Whenever the temperature plummets, children’s hospitals around the world will see a rush of visits, a high incidence of respiratory diseases in babies. Many parents blame this on their children being cold and freezing. Therefore, whenever the cold wave comes, the child will be wrapped tightly in three layers, outside three layers. After a sudden drop in temperature, children love to get sick, is it really freezing out? Tell you the real reason Reason one is the cold air stimulation of the respiratory tract, so that the respiratory tract mucosa under the vasoconstriction of blood vessels, resulting in mucosal dryness and damage to viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms, the ability to resist decreased. The second reason is that when the cold wave comes, people stay indoors with doors and windows closed, creating a favorable environment for influenza viruses and other harmful pathogenic microorganisms to reproduce and spread, thus causing a great increase in the number of babies with colds. What do TCM practitioners think? Temperatures plummet, parents add too much to the child, too thick clothing, easy to lead to excessive sweating and the coupling of the coupling open, camp and the guards are not and the cold is more likely to take advantage of the weakness of the evil. Chinese medicine believes that the cold is Yin evil, the main collection of stagnation. Heaven and earth’s cold and heat injury, sense of the lungs first received. Lungs for the human body’s Huagai, cold evil invasion of the human body, from the surface of the guard, the mouth and nose and into the guard gas is insufficient, the coupling is not solid, it is easy to injure the lungs, thus affecting the lungs of the XuanSu, leading to the lungs on the reversal of the gas, and therefore hair for coughing, triggering a series of respiratory diseases. To be less sick, do this 5 1. Adjust the small indoor environment Do not go to the crowd, the air does not circulate, can effectively reduce the probability of respiratory tract infection. When the weather changes suddenly, it is not easy to take the child to stay outdoors for too long. But why do babies still get sick at home? To see if your home environment is well regulated. Fresh air Closed doors and windows can protect against the cold, but don’t forget that one of the reasons why sudden drops in temperature can increase the risk of respiratory infections is the spread of indoor bacteria and viruses. To minimize the growth of harmful pathogenic microorganisms indoors, it is important to open windows and ventilate your home during good air quality weather. This can be done by rotating the windows in different rooms to keep the indoor air fresh and to avoid exposing your child to direct cold air. Moderate temperature When it’s cold outside, of course it has to be warm inside, so many moms will turn the air conditioner or heater on full blast. It should be noted that the child’s ability to self-regulate the body is poor, if the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor temperature is too large, a few minutes to open the windows and ventilation may be easy to make the child cold, not as well as the temperature regulation moderate, to the baby with a cotton undershirt or wear a thick slippers to keep out the cold can be. Humidity is appropriate In a heated or air-conditioned room, pay attention to the baby to replenish moisture, if necessary, turn on the humidifier to increase the humidity of the room. It should be noted that the humidifier should not be too close to the baby, and it is best to use purified water or plain water, because the impurities contained in tap water, may be sprayed with the humidifier water mist is inhaled by the baby’s respiratory tract. 2. Sweating is a nuisance We all want to keep the baby warm in cold weather, but don’t let him sweat! Dress the more cozy the better Outdoor temperatures plummet, but the indoor temperature drop is not so obvious. Therefore, mothers can add clothing to their babies appropriately, but don’t overdress your child. If the child is wrapped too tightly, the child is easy to sweat, open pores, cold wind, cold invasion, it is easy to get sick. Clothing increase should be different from person to person and from place to place, for example, active children do not need to wear too thick, and do not need to wear too much in the room with the right temperature. However, for a newborn baby, because he has little body fat and dissipates heat quickly, he is susceptible to cold and needs to pay attention to keeping warm when the temperature drops suddenly. However, nowadays there are not many cases of newborn babies getting cold due to insufficient insulation, and it is more common to over-warm them. In fact, there is a lot to be said for dressing warmly. Warm clothes are not about how thick or how many pieces, but about forming a localized “microclimate” between clothes and clothes, clothes and skin. In this way, when the outside temperature is very low, the body heat will be able to circulate in the “microclimate”, the formation of a good warm effect. If you want to give your baby a thick blanket because of the cooling, don’t dress him in too thick a nightgown, but wear a singlet. The child’s metabolism is strong, if the clothes are too thick, cover and more, the heat can not be distributed, will lead to a lot of sweat, so that the underwear and wet and cold, but easy to get sick. 3. Drinking water is reasonable Doctors always urge parents to give their babies more water in winter, and preferably a small amount, many times, the reason is to keep the respiratory mucosa moisturized, can increase the respiratory tract resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. Respiratory infections are the result of the reproduction and growth of bacteria after they attach to the throat and tonsils. Therefore, drinking more water is not only to replenish the body’s water, but also to keep the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract moisturized, and constantly rinse off the mucus and bacteria adhering to the respiratory tract to reduce the chance of infection. If the baby will gargle, morning and evening let him gargle with salt water, can effectively prevent respiratory infections. 4. cold exercise is indispensable When the temperature suddenly drops, the baby can temporarily reduce out. But throughout the winter, to consciously take the child to actively exercise, appropriate cold exercise. Exposure to cold air, can let the baby more and more quickly adapt to temperature changes, enhance immunity. In addition, outdoor activities, the ultraviolet rays of the sun can prompt the baby’s body to produce vitamin D, which is an important nutrient to maintain the body’s immune function. 5. Blocking the spread of disease is very important The baby’s living environment is relatively single and clean, but the parents have to go to work, the elderly or nannies have to go out often, contact with different environments and people, it is inevitable that they will come into contact with viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. Sometimes, adults only carry poison in the respiratory tract without getting sick, but when they come into contact with babies, they may transmit viruses, bacteria, etc. to the babies and make them sick. Therefore, when adults go out and come home, they should try to wash their hands, change their clothes and clean their respiratory tracts (gargle, wash their noses, etc.) before coming into contact with their babies.