After the spring is warm, it is essential to take your baby out to walk. But for some babies who are prone to allergies, it is the beginning of a nightmare, and many small "troubles" find the baby, which seriously interferes with the baby's daily life. Want to play well in the spring, but do not want the baby to "recruit", what do parents need to do?
Why are babies more susceptible to allergies in the spring?
The factors that cause the baby's allergies are very diverse, mainly involving two aspects: one is the physical factor, the baby itself is an allergic constitution; the other is the external factor, the baby is exposed to allergens.
Pollen, dust, willow wool and other allergens that are easily sensitive increase significantly in the spring, and the weather is sunny and the scenery is pleasant, and the baby has increased the time of outdoor activities, so their chances of exposure to allergens are greatly increased.
On the other hand, the baby's activity increases, the amount of food also increases, often ingesting some new foods, it is easy to eat foods that cause allergies. These factors coincide with the "change of seasons", which is prone to immune disorders, and people with allergies often suffer from allergies.
What are the symptoms of an allergy-stricken baby?
There are many kinds of symptoms of allergies, but allergens are different and the symptoms are different.
Eczema: Sometimes dry, itchy skin without rashes is also a sign of allergies; while your baby's allergies are more often manifested as eczema or increased eczema.
Urticaria: Urticaria is what everyone often calls "wind knots". The rash is a wheal mass about 1 cm in diameter, protruding from the skin and itching. Urticaria often increases rapidly after it appears, but it also often subsides quickly. It is often caused by allergies, but the cause of allergies is often difficult to find. It is usually suspected to be related to allergies such as pollen and clothing.
Allergic rhinitis: sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, nasal congestion and other symptoms occur in the spring, and the baby should be considered whether it is allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is sometimes thought to be a cold, but if it is not good after a week and it worsens in the spring. Your baby should be taken to an OT THROAT department to make a diagnosis.
Allergic conjunctivitis: Some parents have found that in the spring, many babies love to rub their eyes, and the conjunctiva is obviously hyperemic. This may be allergic conjunctivitis and requires a doctor to diagnose it.
Allergic cough or asthma: If the baby has a cough or asthma attack in the spring or autumn, and there is a more obvious cough or even wheezing in the spring, it is necessary to consider an allergic cough or asthma, and the doctor needs to judge the condition and treat it.
How to prevent allergies in your baby?
The best way to deal with allergies is to do a good job of prevention! Because allergies cannot be eradicated, the best way to deal with allergies is to prevent them, and avoiding contact with allergens is the most important thing.
Therefore, daily prevention can do this:
1. Purify indoor air
Families with babies use air purifiers to make indoor air cleaner and good for the baby's airway.
2. Go out and go home and change into a set of home clothes
When going out, the clothes are inevitably stained with allergens such as pollen and dust in the air, so when you go home, it is better to change your clothes.
3. Sofas and carpets are cleaned in time
Sofas, carpets and other places are easy to accumulate dust, dust will carry mites and dead skin, accidentally drift into the air, so we must pay attention to timely cleaning, you can dismantle the recommendation to clean regularly.
4. Haze days and flowering season, reduce going out
Smog days and flowering season is easy to cause baby allergies, it is recommended to go out as little as possible, if you have to go out, please bring a mask, this can prevent smog days and flowering season on the baby has a negative impact.
5. Change your diapers frequently
Babies under the age of three must wear diapers. Select diaper products of qualified quality and have an allergic skin test report qualified for use. And change your diapers frequently, don't wait for your baby's little farts to be red before you think of changing your diapers!