Don’t let these odors hurt your baby

In our daily lives, there are a variety of odors that surround us all day long, ranging from refreshing scents to disgusting odors. While most odors are harmless, there are a small number of odors that can be harmful to our young, delicate babies. Though not as harmful as the smell of a new renovation, the hidden dangers of a developing baby are great if they are exposed to them for a long period of time. Maximize to avoid them, is the same as for the health of the babies to hold a protective umbrella. Common harmful odor to the baby are: 1, cigarette smell Weiwei’s father is a stubborn smoker, whenever the room is filled with thick smoke, 8 months Weiwei seems to be against his father as if, can not help but cough a few times, recently, he coughed more. In fact, Wei Wei is not intentionally and dad to do right, because adults whistle smoke and light cigarettes when the smoke emitted, will “choke” the baby, a direct threat to their tender inhalation tract, oral cavity, sympathetic nerves and the growing brain, causing children asthma, dental caries, tinnitus or hearing loss, delaying the intellectual development and growth of height. Preventive measures: The balcony is the “smoking area”. Avoid the child suffered “second-hand smoke” attack, the room is absolutely “smoke-free zone”. If mom and dad’s addiction to smoking, you can close the door between the room and the balcony; to create a small “smoking area” for themselves, of course, the balcony windows are “open”. 2, the smell of perfume Once you see your mother in front of the mirror spray perfume, 11-month-old Shasha is not happy to hit the mother’s hands with the bottle of perfume. Mom began to think Shasha naughty, did not take it seriously. But within a few days, she noticed that Shasha had developed a small rash on her body, and sometimes her eyes watered even when she didn’t cry. The doctor said that Shasha is allergic to perfume, “second-hand fragrance” on the child’s threat is no less than “second-hand smoke”. In fact, many people passive inhalation of artificial fragrance in the air will produce headaches, dizziness, tears, rashes, sore throat, chest tightness and other allergic symptoms. After all, the beautifully packaged, fragrant-smelling perfume is in essence a bottle of chemicals, some of which may be toxic to certain parts of the brain to produce stimulation. Precaution: Keep your baby away from perfume. If the workplace in the mother is difficult to give up their own “perfume complex”, may wish to say goodbye to the baby, before leaving home in the morning to spray a little; immediately after returning home from work, take a hot shower, and then close contact with the child. 3, the smell of flowers Mom bought tulips and carnations, 1-year-old Qianqian happy to come to the front of the smell of flowers, but not for a long time, she shouted “headache”. To the hospital for a check, the original tulips and carnations emitted by the scent of trouble …… medical experts pointed out that some insomnia, hair loss, cough, headache, allergies and raising orchids, mimosa, zinnias, oleander, oat to incense, tulips, moon flowers, night, lilies, carnations, yellow azaleas and so on. For example, after smelling the strong fragrance of moonflower and nightshade for a long time, the baby will feel suffocated, dizziness and difficulty in whistling. And fresh lily fragrance, can make the baby’s center of abnormal excitement, full of spirit, do not want to sleep. Preventive measures: for the family with children, or allergies, try not to bring home flowers. Because the child is in the growth and development period, all organs are more delicate, easy to produce allergic reactions. Even in the outdoors, the baby should be restrained from getting close to them, and it is best to stay away from them. 4, camphor balls smell 1-year-old Xiaowei lying in the crib kept grabbing their clothes, sheets, and finally she finally dragged the clothes down, the sheets were also wrinkled by her. Mom picked up the clothes and looked and smelled them again and again, except for a little camphor flavor, nothing else special. But the problem lies precisely in the mothballs. Some mothers like to put a sanitary ball or mothball tablets in the baby’s closet, thinking that this will ensure the child’s health, but for some children, the result is contrary to their wishes. According to reports, some babies long-term smell of camphor on their own clothes, can actually trigger blood jaundice, the little life suffered a “storm”. The main ingredient of mothballs is camphor; sanitary ball is refined from petroleum or coal tar organic substances and then processed, its main component is naphthalene and camphor. They have strong volatility and toxicity. Adults have the ability to expel these toxicity out of the body, while children do not have, naturally suffer. Preventive measures: Keep baby’s clothes away from sanitary balls or camphor tablets, and do not use fabrics saved from sanitary balls to make clothes and bedding for your child. Keep baby intimate apparel clean, non-toxic best method is in the wash after hot water ironing again, to achieve the purpose of disinfection. 5, car pollution and exhaust smells Moe’s kindergarten is more than half an hour’s drive from home, and her mother bought a car for this purpose and drove her. Including traffic jams, Moe spends about an hour and a half a day in her beautiful new car, breathing in the pungent odor from the car and the exhaust fumes from the endless stream of cars on the street. Recently, a kindergarten blood test showed that Mengmeng’s blood lead level was way over the limit. Breathing in the exhaust fumes from the cars is tantamount to letting your child “take drugs!” New car seat covers, cushions and roof lining with excessive formaldehyde and benzene; if the interior decoration is leather, mahogany, plating, metal, paint and other materials are also hidden, these materials in the absence of scientific processing, will also release harmful gases, so that people smell uncomfortable. Long-term exposure to automobile exhaust, the child in addition to easy lead poisoning, there may be chronic carbon monoxide poisoning; nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide in the tailpipe, can lead to the baby’s central nervous system paralysis, spasms, and whoosh system diseases, decreased immune function. Preventive measures: in modernization today, the baby is impossible to stay away from the car, but appropriate distance can still be done. For example, your private car is newly bought, it is best not to let the baby sit within six months. Even if you take your baby out for a trip in a car that has been bought for more than six months, it is important to control the amount of time your child stays in the car, especially in a closed car, so that they have enough time to breathe fresh air. During the day, take your baby more often in the countryside, parks and neighborhoods, away from streets, highways and bus stops.