The first 1-2 years after the birth of a baby, the most important thing that parents worry about is the baby’s illness, and respiratory infections are one of the more common diseases in babies. What is upper respiratory tract infection? What we often call a cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, throat, larynx and trachea; lower respiratory tract infections are bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. Respiratory infections can sometimes be serious and even life-threatening for small babies. So, to make your baby grow up healthy you must pay attention to prevent respiratory infections. Since our respiratory tract is open and influenced by the environment, the first step in preventing respiratory infections is to pay attention to environmental hygiene and avoid contact with sources of infection. There are many types of pathogens that cause respiratory infections, including various bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, and so on. These microorganisms are present in our living environment. The activity is seasonal and climate-related, and is easily spread by air, droplets and contact. For young babies must have a better living environment: first: indoor cleanliness and hygiene, often open the windows to keep the air fresh, such as carpets to dry often. Second: often take the child to the fresh air, flow, lush outdoor activities, to avoid the crowd, the air is dirty public places. Pay attention to cleaning the child’s face (at the mouth and nose) and hands after going out, and drink more water. Particular attention should be paid to avoid contact with patients suffering from respiratory infections, such as parents or other people at home suffering from respiratory infections to minimize contact with the baby, such as the need to contact must wear a mask, and pay attention to indoor disinfection. This indoor air disinfection is only done after the patient enters, usually do not always have to do. We say to live in a clean environment, but not a sterile environment, because people are exposed to a small number of microorganisms in the environment can also stimulate the body to build up a certain immune capacity. Effective ways to prevent respiratory tract infections: 1. Enhance the body’s resistance The baby’s own immune function is not developed enough at birth, and the resistance to various infections is low, so it needs to be strengthened. Ways to strengthen immunity: You can improve the ability to resist infectious diseases through passive immunization, i.e. vaccination. Such as BCG, hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles and other vaccinations. To be carried out on a regular basis, vaccination is the most effective way to prevent the development of infectious diseases in babies before the age of 6. This is because vaccination is done by injecting the body with some bacteria or viruses that have been inactivated or attenuated, so that the baby can produce antibodies against these viruses and bacteria in the body on the basis of not getting sick, and then the chances of getting sick will be reduced when they are exposed to these bacteria and viruses later. The first thing you need to do is to get the vaccination. In principle, as long as the vaccine is from a regular source, from a regular medical institution, and no serious side effects are found in the application, you can be vaccinated. Flu vaccination is also very necessary during the upcoming flu season, for example. 2, to improve active immunity The best way is to adhere to breastfeeding, the mother can provide the baby with many antibodies, so some diseases in the early growth and development of the baby will not suffer. Then there is the nutritional status of the baby and the body resistance, if poor nutrition, resistance will be poor, easy to get sick, sick and affect the absorption of nutrition, forming a vicious circle. So make sure your baby has adequate nutrition. Enhance the resistance also need to physical exercise, to exercise more, appropriate outdoor activities, appropriate sunlight exposure, etc. are beneficial to the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections. 3, the cause of the disease control such as the impact of environmental temperature, according to the weather appropriate clothing, wrapping, to avoid causing cold. However, do not cover too much and suffer from heat. Diet also need to pay attention to, such as malnutrition, low body resistance, it is easy to be attacked by pathogens to make the baby suffer from respiratory tract infections, and the condition to be heavy, easy to cause complications. So eliminate malnutrition, prevention and control of rickets, anemia, zinc deficiency and other nutritional diseases is also the prevention of respiratory infections. Of course overnutrition or improper diet is also a cause of respiratory infections. Our traditional medicine has the saying of stop eating and catching cold, and in our childcare experience, we also observe that children who eat more, do not excrete stools in time are also prone to disease. Therefore, eating the right amount of food, arranging food properly, and paying attention to the intake of vitamins and fiber such as vegetables and fruits is also an aspect of prevention of respiratory tract infections. Especially in recent years, allergies are a factor to be considered in respiratory diseases, so attention should be paid to the choice of food, substances used, and exposure to substances to avoid allergens and reduce the onset of respiratory allergies. 4, drug prevention Mainly some drugs to enhance the body’s resistance is more effective, these drugs are now more, Chinese and Western pharmaceutical preparations are available, but some should pay attention to the problem of side effects. The baby’s mother suggests: for children with low resistance and prone to diseases, they should go to the hospital for the corresponding examination and then use the medicine under the guidance of the doctor. The above talks about some preventive knowledge about the prevention of respiratory infections, I hope it can help moms and dads, of course, the most important thing is to help our babies to be strong, less disease and healthy growth!