Summer is here Momsters- Stay 2H- Hydrated and Healthy

Summer is here Momsters- Stay 2H- Hydrated and Healthy

Great summer greetings to all dear MoMsters and their little wonders!

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I know, few might be enjoying the summer season while others might be counting days to welcome the next one. You are enjoying or not but you might be worried about the scorching summer which can make you sweat, get dehydrated and a few heat rashes.

Here are some suggestions to keep you and your kids comfortable in the heat. This is also useful for pregnant ladies.

During summer getting dehydrated is very common.

Symptoms of dehydration.

symptoms of dehydration

  • Thirst
  • Dry lips and mouth
  • Dry skin
  • Tiredness
  • Irritability and cranky babies
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Dark strong smelling urine.

(If urine is light yellow in color and clear, it usually means that you are getting enough to drink. If the urine is dark yellow with strong smell then it is a sign of dehydration) – applies for both adults and babies.

  • For infants no wet diapers in three hours.

It is important to keep baby comfortable in summer. In hot weather, babies are at the risk of heat rash, dehydration, sunburn and heat stroke. Babies become overheated much more quickly than adults.

Hydration:

Hydration is vital to our overall health and well-being. During hot and humid weather you should increase fluid intake, when it’s hot and sunny you will lose more water from sweating. Even when you are not roaming around you will lose water.

Generally hydration controls

  • your body temperature
  • aids digestion
  • carries nutrients around your body
  • flush out wastes
  • cushions organs and joints.

A few tips can help you to stay hydrated and makes you feel cool.

  • Children are less tolerant of high climatic heat stress than adults and also babies are prone to a lot of sweating. A babybaby drinking water is dehydrated if they take less milk. Therefore, keep infants below 6 months hydrated with frequent breastfeeding. Babies older than 6 months can be offered fresh home-made juice to battle the heat.
  • Drink a glass of water when you wake up each morning.
  • kids drinking waterDon’t ignore thirst, drink water or another healthy drink when you feel thirsty.
  • People who are sensitive to refrigerated water can use mud pot fowaterr the storage of water. (Water kept in mud pots quench thirst better than cold water or ice creams.)
  • Don’t wait for your child to tell you he or she is thirsty. Make them drink water at regular mother offering water to kidintervals. Children are too busy playing to know they are thirsty. They will continue to play no matter what. Don’t wait for them to ask you for water, get them to drink regularly.

For babies above 7-month purchase sipper cupbaby drinking water which is non-spill design and free of BPA plastic.

  • Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
  • Instead of making juice eat fruits directly because blending fruits destroy a few % of nutrients that are present in food.baby eating oranges
  • Offer food with high water content, for example, watermelon, muskmelon, soups, cucumber, and tomatoes.
  • If children are traveling outside, squeeze a lemon in water and keep that bottle with you.

These are general tips to stay hydrated and healthy during summer. Now we will proceed towards the main discussion about the diseases which are welcomed by summer season. Pregnant ladies and New Moms and Babies should read these points to get some idea about it. It will help in coping with such diseases or preventing those diseases to ruin your summer season. 

Have a wonderful and healthy Summer days.

 

 

 

Common cold In Babies-Precautions and Tips

Common cold In Babies-Precautions and Tips

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.Mother covering her mouth to spread cold

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

  • For babies of  6 monFoods to be taken during cold ths 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:

See a doctor if your baby has these symptoms of cold

  • 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:

drops for cold and cough

  • 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 !! 🙂