Symptoms of a cold in a baby

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Cold is a common disease in daily life, because the immune system of newborn is not mature, the relative resistance is poor, so it is more prone to cold. Seeing that the delicate baby is uncomfortable, novice mothers are often at a loss. In a hurry, they may immediately think of taking medicine for their baby, but "it's three parts of medicine". Taking medicine in a hurry may not be a wise choice for mothers to deal with their baby's cold. Let's talk about the symptoms of a baby's cold.

Symptoms of a cold in a baby

The symptoms of neonatal cold vary according to the degree, mostly manifested as runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, cough. Some newborns may open their mouths to breathe because of the stuffy nose. Breast feeding may also affect the normal sucking of the baby, and the baby may be irritable and crying.

If the child is accompanied with fever, the body temperature can be as high as 39 ℃ - 40 ℃. Individual babies will also have symptoms such as aspiration due to fever, or mental weakness, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.

Generally speaking, if the treatment is timely and nursing is appropriate, it can be cured in about 5 days. However, cough is often the last symptom to disappear, and it may last for several weeks.

matters needing attention

1. We should pay attention to hygiene and avoid the cause of disease. Environmental pollution and passive smoking are the inducements of upper respiratory tract infection, which should be prevented. 2. Don't dress your baby too much. Judging whether the baby wears more or less clothes can not be decided by the cold and heat of the baby's hands and feet. This is because the blood of the baby's hands and feet is relatively less than other organs. Generally speaking, the baby's hands and feet are warm and sweat free, which indicates that the clothes are suitable. 3. Avoid cross infection: take your baby less to crowded places and wash your hands when you get home. 4. Increase the time and frequency of baby outdoor activities. Take your baby out to bask in the sun and breathe fresh air to enhance your baby's disease resistance. 5. Keep ventilation. Airtight air, will reduce the baby's resistance. 6. Drink more water. Can strengthen the body's metabolism, good for the body, so in the cold, let the baby drink more water, can have the effect of prevention. 7. Rub your nose: rub your baby's small nose before taking him out. If you insist on it for a long time, you will seldom have a runny nose, which is a good way to prevent colds and fever. 8. Massage small feet: there are many acupoints on the sole of the feet, regular massage can keep healthy and enhance the baby's immunity.