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What should I do if my eight-month-old baby catches a cold?
First of all, after the baby catches a cold, if it is mild, it often has fever, and the systemic symptoms and respiratory symptoms are relatively mild. The course of the disease is about 1 to 2 days, which can be relieved by itself. Mom doesn't have to worry too much, just pay more attention to the baby's temperature and all aspects of mental state. Because lasting 2 to 5 days after a cold is a normal course of disease. It's best to go to the hospital and ask the pediatrician to prepare some cold medicine according to the baby's condition, as long as the medicine is taken regularly in strict accordance with the doctor's advice. Usually, let the baby drink more boiled water and vitamin C juice, and pay attention to eating some light and digestible foods in the diet, and pay attention to the warmth and coldness. However, he is very unlikely to swallow and spit out accumulated phlegm, so his parents should take more care. However, if you have persistent high fever, accompanied by chills, headaches and even convulsions, you need to seek medical attention in time.

Secondly, the average baby is prone to catch a cold (upper respiratory tract infection) from 6 months later to about 6 years old. Repeated respiratory tract infections in children, referred to as "relapsing children", refer to respiratory tract infections such as colds, fever, cough, runny nose and sore throat that occur repeatedly in children with weak constitution for a long time. This is mainly related to children's low immune function, poor or unreasonable nutrition, inhalation of smoke, dust, insects and mites. So, what should parents do in the face of such a weak "feeling"? It is a common problem for many parents why children are prone to catch a cold during the period of weak constitution. This is because the children's own resistance is weak at this stage. Of course, compared with some children, each child is born with no resistance to germs, so when he comes into contact with germs, he is prone to infection, but he will be immune when he encounters the same type of germs next time after infection, so it is also the reason that adults catch fewer colds than children. Adults are immune to more germs, but now there are more mutated germs than before, so there are the following points to enhance children's resistance: first, the baby's resistance will be better with age; second, pay attention to balanced nutrition at ordinary times. If you want to improve your baby's immunity, please refuse to give your baby refined processed food with high oil and sugar. 1, eat more natural foods, and eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins and minerals. 2. Grains are the staple foods of human beings. When adding non-staple foods after 4 months, the first thing to try is rice flour and wheat flour. After weaning, the alternative food is also cereal. Whole grains contain germ and polysaccharide, and are rich in vitamins B and E. These antioxidants can enhance immunity and strengthen the function of immune cells. 3, five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, not only the creed of adult diet, but also suitable for promotion to young children. Such as lycopene, carotene, rich in vitamins C and E, etc., fiber can prevent constipation and provide a good absorption environment for intestinal patency. The fructooligosaccharides of fruits help the growth of intestinal beneficial bacteria, just like laying an immune carpet on the small intestine and large intestine. If children don't like vegetables, they can chop them up and mix them with cereals or meat to make meatballs, jiaozi or wonton, which is easy to accept. 4. Infants and young children are in the period of rapid physical growth and cranial nerve development, and the demand for protein and calcium is quite high. Therefore, dairy products are the best source of nutrition for infants. Yogurt is a kind of milk product, which can give consideration to nutrition and improve intestinal environment. It is very suitable for children's needs, and children can't drink it until they are one year old. 5. What is the most important component of the human body? Not hard bones, but soft water. Compared with adults, infants' body surface area is higher, water evapotranspiration and loss are more, and they need to replenish water more. Water is abundant, metabolism is vigorous, and immunity is naturally improved. 6, in addition, don't let the baby partial eclipse and lead to malnutrition. Balanced and high-quality nutrition can create a baby's high-quality immunity and easily stay away from germs. Third, take part in outdoor sports, which is the best way to prevent respiratory infections. Children should be allowed to go outdoors often, bask in the sunshine and breathe fresh air. Fourth, pay attention to the warmth and coldness at ordinary times. Fifth, you can go to the hospital to check whether the baby's immune function is up to standard. If it is not up to standard, the doctor will use drugs to adjust it. If it is only adjusted, it is still recommended to adjust it with traditional Chinese medicine. Western medicine is harmful to children. Sixth, parents must be careful not to let the baby catch a cold repeatedly, which greatly reduces the baby's resistance. Drugs (especially antibiotics) will also damage the baby's resistance, so that the baby can go to public places less. Less exposure to germs .............................................................................................................................................................................

Finally, the reasons and countermeasures of baby's restless sleep and crying.

1, lack of trace elements, the decrease of blood calcium causes the increase of brain and autonomic nerve excitability, which leads to the baby's restless sleep at night. It is necessary to supplement calcium and vitamin D. If calcium is lacking, the baby's halogen door will not close well; If zinc is lacking, the corners of the mouth will generally fester.

