As a nurse, nothing hurts me more than seeing babies in pain. As a mom I pray I don't see the day my child is sick or in pain (fingers crossed), but at some point it will be beyond our control.
If you have ever take care of a sick baby, you know sick babies are the worst. They can't tell you what's wrong so they cry, You are limited with the medications you can give and they are afraid of anything healthcare workers do to help them. While going through my pediatric rotation in nursing school, It hurt my heart seeing all the sick infants and kids and not being able to do much to help them. It truly takes a special person to work in neonatal (newborn) and pediatrics.
So I had my baby in December of 2017 and flu season hit hard in winter of …show more content…
DO NOT bring sick people around your baby
This one is common sense. Babies have a weaker immune system than adults so they can catch something faster. What I want to point out is, DO NOT take a bay to the hospital if they are not sick. Hospitals carry the nastiest diseases. Think about it, when someone is truly sick, they go to a doctor's office or the ED. They have just left a trail of whatever they are carrying all over and anyone could catch it by simple contact
Another thing I want to point out is, don't let anyone kiss your baby. The flu could be dormant in one person and easily transmitted to your baby. That person could show any symptoms until 2-3 days after getting infected.
** I bought this pacifier for my baby and I love it. It's a nice way to deliver the message to whoever hold your baby. DO NOT KISS MY BABY!!
2. If you can, avoid going out in extreme cold weather
As miserable as it might be to stay home for a long period of time, I would rather do that than risk my baby getting sick.
If you do go out, wear your baby. Put your baby in a carrier facing you. I found that when I wore my baby less people came close up to admire him, they would just say "aww it's a baby" from far …show more content…
What if MOM is sick??!!
If you are sick, go to your doctor to make sure it's nothing that needs antibiotics. If the doctor does prescribe something make sure its ok to still breastfeed while on whatever medication they prescribe (if you are breastfeeding). Some doctors will tell you to store milk before starting the medication. Whatever illness you have should not transmit through breastfeeding, but some medication can.
PS. Drink more fluids!!! You will get dehydrated with the flu ad breastfeeding will dehydrate you even more so make sure your taking care of yourself
Try to have someone help you care for the baby. When I got the flu, I was only on breastfeeding duty. My mom and husband took care of the rest (even though I missed cuddle time with my baby, I knew it was best for his health).
Keep a mask on. The number one mode of transmission is from sneezing and coughing. You can walk into any doctors office and just ask for a few masks, they'll be happy to help you out.
Disinfect… keep hand sanitizer with you and use it every time your carrying baby. In the hospital they always tell us how handwashing (or hand sanitizing) is the #1 thing you can do to prevent infection from spreading, so why not apply it at
If you have ever take care of a sick baby, you know sick babies are the worst. They can't tell you what's wrong so they cry, You are limited with the medications you can give and they are afraid of anything healthcare workers do to help them. While going through my pediatric rotation in nursing school, It hurt my heart seeing all the sick infants and kids and not being able to do much to help them. It truly takes a special person to work in neonatal (newborn) and pediatrics.
So I had my baby in December of 2017 and flu season hit hard in winter of …show more content…
DO NOT bring sick people around your baby
This one is common sense. Babies have a weaker immune system than adults so they can catch something faster. What I want to point out is, DO NOT take a bay to the hospital if they are not sick. Hospitals carry the nastiest diseases. Think about it, when someone is truly sick, they go to a doctor's office or the ED. They have just left a trail of whatever they are carrying all over and anyone could catch it by simple contact
Another thing I want to point out is, don't let anyone kiss your baby. The flu could be dormant in one person and easily transmitted to your baby. That person could show any symptoms until 2-3 days after getting infected.
** I bought this pacifier for my baby and I love it. It's a nice way to deliver the message to whoever hold your baby. DO NOT KISS MY BABY!!
2. If you can, avoid going out in extreme cold weather
As miserable as it might be to stay home for a long period of time, I would rather do that than risk my baby getting sick.
If you do go out, wear your baby. Put your baby in a carrier facing you. I found that when I wore my baby less people came close up to admire him, they would just say "aww it's a baby" from far …show more content…
What if MOM is sick??!!
If you are sick, go to your doctor to make sure it's nothing that needs antibiotics. If the doctor does prescribe something make sure its ok to still breastfeed while on whatever medication they prescribe (if you are breastfeeding). Some doctors will tell you to store milk before starting the medication. Whatever illness you have should not transmit through breastfeeding, but some medication can.
PS. Drink more fluids!!! You will get dehydrated with the flu ad breastfeeding will dehydrate you even more so make sure your taking care of yourself
Try to have someone help you care for the baby. When I got the flu, I was only on breastfeeding duty. My mom and husband took care of the rest (even though I missed cuddle time with my baby, I knew it was best for his health).
Keep a mask on. The number one mode of transmission is from sneezing and coughing. You can walk into any doctors office and just ask for a few masks, they'll be happy to help you out.
Disinfect… keep hand sanitizer with you and use it every time your carrying baby. In the hospital they always tell us how handwashing (or hand sanitizing) is the #1 thing you can do to prevent infection from spreading, so why not apply it at