What to do if your one month old baby catches a cold

I believe that every parent is worried about their children's health. However, children are prone to catching colds when they are very young. We all know that colds are not serious, but they have a great impact on children. If they are not controlled in time, children may have a fever or other adverse symptoms when they catch a cold. So what should we do if a one-month-old child catches a cold at this time?

Children's bodies are different from ours. Many times, when we have a cold or fever, we can recover by taking some medicine, but children are different. Therefore, when the baby has a fever or a cold, parents must pay attention to it, otherwise other complications will follow.

1. When you take your baby to the hospital, the doctor will often ask the baby to undergo some tests so that they can find out the cause of the cold.

2. If it is a viral cold, there is no specific medicine. The main thing is to take good care of the baby and alleviate the symptoms. Generally, it will be fine after 7 to 10 days.

3. If it is caused by bacteria, the doctor will often prescribe some antibiotics for the baby, and the baby must be taken on time and according to the dosage. In order to make their children recover faster, some mothers often increase the dosage of medicine on their own. This is absolutely not allowed, otherwise it will backfire.

4. If your baby has a fever, you should take antipyretics as instructed by the doctor. If the body temperature is below 38.5℃, you don't need to take antipyretics. Don't take cold medicine indiscriminately. For infants under one year old, taking cold medicine randomly often does more harm than good.

5. If the blocked nose has made it difficult for the baby to feed, you need to ask the doctor to prescribe some saline nasal drops for you. Apply the drops to the nose 15 minutes before feeding. After a while, you can use a nasal aspirator to suck out the saline and mucus in the nasal cavity. Nose drops can thin out thick mucus and make it easier to clear. Never give your child vasoconstrictor or other medicated nasal drops without your doctor's approval.

Baby fever and cold are extremely common diseases, so when you find that your baby has a cold and fever, you must stay calm and take the child to the right treatment in a timely manner. Don't take your child's fever or cold lightly. This requires adults' patience and carefulness.

In fact, it is common for children to catch a cold. Don't be surprised when they catch a cold. This will not do any good for the child. If the child's cold is not very serious, you can let the child drink more water. At the same time, remember to let the child eat more light food, avoid giving the child medicine indiscriminately, taking medicine indiscriminately will harm the child's healthy body and have a certain impact on the child's kidneys, so children must be cautious when they catch a cold.