The baby catches a cold and coughs, what should parents do?

First, what should my baby do if he has a cold and cough?

Summer is the frequent period of respiratory infectious diseases. Due to the great change of temperature in spring, human immune function and respiratory mucosal defense function are reduced. Once you get sick, your parents feel extremely distressed. If you are really certified, you will change your mind. So, what should the baby do with a cold and cough? Let's have a look.

1, the first thing to do is to keep the room quiet and ventilated, so that the baby can get enough rest. The younger the sick children are, the more they need to rest, and they can only resume their free activities after the symptoms disappear.

2, let the baby drink more warm water. Whether it's a cold or a wind-heat cold, just drink plenty of water. On the one hand, it can detoxify and purge fire, on the other hand, it can make the baby feel more comfortable. If it is an early cold, drinking warm water can directly inhibit the illness.

3. Raise the baby's head at night. If the baby coughs while sleeping, you can raise your head and the cough symptoms will be alleviated. It is also necessary to change the sleeping position frequently, and it is best to sleep alternately from left to right, which is conducive to the discharge of respiratory secretions.

4. You can give your baby symptomatic medication under the guidance of a doctor, but you should take it in strict accordance with the instructions or doctor's advice.

5. During the baby's cold and cough, liquid or noodles, porridge and other foods should be given according to the baby's appetite and digestive ability, and more boiled water should be fed.

6. Give the baby 6 grams of mulberry leaves, 6 grams of chrysanthemum, 3 grams of mint, bitter bamboo leaves 15 grams, a little honey, add some water, boil, and drink tea frequently. Mulberry leaves clear lung heat; Chrysanthemum disperses wind and heat, improves eyesight and calms liver; Mentha haplocalyx is an important drug for dispelling wind-heat and can quickly relieve symptoms such as fever and headache.

Second, infant cold food therapy

Our mother can prepare some food for the baby during the cold, and let the baby's condition get a little relief through diet therapy.

1, rock sugar ginger soup

Baby is not easy to eat brown sugar, you can give your baby a bowl of rock sugar ginger soup, which is also very effective in treating colds.

2. Cauliflower

Cauliflower can prevent colds. It is rich in vitamin C and carotene. It is very suitable for growing children, but it should be noted that cauliflower is not suitable for eating with pig liver, because there are often pesticide residues, so it must be soaked in salt water for a while.

3. Buckwheat

Buckwheat cooks porridge, or buys buckwheat steamed bread or noodles. Buckwheat has anti-inflammatory, antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant effects. Babies with bad stomachs should not eat more.

4, sesame oil Jiang Mo scrambled eggs

Put a spoonful of sesame oil in the wok, heat the oil, add Jiang Mo, soak in the oil for a while, then add 1 egg and stir well. When the baby coughs weakly, let the baby eat it once every night before going to bed and keep eating for a few days, and you will get obvious results.

What other dietotherapy methods? We continue to look down.

5, pear+pepper+rock sugar

One pear, washed, cut horizontally and hollowed out the core, then add 20 peppers and 2 crystal sugar, and then steam the pears together in a pot for about half an hour. A pear can be eaten twice. Steamed pepper and rock sugar pear are very effective in treating colds and coughs, but some children don't like the taste of pepper, so parents can choose for themselves.

6. Boil radish water

Wash the white radish, cut it into 4~5 pieces, put it in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, put it on the fire and boil it for 5 minutes. Give it to the baby after the water is a little cold. This prescription has a good effect on wind-heat cough, dry nose and throat, dry cough and less phlegm, especially for babies under 2 years old.

Third, the precautions for catching a cold

Don't panic when the baby has a cold and cough, but be calm and calm, so as to come up with a solution.

1, usually pay attention to let the baby avoid the three cold, that is, cold air, cold drinks, cold air-conditioned rooms. Get more sunshine. It is also a good way to massage your baby more.

2. Avoid allergens. Don't keep pets and flowers at home; Don't lay carpets; Don't let your baby fall asleep with a plush toy; When you take the mat out for use the next summer, don't just scrub it with a wet cloth. It is better to put it in a big bathtub, soak it in boiling water for 2 hours, and then expose it to the sun to completely kill mites. It is forbidden to put anything such as mothballs in wardrobes and bookcases.

3, the baby is sick, it is an inevitable stage, parents must worry, but when facing things, remember, we must be calm. Calm down.

4. While adding milk powder to the baby, you can appropriately increase things that increase resistance, such as bovine colostrum.

5, for the baby, cold is a very common disease, especially in kindergarten, cross-infection, there will be more chances of catching a cold, parents should not be nervous if they catch a cold, and there is no need to be too flustered if they have a fever in time. Pay attention to the baby's condition, don't take medicine indiscriminately, and take certain measures according to the baby's condition.