You are pregnant and avoid contact with sick people. You don't want to get an infection. When adult household members become ill, you can ask them to stay away from you. But what to do when your child brings a runny nose from kindergarten? We will tell you how to take care of him to avoid contamination.
It's natural to want to nurture and comfortsick child . However, the closeness that both of you want may end up with a visit to the doctor and a series of medications that must be kept to a minimum during pregnancy. How to proceed to make the baby happy and you he althy?
How to avoid infection - hygiene is key
The statement that you have to wash your hands oftenyour handsseems trivial to you, but you'd better take this advice to heart.Washing your handscan help prevent contamination. Most of the germs are transferred to the hands. It is enough for the child to wipe his nose with his hands, and then touch the handle, for the microorganisms to wait ready to attack the next victims. Therefore, wash your hands often with soap and water, always before meals and after leaving the room of a cold child. When your baby is infected, remove the rings, because germs may be lurking underneath them. Research shows
that we wash our hands carelessly and too shortly. Following the advice of doctors, learn (and other household members) to wash your hands as long as you sing the song "Wlazł kitten on the fence". Of course, also encourage your child to wash their hands and face frequently. Handkerchiefs work well during a runny nose. Make sure that they are thrown away immediately after being used by the child.
You will avoid infection - everyone has their own cup
Household members should be prohibited from eating with the same cutlery and drinking from the same cup as the sick person. Therefore, do not eat the leftover soup after your child "so that it does not go to waste". The spoons with which you feed the baby to the baby should be thoroughly washed immediately with water and liquid. If your little one is still eating porridge, do not try it directly through the pacifier. Check the temperature to monitor the baby's condition when the antipyretic drug given a few hours earlier stops working.
Hug in moderation
Sick children need a lot of affection - they want to be hugged, stroked. There is no reason to give it up. Hug your little one, comfort them, kiss them on the forehead or cheek, but avoid traditional kisses to minimizerisk of self-contamination, because you also need to protect your unborn baby. Do not stay in the child's room all the time. Delegate some of the care tasks to your partner and other family members - let the dad bathe his son and read him a book, and the grandmother plays cards
with the grandson.
Clean air
Make sure you have fresh air in your home. When a person sneezes and coughs, germs hover in the air, ready to attack the next person. Therefore, it is necessary to ventilate the apartment to get rid of them. In addition, fresh air and low temperature in the apartment accelerate recovery. Open the windows for at least 10 minutes several times a day, also in the children's room. During this time, take them to another room or - if it is impossible - additionally cover the baby with a blanket. Make sure that the air
from the open window does not blow directly onto the child.
Basis diet
Take care not only of a nutritious diet of a sick child - you should also eat he althy. This way you will strengthen your body. Try to drink a lot. Properly moistened mucous membranes of the respiratory tract better protect themselves against infection. In addition to water, you can reach for teas, freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable juices,
and chicken broth. Try to eat a portion of vegetables or fruit with each meal, such as a few leaves of lettuce for breakfast or a peach and kiwi for tea. Natural products are a source of easily digestible vitamins and microelements that help protect against infections. Enrich your diet with foods rich in vitamin C: citrus, parsley, fresh pepper, blackcurrant juice, rosehips and chokeberry (they can be frozen). Raw onion and fresh garlic help to protect against germs. Try to eat two cloves of garlic a day - parsley will soothe the unpleasant smell. Eat your meals regularly, without taking long breaks.
And if you catch a runny nose …
Not all over-the-counter medications are safe during pregnancy, so don't self-medicate, see your doctor. If necessary, he will prescribe a
safe antibiotic for you and your baby. Remember that you do not have to sit in the waiting room with other patients, you have the right to skip the line. Use it to avoid catching another disease.