Winter Care Tips For Babies

The winter season brings many kinds of health problems for people of all ages. But small babies are most affected by the cold. Because in this season viruses and bacteria attack babies very fast. Because of which they have problems like colds, nasal congestion, throat infection, viral diarrhea, pneumonia, fever.

Therefore babies need special care during winter. But keeping these things in mind, you will be able to keep your child healthy during the winter season.

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1. Instead of wearing too many clothes to protect children from the cold, keep their soles, palms and their ears and head covered because these parts of the body have the highest heat loss and the fear of freezing is the most it happens. So keep the children’s hats, gloves, and socks on.

2. Sunlight is very important for good health. Make your child have a sunbath sometime in the morning. With this, they will get vitamin D along with fresh air.

3. Never use room heaters around children. Because the dry air coming out of the heater is very harmful to children.

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4. Avoid bathing children daily in winter. Rather, soak a towel in lukewarm water and clean their bodies. This will not make them cold and they will become clean.

5. Before bathing children, massage them with light hot oil.

6. Give steam to the child from time to time or with the help of a steamer.

7. Children often remove the quilt at bedtime. Due to which they get cold. Therefore, before putting the children to bed, spread a warm quilt on their bed and keep the hot water bottle on it for some time and heat their bed and make them wear woolen socks and hat with warm clothes. So that even if the child does not wear a quilt, he will be protected from cold.

8. If the child is more than one year old, then feed him warm fruits and vegetables according to the season. Fresh juice can also be given.

9. Never cover the child’s face while he is sleeping. This will make the child uncomfortable and they can face breathing problem

10. Use a baby diaper in winter and change it after a while on a regular basis. This will not cause cold to the child. Don’t forget to use baby rash cream to avoid rashes on baby bumps.

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