What to do if your one-month-old baby has a cold

Colds, also known as upper respiratory tract infections, are generally caused by viral or bacterial infections. Newborn babies are prone to various symptoms because of the imperfect development of various functions, and colds are relatively common. Because of individual differences, each baby cold symptoms are not the same, some symptoms are relatively mild, there will be sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, low-grade fever, there can be a slight cough, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., the baby’s mental state will not be affected; some cold symptoms are more serious, the baby may have a high fever, accompanied by mental instability, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc., according to the different symptoms of symptoms of the symptomatic treatment. If the baby cold symptoms are relatively mild, generally do not need to use drugs, as long as the symptomatic treatment is good, the baby should pay attention to warmth, to the baby diaper change to control the room temperature can not be too low, to prevent cold, nasal congestion, you can use a small towel hot compresses on the baby’s nose or fontanel, more to the baby to feed the baby, the baby appeared to spit up and diarrhea, we must first stop feeding, so that the baby’s gastrointestinal tract can rest. If the baby’s symptoms are more serious, such as high fever, mental instability, etc., it is recommended to take the baby to the hospital, after the professional pediatrician to confirm the diagnosis, under the guidance of the doctor to use medication.