How children with congenital heart disease spend the winter

  In the severe winter season how to raise children with precocious heart disease: first of all, the most important thing is the living environment, temperature, humidity and clean air is vital, the room temperature control at about 20 degrees, the conditions can be regularly turned on the humidification steam or the room put a basin of water, regular indoor air circulation, parents are prohibited from smoking in the room where the child lives, the room to minimize the number of people, especially parents with colds or other diseases contact The number of people in the room should be reduced as much as possible, especially if parents with colds or other diseases are in contact with the child.  The second problem is how much the child wears. Many parents are afraid that their children will get cold and cover them especially much, and when they visit the doctor, the child is sweating all over, which makes the child extremely uncomfortable and aggravates the disease. The standard for how much to wear: warm hands and feet, no sweat on the body. Therefore, parents should increase or decrease the child’s clothes according to the 24-hour temperature change.  Thirdly, observe the child’s performance closely. If the child is quiet, eats milk normally, urinates and defecates normally, and has no fever, it means there is no big problem. If the child is crying and restless, find out the reason for this: Is the child hungry? Is it hot or cold? Is the diaper not clean? Or the condition has worsened?  The fourth feeding problem, within 6 months of the baby, breastfeeding, breastfeeding in addition to balanced nutrition, convenience, clean, but also to soothe the child’s emotions, the recovery of cardiopulmonary function has great benefits. If the child is weak in suckling, the mother should assist in expressing milk to ease the burden. If breast milk is not available, pick a suitable formula. Remember to have small and frequent meals, i.e. do not feed enough at one time, as overfeeding a child with heart disease will increase the burden on the heart. Add supplementary food appropriately, juice and water are indispensable, especially for cyanotic children, whose blood is more concentrated and water is important for him.