saline nasal drops that are available in medical stores. [Dosages – 3 hours once, 2 drops in each nostril.]

Steam inhalation

If the infant is more than 1 year old give steam inhalation 3 times per day. (Trust me it really loosens mucus in the nose and eases nasal congestion and sinus symptoms).

Note: have a careful look at babies while making them inhale; they should not get burnt by hot steam.

Mustard oil massage

During the cold period, give mustard oil massage before bath (recommended for both babies & toddlers).

During bedtime, warm mustard oil with small pieces of garlic cloves dipped in it should be massaged.

Apply mustard oil on betel leaves and slightly warm the leaf on low heat. Place the warm betel leaves on the chest area and also on the back of the kid.

[By doing this you will notice baby stool with mucus – i.e. removing phlegm from chest congestion.]

The phenol present in betel leaves contains anti-inflammatory & antiseptic properties that provide quick relief from chest congestion.

Medicinal Extracts:

Prepare Tulsi ( Ocimum tenuiflorum) extract and karpuravalli (Plectranthus amboinicus) extract.

[Dosage: 3 ml/per day for babies of 6, months and above and 5 ml for toddlers once in the morning (before morning food)]

Tulsi and Karpuravalli is an excellent cure for cough & cold.

A very simple & effective method is Ginger (Zingiber officinale) rasa with a pinch of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder which reduces cough & cold. [Recommended for babies 6 months and above].

Turmeric+Honey in Warm GheeAdd pinch of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and honey in warm ghee. This (honey) is recommended for babies of 1 year and above. It gives immediate relaxation in cough. Note: This remedy is quite effective as one of our momsters use it whenever required. If you need more detail, kindly post your query in the comment section.
Breastfeeding

Last but not least, “Breastfeeding your baby will provide antibodies & enzymes that help to protect against illness”.

Note: Home remedies for common cold should be followed only for 4 days, if still cold persists, please consult the pediatrician.

So, dear Momsters, these all are tried and tested by various moms. Please do let us know in the comment section if you have used any of these remedies and how did it work.

Happy Motherhood!

Common Cold in Babies/Toddlers and Its Symptoms

by Caring Momster | Nov 15, 2018 | Winter Special

Hey Momsters,did you just search “cold and cough in your baby” ?

Have a lots of questions in mind?

How do I know if my baby has a cold?

When should I worry about my babies’ cold?

When should I take my infant to the doctor for a cold? and the list goes on..

Then,you are at the right place and if you are familiar with these sounds (aachoo) and hearing them more often. don’t worry. Please read our article, you will get some tips …. !!!

First of all. Have a sigh of relief.

We have gathered information from various Moms and are presenting in the form of an article. Kindly follow the tips which have given positive results in such cases…

So, let’s begin……

Once again, hi/hello/Namaskar to our lovely and Caring MoMsters. First, let me introduce about common cold briefly & later we can jump into safe home remedies for our little wonders!

The common cold can be caused by more than 200 different viruses. – (uff so many viruses!)

Yes, babies and toddlers are more susceptible to the common cold. Most children have at least 12 colds in the first 2 years of life.

Each cold can last about 2 weeks. (Yup it’s a struggle period for all moms).

Symptoms of a cold with both babies and toddler

Runny nose (1st a clear later a yellow discharge).
Decreased appetite (for toddlers).
Sore throat.
Mild fever (101-102 degree F).
Feeling tired and fussy.
Slightly swollen glands.

Most of the parents wonder, why do doctors prescribe antibiotics for small kids.

There is no medical cure for the common cold and each symptom is treated separately.

When a doctor diagnoses symptoms related to acute bronchitis, Pneumonia, or Acute bacterial sinusitis, only then he prescribes antibiotics to treat because these infections are bacterial and not viral.

We are not done yet. You will have more to explore about cold and cough in our next articles. Know more about preventive measures and homemade remedies for common cold and cough in our upcoming articles.

Stay tuned 🙂

Have a great day !!

Happy Caring!

Common cold In Babies-Precautions and Tips

Common Cold in kids and home remedies to cure it !

Common Cold in Babies/Toddlers and Its Symptoms

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