What are the remedies for babies catching cold?

For young children, their bodies are usually not fully developed, their resistance and immunity are weak, and when the seasons change or when the weather is too hot or too cold, if mothers are not careful, their babies will catch a cold. Generally, the main symptoms of catching a cold in children include: vomiting, runny nose, fever, cough, diarrhea, loss of appetite, etc. Therefore, different symptoms of catching a cold require the right medicine to properly deal with the baby's cold situation.

The climate is cold in winter, and babies are prone to catching cold when changing diapers or taking a bath. When the baby has symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, runny nose, cough, etc., then mothers should pay attention: the baby may have caught a cold. Effective measures should be taken to care for babies who have caught a cold based on their symptoms. Next, let’s take a look at the symptoms of a baby catching a cold!

Symptoms of a baby catching a cold: vomiting

If the baby catches a cold, especially the stomach, he will vomit, such as spitting up milk; at the same time, he may also have vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite, and look listless.

Treatment method:

1. If your child has just caught a cold and is vomiting, try to let him rest and not eat anything to give his stomach and intestines a rest.

2. Take your temperature every half an hour.

3. If the body temperature is normal, feed water every half an hour, 30-50 ml per cup will be enough. Add a small amount of sugar and salt, and the water temperature should not be too cold.

4. Rest in bed as much as possible and avoid changing your body position frequently, otherwise it will easily cause vomiting again.

5. Symptoms will be relieved after a few hours. But try to prolong your child's fasting time and don't feed him immediately after the child gets a little better.

Symptoms of babies catching cold: diarrhea. Babies catching cold will have diarrhea.

If a baby catches a cold, he may have a stomachache, cry for no reason, and his body will shrink; the stool he excretes will be like beaten eggs poured over boiling water, the watery stool is not sticky, and it will not have a sour taste at first. At this time, parents need to pay attention to keeping the baby's abdomen warm, drink more boiled water, and replenish the water lost due to diarrhea.

Treatment method:

1. When your baby catches a cold and has diarrhea, you first need to take care of the baby: keep the baby's abdomen warm and let the baby drink plenty of boiled water.

2. You can give your baby Children's Noon Tea Granules, which is a traditional Chinese medicine specifically for diarrhea and abdominal discomfort caused by cold.

3. If your baby suffers from diarrhea frequently, you should buy some diarrhea patches and stick them on the navel to dispel cold and stop diarrhea.

4. If the diarrhea has not been stopped after using the above two methods, and it is quite severe, you may want to give your baby montmorillonite powder. This medicine has the ability to cover the gastrointestinal mucosa and can effectively stop diarrhea.

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Symptoms of a cold: runny nose

Babies who catch a cold may have a runny nose. The runny nose caused by cold is watery and may be accompanied by a slight fever. At this time, parents should take care of the baby with a runny nose in time to prevent the baby from catching a severe cold and fever.

Treatment method:

1. If it is a mild runny nose, the mother can let the baby drink more warm water or boil some ginger water.

2. Give your baby more rest. You can cover your baby during rest to make him sweat, but be sure to wipe the sweat off at any time to prevent your baby from catching a cold.

3. If the runny nose is accompanied by cough, fever and other symptoms, if the condition is serious, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a routine blood test and ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine.

Symptoms of a baby catching a cold: fever

Symptoms of a baby catching a cold may also include fever. When the baby's body temperature reaches 38 degrees or above, excluding other factors, it may be caused by the baby catching a cold.

Treatment method:

1. You can use warm water to wipe the forehead, palms, and soles of the feet to cool down the baby.

2. Keep your baby warm and let him drink plenty of boiled water.

3. You can give your baby some antipyretic medicine. For example, acetaminophen has a mild and long-lasting antipyretic effect. When used in regular doses, it is safe and reliable with few adverse reactions.