How to prevent your baby from catching a cold in summer? How to prevent your baby from getting a cold stomach?

Summer is here. The weather is hot and babies wear very little, but their bodies are still very fragile and cannot catch cold. How can we prevent babies from catching cold in the hot summer? Here are some tips on how to prevent babies from catching cold in summer. You still need to take good care of your baby's belly in summer.

How to prevent your baby from catching a cold in summer

First, the child must cover his stomach with a quilt when he sleeps.

During the day, people are constantly moving, and muscles generate heat due to contraction. However, when sleeping, except for the heart and lungs, most muscles are in a resting state, and the frequency of muscle contraction is greatly reduced, so the heat generated by the body naturally decreases. Therefore, if you don't cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep, once your body temperature is out of balance, you will feel uncomfortable, and even easily catch a cold or have a stomachache.

Second, the temperature in the air-conditioned room should be moderate

Some parents, who want to keep cool, turn down the air conditioner temperature in the summer without paying attention to their children. In fact, children's physiques are very different from adults. When you think the temperature is just right, children may feel too cold. It is recommended that children wear thin cotton long-sleeved shirts and long pants when entering an air-conditioned room. The temperature in an air-conditioned room should be between 26 and 28 degrees, and do not let the air blow towards children when using the air conditioner.

Third, the room should be properly ventilated or a humidifier should be added.

Experts suggest that air-conditioned rooms are usually cold and dry, so you should pay attention to indoor moisturizing. She suggests that after using the air conditioner for a period of time, open the window for 10 minutes to change the air and increase the indoor humidity; you can also buy a humidifier indoors to balance the air humidity in the air-conditioned room, so that you don't feel dry nose and skin.

Fourth, isolate the cold patients at home

If someone at home has a cold, they should not be allowed to have direct contact with children, especially not sleeping in the same bed.

Fifth, do not increase or decrease clothing suddenly

Some parents are afraid that their children will catch a cold in the summer, so they will dress them in thick clothes. When they notice that the children are sweating profusely, they will take off the clothes immediately. In fact, this makes it easy for children to catch a cold.

How to prevent your baby from catching a cold

① Comprehensive and balanced diet

Babies in the growth and development stage cannot lack any nutrition, so the baby's diet should be rich and varied. Nowadays, many parents feed their babies whatever is expensive, and many babies eat fish, shrimp, and meat every meal.

There is a saying among the people: "Fish causes fire, meat causes phlegm, and vegetables and tofu keep you safe." This makes sense. Eating too much fish and shrimp can cause internal heat and make you sweat easily. Babies with this kind of internal heat often have a high fever when they catch a cold.

Therefore, it is recommended that the best diet for babies should include chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, pork, beef and lamb. Fish and shrimp should not be eaten more than twice a week to achieve a balanced nutrition.

Add vegetables and fruits that are on the market in each season, and avoid eating out-of-season vegetables and fruits, so that your baby's nutrition is comprehensive.

②Sufficient sleep

Whether adults or children, every day's physical, emotional, and intellectual condition is directly related to the sleep of the previous night.

Therefore, adequate sleep can not only enhance physical fitness and prevent colds, but is also the foundation for improving a person's quality of life.

③ People with large lung capacity are generally less likely to catch a cold

Lung capacity reflects the potential of respiratory function to a certain extent. Generally speaking, people who exercise regularly or engage in heavy labor have large lung capacity and are less likely to catch a cold.

Compared with adults, children have fewer alveoli and smaller lung capacity. Therefore, the baby's exercise only needs to be more exposed to nature and breathe more fresh air.

What is the appropriate temperature for a baby's room in summer?

Summer: Turn on the air conditioner properly

Some mothers think that it is not good for young children to turn on the air conditioner while sleeping at night, or that they set the air conditioner temperature too low. Both practices are inappropriate.

On hot summer nights, not turning on the air conditioner can easily cause the baby and the family to have trouble sleeping, resulting in decreased physical strength and fatigue, etc.; but if the temperature is too low, it can easily cause the baby to catch a cold.

The most appropriate approach is to set the air conditioner temperature slightly higher, such as around 26-28 degrees Celsius, and set it to a timer for 2-3 hours, and cover the baby with a thin blanket. When the baby enters a deep sleep, use breeze circulation, that is, turn the air conditioner to ventilation mode, and open the window appropriately for ventilation. In addition, whether it is an air conditioner or an electric fan, the wind direction must not be completely facing the child.