How can babies with congenital heart disease have a healthy winter? Winter is the high season for respiratory diseases, and babies with congenital heart disease have low resistance and are prone to respiratory infections, lung infections, and even induced congestive heart failure. There are many types of congenital heart disease, and according to the amount of blood in the lungs, they are divided into two categories: pulmonary congestion type and pulmonary ischemia type. The stimulation of cold has a significant effect on both types of heart disease. The heart and lungs are closely related “brothers”, and problems with the heart will affect the lungs, and problems with the lungs will also affect the heart. Congestive heart disease is due to a defect inside the heart cavity, the pressure in the left side of the heart cavity is greater than the pressure in the right side of the heart cavity, so that a large amount of blood from the left side of the heart cavity is shifted to the right side of the heart cavity through the defect, the right side of the heart cavity is connected to the lungs, resulting in too much blood in the lungs, within a certain range, the child can withstand, if encountered with cold stimulation, hands and feet and other peripheral vasoconstriction, the blood flow back to the heart increases, and the heart ejection of blood If the child suffers from cold stimulation, the blood flow back to the heart will increase because of the contraction of the blood vessels in the arms and legs, and the resistance of the heart to eject blood will increase, which exceeds the compensatory function of the heart and lungs, and the child will suffer from shortness of breath, cough, irritability, cold limbs, sweating, and refusal to suck the milk. Pulmonary ischemic heart disease is due to the narrowing of the pulmonary vessels, which is caused by poor development of the blood volume in the lungs that does not reach the normal level, and there is not enough blood in the lungs for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, and this type of child is different from pulmonary congestive heart disease because of the malformation in the heart chambers; the blood from the right side of the heart chambers flows backwards into the left side of the heart chambers, and the right side of the heart chambers is receiving blood that has been used by the body, and this blood is purple-black, so the child This blood is purple-black, so the affected children have cyanosis in their lips and extremities and shortness of breath, and the same cold will aggravate their condition and also complicate the lung infection. So, how can parents of children with congenital heart disease raise their children during the harsh winter season? The first and most important thing is the living environment. In winter, babies with congenital heart disease spend much more time indoors than in other seasons. Therefore indoor temperature, humidity and air quality are crucial. The living environment directly affects the health of babies with congenital heart disease, and it is very important to create a comfortable environment, so you need to ensure the circulation of fresh air in winter. Generally, in order to maintain the indoor temperature, windows and doors are usually closed in winter, and air circulation is very poor. So it is best to open the windows several times a day, so that the indoor and outdoor air can be circulated and exchanged. The standard is to open the windows every 3 to 4 hours during the day, for about 15 minutes each time. The room where the child with congenital heart disease sleeps at night is best to leave a window slit to ensure the input of fresh air. The temperature of the room is controlled at about 20 degrees, and the condition can turn on the humidified steam or put a basin of water in the room regularly. Parents are forbidden to smoke in the room where the child lives, and the number of people in the room is minimized, especially parents who have colds or other diseases touch the child. Especially during the flu season, when a family member has an upper respiratory tract infection, it is easy to infect the baby and should be separated from the baby. Usually, you should take the affected child to public places as little as possible and take preventive measures early. The second is how much the child wears, there are many parents are afraid that the child will get cold, cover a lot, the child is sweating, but make the child extremely uncomfortable, aggravating 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 in a timely manner according to the 24-hour change in temperature. In addition, to keep the child clean and tidy clothing is also very beneficial to prevent upper respiratory tract infections. Third, observe the child’s behavior closely. If the child is quiet, eats milk normally, has normal urine and stool, and does not have a fever, it means there is no big problem. If the child is crying and restless, find out the reason. Is it hot or cold? Is the diaper not clean? Or has the condition worsened? The child with congenital heart disease will have shortness of breath, breathing difficulties, weakness, and serious bruising, so be sure not to let him strenuous activity, avoid emotional excitement, try not to let the child cry for a long time, reduce unnecessary stimulation, so as not to increase the burden on the heart. The fourth feeding problem, congenital heart disease children feeding is more difficult, sucking breast milk is often easy to shortness of breath and stop sucking, and easy to vomit and sweat a lot, so feeding can be used to drip drops to reduce the physical exertion of the child, and then gently put down the side to prevent vomit inhalation and suck up asphyxia. 6 months of age or less, breastfeeding is the main, breastfeeding in addition to balanced nutrition, convenient, clean, but also can In addition to being nutritious, convenient and clean, breastfeeding also calms the child and is extremely beneficial to the recovery of cardiopulmonary function. If the child is weak in sucking, the mother should help to express milk to ease the burden. If breast milk is not available, pick a suitable formula. Remember to feed small amounts and many meals, that is, do not feed enough at once, because overfeeding a child with heart disease will increase the burden on the heart. When feeding, pay attention to the nutrition mix, light is the main focus, multi-protein diet structure is important, appropriate increase of supplementary food, juice and water are also indispensable, especially for cyanotic children, blood is more concentrated, water is very important for him. Finally, once your child has a respiratory infection, it is recommended to seek immediate medical attention. It should not be taken for granted that children with congenital heart disease are not allowed to receive large amounts of fluids, and if fluids must be given, the drip rate must be slow to prevent the heart from being burdened and leading to heart failure. If the child is found to have symptoms such as shortness of breath, irritability, rapid heart rate and difficulty in breathing, heart failure may occur and the child should be sent to the hospital promptly. If recurrence occurs after treatment, early surgical treatment for pediatric precordial disease is recommended. In addition, the most important point is to take your child to a professional pediatric cardiac surgeon in a timely manner, as only they can make an accurate assessment of your child’s condition and develop an individualized treatment plan based on the child’s specific condition, in order to secure a brighter future for your baby with precordial disease.