Rains are a welcome change after the horrible heat during the summer months. However, the monsoon brings along many diseases also with its arrival. Mosquitoes and waterborne diseases become extremely common during this season. It is imperative that you take the necessary steps to protect babies from rainy-season diseases.
Right precautions help to avoid your little darling from getting sick during this season. Here are 10 simple tips to ensure that you keep your baby healthy and steer clear of illnesses that normally lurk around during the monsoon season. With your baby happy and healthy, the monsoon can be an enjoyable time.
10 Tips To Protect Babies From Rainy Season Diseases
Infections of many kinds, including bacterial, fungal, and parasitic, are prevalent during the monsoons. We have compiled a list of suggestions to help you raise healthy, happy babies.
1. Clothing
The weather during monsoon is quite varied, as it becomes quite hot when the sun shines while it turns cool once it begins to rain. So it is imperative that you dress your baby properly during this season. Ensure that the little one is adorned in loose-fitting cotton clothing while the sun shines, and also make sure the baby is wrapped well in a jacket or a warm cardigan when it begins raining and gets a little chilly. Always keep dry sets of clothes ready so that you can change the little one whenever necessary.
2. Protection From Mosquitoes And Insects
In spite of all the precautions taken to keep mosquitoes at bay, there is every chance that a couple of mosquitoes will somehow enter the room and attack the baby. Using mosquito repellent and dressing the little one in long-sleeved clothing during the evenings is a good idea to protect your little darling from mosquito bites. Making use of mosquito nets while the little one is sleeping is also a good move. Applying mosquito repellent creams should, however, be done only after consulting with your kid’s doctor.
3. Vaccinations
You will be pleasantly surprised to discover that there are quite a number of flu vaccines that can be given to your baby to protect him from monsoon illnesses. Your doctor will be the best person to advise you on this and get the required vaccinations done during this season.
4. Keep The Urgent Medication At Hand
It is always a good idea to stock up on some common cold and flu medicines at home that can be given to the little darling in the case of an emergency and the doctor is unavailable. Just consult the doctor and make sure that the dosages are correct before giving the little one these medicines.
5. Food Hygiene
It is imperative that you prepare the little one’s food with utmost hygiene during this season. Ensure that you give him or her only boiled water to drink and even prepare any food that you give them only in boiled water. Make sure that you store the food closed in containers.If you are still breastfeeding take care to eat only healthy and homemade food during the rainy season as this will help to keep your baby healthy too.
6. Care Against Infections
Make sure that you sponge bathe your little one at least once a day and keep a vigilant watch against any kind of fungal or skin infections, especially in private parts, neck, underarms and feet, or ears. Damp clothing triggers fungal infections, so make sure your baby’s clothes are ironed and keep plenty of extra undergarments ready at hand to change whenever necessary as clothes take longer to dry than usual during this season. Changing diapers more frequently during this season is also recommended.
7. Keep Your Surroundings And Home Clean
Keep your house and surroundings clean during this rainy season. Also, take care to see that there is no water stagnating in and around the house. Potted plants and tubs will trigger the breeding of mosquitoes that will bring along various diseases in their wake. Take care to see that all leaks are repaired as dampness also triggers various infections.
8. Get Immediate Medical Attention
During monsoon season, it is always best to seek quick medical treatment as soon as the child starts displaying symptoms of illness. Any indications of infection, such as sneezing, coughing, or having a fever should bring to a doctor’s attention. This is especially important for children who are more susceptible to developing respiratory illnesses. In addition, it is strongly advised that you keep your infant away from adults and children who are ill with any form of illness.
9. Trim Your Baby’s Nails Regularly
It is important to ensure that the little one’s nails are trimmed on a regular basis at least once a week. This is because babies tend to pick anything and everything at this age and put it into their mouths. Any kind of dirt that gets trapped under the nails gives rise to bacteria and thus making your baby prone to various infections
10. Washing Hands
Wash your hands well each time before and after feeding and while preparing food for your little one. This will help a long way in averting unwanted infections through various bacteria that lurk around during this season
These tips can ensure that you keep your baby safe from contracting any kind of infection during this monsoon season. It’s always better to be safe than sorry. So take care of your baby and keep him healthy this monsoon season.
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