How to treat a cold in infants

The common cold is a disease that causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the throat and nose. The main symptoms are: fever, runny nose, cough and lethargy. Small children are especially vulnerable to various infections, but some parents treat respiratory diseases carelessly, considering them to be something ordinary. How do you treat a cold in infants?

You will need

• - broth (oatmeal, milk, honey);
• - nasal aspirator and aerosols from a cold;
• - antipyretic drugs;
• - eucalyptus or Myrtle oil.

Instruction

1. In that case, if you notice that your child has begun to appear the first symptoms prepare a decoction. To do this, take a handful of oats, waste rinse under water, place in a crock pot and pour one Cup of hot milk. The resulting mixture simmer in the oven for two to three hours at a temperature of 180-200oC. If the newborn has no allergies to honey, you can add a teaspoon of this natural product. Strain the broth, then let your toddler.
2. If your baby is having trouble breathing, as often as possible clean the spout from the accumulation of mucus. Use a nasal aspirator or a small enema. Don't forget to moisturize mucous membranes, do it with aerosol or physiological saline.
3. How often poite baby. Keep your room a constant optimum temperature. Put next to the crib of the child a Cup of water, add few drops of eucalyptus oil.
4. To reduce body temperature, use fever-reducing medicines. If the increase is accompanied by a fever, not mask off the patient with a warm blanket, because it will lead to more heat.
5. Use inhalation with aromatic oils. To do this, in a Cup of hot water add few drops of essential oil, cover the baby with a towel so that he was breathing the fumes of this solution for 7-10 minutes. Repeat this process every 2 hours. This should be done as long as the disease does not recede. At night RUB the chest crumbs a small amount of eucalyptus or Myrtle oil. To prepare the mixture, mix 1 drop of essential oil with 2 tbsp boiled cooled vegetable oil.