Flu In Babies – The Best Ways To Heal Influenza In Babies And Children
You need to know, the flu in babies is not much different from the flu in adults. Babies will experience symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, sometimes accompanied by fever also redness around the nose and eyes. Little became very fussy and hard to sleep. However, not advisable to rush to give drugs that make exclusive breastfeeding so no longer.
The problem, if not taking medication, whether the flu in the infant can heal itself? The answer is yes, it could. Because of disease causing, flu is a virus that generally will recover within 4-7 days. Until now there has been no drug was actually to kill the virus. Existing flu drugs just to relieve the symptoms only, such as a fever-lowering drug, salve nasal congestion, and mucus thinning.
Therefore, it’s possible if it can heal without medication treatment.
Here are tips on how to handle the flu in children and babies;
* Enhance immunity
With a good immunity, the baby will be able to kill the virus that attacked him. When he got the flu. Give breast milk or milk as often as possible or solid foods (if already started), such as soup and fruit for the extra liquid. Do not forget to improve the quality and quantity of your milk by eating foods and beverages rich in vitamins.
* Increase fluid intake
For infants under 6 months, only the form of liquid breast milk. Fluid intake serves to control the baby’s body heat, prevent himself from the danger of dehydration and keep the baby’s condition for not more severe pain conditions.
* Removing the mucus
Snot (if out of the nose) or sputum (the throat) is not a disease. Precisely mucus is the body’s defense mechanism to remove the flu virus that is attacking. For infants less than 6 months, help the baby out with the snot vacuum that many in the pharmacy.
If dried mucus and nasal congestion baby, just give drops of physiological 0.9% NaCl (20 ml) to moisten the respiratory tract. Put about 3 times a day. Mucus liquid will be more easily removed through sneezing, runny nose, cough, or get into the baby’s digestion.
* Create a warm room
Create the room as warm as possible. Avoid air is too dry. So should note the use of air conditioning. Eve brought dry and cold air conditioning can make mucus dry baby is increasingly making it difficult to breathe.
* Create a sense of comfort and safety
Flu tends to make the baby fussy. For that gave him a sense of comfort. Each mother usually has its own way to it. However, keep in mind, holding contacts with the technique of skin-to-skin (baby cuddled in the mother’s chest) either to neutralize the child’s body heat. Season the baby between the hours of 7:00 to 8:00 also help overcome the flu.
* Perform physiotherapy
When the flu suffered by the child has not improved within a few days, consider taking inhaled by bringing the baby to the physiotherapy clinic. With physiotherapy, mucus in the airways of children will also be melted and wasted through feces.
* Check the temperature of the baby’s body with a special thermometer to make sure the temperature is still in good condition.
Newborns often sneeze to remove residual mucus and as a reaction to the body to cleanse the affected airway irritation. This situation is normal, and not signs of flu. However, if you have doubts, you should always consult with a pediatrician you trust.
Please remember, that cause the flu is a virus, and will not react with antibiotics. Doctors will give antibiotics if bacterial infection is a complication, such as pneumonia or ear infections.
RELATED:
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Home Remedies for Sinus Infections
Readers that are trying to find more information about working with children, make sure to go to the link that was quoted right in this paragraph.
Add Yours
YOU