Many young parents have misconceptions about when you and your baby safe in public. It is a widespread belief that once the child has his first set of shots, which are protected and go out in public. Unfortunately this is not the case.
Young children are with an immune system that the disease was born inexperienced. Their system is based on immunity from the mother for the first 4-6 months, but only if the child was born after 36-37 weeks. ThisType of immunity has been developed as a "passive immunity placental" and helps the child to prevent disease only, with respect to the mother's immunity as a cold or chickenpox recently. Infants breastfed receive additional immunity from mother's milk, that as long as breastfeeding continues continues. Even in a perfect world, a sick child to be exposed to someone who is ill. A bad cold for an adult or a child has a bad cold ... but this may constitute a seriousRisk of infection for a child requires hospitalization.
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Children receive their first set of vaccines at the age of 2 months. Serious diseases, are immune to include diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, influenza B haemophyllis, pneumococcal, polio, hepatitis B and rotovirus. These are just some of the diseases that children can contract, but they are among the largest. Other diseases, both bacterial and viral infections, may have different diseases in infants. An example of this is that bronchiolitis causedby a respiratory virus that attacks the lower respiratory tract in infants causing severe asthma-like symptoms. Hospitalization may be required to help the infant breathe properly and to get enough oxygen. So having immunizations is not the answer to keeping your infant completely healthy.
Protecting your infant from illness should be a high priority for new parents. Here are several tips for preventing illness:
* limit visitors & only to those that are not sick
* prevent children from touching the baby & definitely do not allow them near the baby if they are coughing or sneezing
* do not allow too many people to hold the baby
* do not take your infant out in public places where there could be a lot of people
* it is ok to take your baby for a car ride or out in the stroller for a walk
* wash your hands with antibacterial soap & ask visitors to do the same
* breastfeed your baby to provide them with passive immunity
* if you have another child who is sick, ask family members to take them for you or isolate mother and baby in the bedroom and have dad take care of the sick child
Do not be persuaded by assertive relatives and friends to be near your infant if they are sick. Remember, you are the ones that will have to deal with a sick baby and possible hospitalization.
Baby Care - Newborn Baby Out in Public - Wait and Protect Your Infant Baby From Illness
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