2, too hot, too cold

3, too dry, with booger.

4, play too excited before going to sleep, sleep on time: 0.5 ~1hour before the baby falls asleep, let the baby calm down, don't play too excited before going to bed, and don't tease the baby too much. So that the baby is too excited and nervous to fall asleep. I don't watch exciting TV programs, tell scary stories and play with new toys. Create a good sleeping environment for your baby. The room temperature is suitable, quiet and the light is dark. Cover things lightly, soft and dry. Baby should urinate first before going to bed.

5, pay attention to the presence of pinworm outside the anus.

6. Many mothers will think that their children are hungry when they see their babies crying at night, and then breast-feed their children. In fact, this is a very bad habit, which will cause the children to have the habit of breastfeeding when they wake up at night.

7, food accumulation, indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also lead to restless sleep. It is suggested that solid foods such as porridge and noodles should be fed at least two or three hours before going to bed, and then drink a little milk before going to bed.

8, breast-fed baby's love for milk. (This situation exists in many breast-fed babies)

9. If you must feed at night, you should pay attention to:

Try to keep a quiet environment. When feeding or changing diapers at night, don't let your child wake up (preferably in a semi-sleep state). In this way, it will be easy to fall asleep after feeding and changing diapers.

Gradually reduce the frequency of breastfeeding, and don't let children have the habit of breastfeeding at night.

10. If the baby wakes up because he wants to pee at night, I think he should be given a diaper, so that the urine will not affect the baby's sleep. If diapers are useful, they must be wrapped too tightly.

1 1, when you find your child sleepy, put it in the crib in time. It is best to let the child sleep by himself, if you hold or shake him to sleep every time. Then whenever you wake up at night, he will let you pick him up or shake him to sleep.

12. Don't let the baby fall asleep with the nipple. The nipple is for children to suck milk, not sleep. Some children fall asleep with the nipple. Please gently pull out the nipple before putting it on the bed.

13, baby crying, don't respond in time, wait a few minutes, because most children will naturally fall asleep after waking up for a few minutes at night. If you keep crying, parents should go over to comfort you, but don't turn on the light, and you shouldn't tease, hug or shake your child. If you cry more and more, wait for two minutes to check it again, and consider whether you are hungry, urinating, have a fever and other symptoms.

If the baby has no other reasons for discomfort, a large part of the reason for waking up at night is habit. If you hug him or feed him immediately every time he wakes up, it will form a vicious circle. It is suggested that when the baby wakes up at night (it should be in a daze), don't hug him immediately, let alone tease him, but pat him immediately to calm him down and find a way to let him sleep. Generally, if the baby is in a confused state, he will sleep slowly.

When I'm older, I sometimes wake up at night and whine. At first, I always have to hug him, then he is completely awake, and it will take a long time to fall asleep again. Later, I wondered if I was dreaming, so I looked at him and didn't disturb him. Sure enough, after a while, there was no sound and I went back to sleep.

14. The quilt or sleeping posture is uncomfortable.

15, separationanxiety (commonly known as "fear of strangers", English name is separation anxiety). This is the most serious at 9- 18 months, except for attachment/unwillingness to separate parents from people who are very familiar with them, fear of meeting strangers, and strong sense of self-protection in unfamiliar environment (my son's performance: very active at home, for a moment. When I get outside, I look serious and unsmiling, and strangers pout when they are teased), which shows that I wake up much more at night, sleep lightly, and be alert to the outside world (except that my son often cries in the middle of the night (but doesn't wake up), sometimes he will turn over and sit up shortly after falling asleep or before he really wakes up at 4 or 5 in the morning, and cry when he doesn't see an adult. I usually hold him up and pat him, until/kloc. But if he starts to cry in the middle of the night, it's useless, so he has to wait until he gets tired. The book also doesn't say anything effective, because this is a stage of the baby's growth and development (of course, all babies have individual differences, and some babies have no problems), but I just put forward some suggestions, hoping to help: 1. Coax before going to bed, pat the baby for not too long, leave before the baby falls asleep, and let the baby fall asleep. Don't fall asleep with adults. 2。 Have a long time to play with your baby during the day, so that he/she can realize that mom and dad love her very much and will give him enough care. 3。 Playing hide-and-seek with the baby makes ta realize that even if ta can't see Mom and Dad, Mom and Dad are actually around ta. 4。 Take it outside often, don't stay at home every day, just be familiar with the environment at home. The above points are for reference only. In fact, children will encounter many similar problems during their growth. Let's discuss them together.