Why Stick on Drug When Home Remedy is There to Treat Baby’s Cold?

Your little one being sick, even it is common cold and cough might be tough time both for you and your tiny tot. This is the time when they need adequate love and support and at the same time you may require to relieve the symptoms with the common home remedies, right? However, possibilities area there that during this time the appetite of your baby may become poor or may refuse to eat. But, not getting proper nutrition can slow down their metabolism and hence growth.

However, a common question always arises among us being a parent that how to deal with this tough situation without drug relief solution.

Healthy Steps

The first and the foremost that that you need to keep in mind is that try to keep your baby comfortable. This can be easily achieved only if you:

• Don’t smoke: Smoking in front of baby is though strictly prohibited, but, especially when your little one has cold, smoking is a big No.  Smoke from cigarette can make the blocked nose and sore throat even worst.
• Keep baby warm but not overheated: When your baby has caught cold, over clothing can’t help to get rid from it. However, most parents think that clothing them with some extra layer of clothes, or wrapping them in blanket is the effective way to protect baby. But, this would be dangerous. Yes! I mean ‘Dangerous’. Being too hot while asleep can lead do Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). 
• Make sure that you dress your baby to protect them from chilling. The clothe being wear inside the room should be different what is being worn while going out. Itg is essential to check the temperature of the chest holding tym to tym to ensure that it is not getting too warm or sweat. If it is so, you need to remove the extra layer. Put extra clothes only if the chest is too cold, hands and feet being cold doesn’t require extra clothing.
• Usage of electric blanket or hot water bottle is not recommended. Never leave the room with the heater on to keep baby warm. Never cover the face or head of the baby, because they transmit heat and regulate temperature through their head, which is actually a healthy method.
• Soothe baby with bath: Bath can be the best way to soothe your baby, especially when they are having flu. Some babies may enjoy bath more than others. If your baby feels tense, then, bath would not be the right step.

Healthy Diet

Offering nutritious food that can be digested easily when they are sick is the best way to maintain their health

• Breastmilk: For babies under six months of age, breastfeeding is the healthiest way to keep them safe. Antibodies present in the breast milk boost immunity against infections. But, before feeding check whether your baby is congested or not, because, congestion can prevent them to take the adequate feed.
• Barley water: For babies six months old, barley water is a great remedy for fever, cough and cold.
• Rice water: For babies over six months, rice water is perfect remedy for cough and cold. Rice water can boost immunity thus helping them combat against infection.
• Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes are known to be packed with essential nutrients, thus, promoting immunity and help body to produce WBCs.
• Mashed Potatoes: Mashed potatoes sprinkled with spices could not only be filling but, delicious too.
• Citrus Fruits: Juices made up od lemon or oranges can help preventing the cell damage and thinning out of mucus. Make sure to make it in lukewarm water and add a few drops of honey.

Thus, the list still goes on. There is numerous nutritious food that can help relieving baby from cough and cold. If you still want to know more, kindly let me know through your comment. I will definitely work on it.