What to do if your baby has a cold and is sleepy

We all know that babies have very poor immunity, and colds are also a common disease among babies. Generally, a cold will bring a lot of pain to children, and if not treated in time, it will also affect the healthy growth of children. Many babies will be drowsy during a cold, which always makes parents very worried. They don’t know if it is because of the cold that the baby feels dizzy, so the baby loves to sleep so much. Let’s learn about what to do if the baby has a cold and is drowsy.

What to do if your baby has a cold and is sleepy

It is normal to feel sleepy after taking cold medicine. Generally speaking, you still need to observe whether the baby has other abnormal conditions. If the cold symptoms have improved and the baby is just drowsy, it should not be a big problem. Babies will be drowsy when they are sick, so just observe the baby for a while.

Baby cold treatment

1. General treatment

For patients with viral infections, their families should be informed of the self-limiting nature of the disease and the purpose of treatment: to prevent cross infection and complications. Pay attention to rest, maintain a good surrounding environment, drink plenty of water and supplement plenty of vitamin C, etc.

2. Anti-infection treatment

(1) Antiviral drugs Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses. You can try triazole nucleoside (ribavirin), either orally or intravenously. You can also try pansantin, with a course of treatment of 3 days.

(2) Antibiotics: Patients with bacterial upper respiratory tract infection or viral upper respiratory tract infection secondary to bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, usually penicillins, co-trimoxazole and macrolide antibiotics. Positive throat swab culture results help guide antimicrobial therapy. If it is confirmed to be a streptococcal infection, or if there is a history of rheumatic fever or nephritis, the penicillin treatment course should be 10 to 14 days.

3. Symptomatic treatment

(1) For high fever, you can take acetaminophen or ibuprofen orally, or use cold compresses, warm compresses, or alcohol baths to reduce the temperature.

(2) Patients who experience febrile convulsions can be given sedatives and anticonvulsants.

(3) For sore throat, you can take throat lozenges sublingually.

(4) Chinese patent medicines also have good effects.

The above is an introduction to what to do if your baby has a cold and is sleepy. When encountering such symptoms, parents should not be too anxious or panic. They must help the baby relieve the symptoms of the cold in time. In addition, during the cold period, parents should also pay attention to the baby's diet and make sure the baby eats on time and eats light food. Once the baby has symptoms of fever, take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.