Some time ago, a mother abroad posted that a toothpaste used by her baby was covered with black mold, which was even dirtier than a rag.
When she washed the giraffe toys her children used last month, she noticed an unpleasant odor coming from a hole in the toy. So she opened the teether and looked at it, which was terrible!
It was terrible that the inner wall of the toy was covered with disgusting mold!
We used this toy for two years and found that the inner wall was covered with black mold. If your child is still drooling and moisture will enter the inside through the hole in the toy, you will have to throw away the toy.
Many parents find that some of the baby's toys are often difficult to escape the fate of mold:
So what are the dangers of mold?
A Finnish study suggested that children are more likely to develop asthma if they are exposed to more mold. Children have worse immunity than adults, and children exposed to mold before the age of 2, or children who already have allergies, are most likely to develop asthma. However, some argue that mold does not increase the risk of allergies in children.
If your child eats mold, it can lead to illness such as diarrhea and vomiting. In 2016, the U.S. Mayborn Group, the manufacturer of "Tommy World" children's bottles, recalled 3.1 million children's water cups after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that nearly 70 children reportedly fell ill from drinking water from using its cup with mold-prone devices.
The following baby's daily necessities may be contaminated with mold.
One
plush toy
Cute plush toys, soft touch can give people a comfortable feeling, but also soothe people's emotions, children see the plush toy as a "close" friend, play games with it every day, hug and kiss, and even sleep with it. However, the soft fluff on the surface of the plush toy is very easy to hide dust, bacteria and formaldehyde
Babies are prone to inhalation when playing with toys, causing respiratory tract and skin infections, sneezing, coughing, erythema, itching and other problems.
Workaround
1) Plush toys are cleaned frequently
Soak in clean water until it is completely wet before placing in the washing machine
2) Dress the toy
Some babies will be particularly fond of a particular doll, playing and playing, it is easy to get dirty, so changing clothes for toys is the most convenient and fast thing
Two
Pacifier\suction
Netizen L'Hostie posted online:
My friend Simon O'kanada couldn't understand why his son was always prone to getting sick until he untied the leak-proof lid of the "Tommee Tippee" straw cup and found that there was a lot of mold inside the lid of his mouth. Unless it is taken apart, it cannot be cleaned at all, nor can it be detected.
If you take a closer look at the design of this duckbill cup leak-proof valve, you will find that it is extremely unreasonable, it is hollow but cannot be disassembled, and once the water flow enters the inside of the part, it is difficult to be completely discharged.
This is a damp dead end that is difficult to reach even in the dishwasher, and it will inevitably breed mold.
As long as there is leaky water in the cup, and the dead corners that cannot be washed usually, this part will be a hotbed for mold breeding.
The same nipple also has this problem, the baby sucks the nipple, the nipple head is easy to deposit the baby's saliva stains, not cleaned in time, dust bacteria are easy to adsorb and breed on it.
Wash them with hot water every time they are used, and disinfect them regularly (dirt that is not easy to clean inside the nipple head can be scrubbed with a cotton swab; it is best to disinfect once a day)
1. Regarding disinfection, you can first boil the water, and then put the nipple into the disinfection, and if you have the conditions, you can also use a special disinfection pot
2. Don't dip the nipple in sugar water or juice to attract your baby. Desserts such as honey, maple syrup, or corn syrup are likely to cause things like bacitry
Three
Bath toys
Scientists have conducted "anatomical" studies of "bath ducks", and even if you squeeze the water inside clean, the inside is also a breeding ground for bacteria.
Four of the 5 ducks have moldy and smelly inside, and there are a variety of molds and bacteria that can cause infection in children.
Some of the most feared bacteria include Legionella (Legionella pneumophila) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are usually infected in hospitals.
After the researcher cut the toy, the bacterial area in the little yellow duck can be said to be amazingly large! There are between 5 million and 75 million bacteria per square centimeter, which can also cause eye, ear and gut infections.
The following picture is the bacteria inside the toy under the microscope, and it turns out that the toys that children play with every day are so dirty!
It was horrible!
How much mold does your baby have to eat every day when he bites!
Four
Baby pillows
The baby's night spitting up, summer sweating, crying tears and some head stains of the newborn, etc., will be left on the pillow where the baby sleeps, and the humid stain environment accumulates on the pillow, which is very easy to breed bacteria.
1) Thin down, down and other fillings are not only too soft, but also often contain dust, mites, etc., which are easy to cause allergies and are not suitable for the pillow core of the baby pillow
2) The baby's pillow or pillow towel should also be replaced and basked in the sun according to a certain time frequency
Workaround
1. The baby is still relatively small, in order not to let him overflow, generally use a cotton towel to pad under his head, it is recommended that 1-2 years old start to use a special baby pillow
2. Try not to use too soft fiber cotton and other materials, because it is too soft, there is no good support for the skull and cervical spine, but the development of the child's bones is not good, can not promote the good development of the baby's head shape may also appear suffocation crisis ~
What should parents do?
When buying, try to choose solid teether.
When purchasing water cups, bottles, and straw cups, pay attention to whether each part is easy to clean and whether there is a hidden danger of mold.
Biting glue toys, if they are resistant to high temperatures, can be washed and disinfected with the bottle, brushed first (especially between the gaps), and then put in a pot of boiling water for 2-5 minutes. Ultraviolet disinfection and sun exposure are good methods. It is necessary to pay attention to the disinfection method of the toy provided by the manufacturer or seller to see if the toy can be suitable for boiling, so as not to release harmful substances from some materials at high temperature.
If there is such a rubber toy (non-toothac) with a hole in the home, try to avoid children nibbling or immersing themselves in water, the northern house is dry, the moldy problem will be lighter, and parents in the southern region should pay special attention to it, and it is likely to need to be replaced regularly.
The "bath toy" when the baby bathes, because the inside is often in contact with water, is in a humid environment, so it will accumulate a lot of mold. Especially inside the toy, there are many bacteria, so it should be cleaned once a week. Soak the toy in the detergent, the toy with a hole must be soaked after the toy is full of cleaning liquid, and then brushed with a brush or sponge to dry.
If mold has already appeared inside the toy or teether, it is recommended to replace it.