When parents are young, often there are situations of life with children, when they have a desire to give the child a sedative. This article will discuss whether children should be given such medicines and whether they are harmful to their health.
If the child is restless, irritable or constantly crying, often the cause is not in the state of the nervous system, and if you give him a sedative, then this will solve the problem.
On the Internet, there are masstats on "How to calm the child," and often there are recommendations for a child's prophylactic reception of the simplest soothing - valerian. But before you give a child a seemingly safe and traditional remedy, you need to know exactly: can you give it to children?
Side effects
Valerian has long been known as an effective soothing and anesthetic. Therefore, in pediatrics, you can see such appointments of doctors. She and the crying child will calm the pain away. After all, children often have a child's anxiety because of pain in the living.
Neuropathologists do not unambiguously refer to the fact that pediatricians appoint valerian to young children. Like all means of restraint, it can affect the growing and developing nervous system in two ways. One of the side effects is not the child's calming, but rather the stimulation. Recently, half of the children who prescribed this medicine, there is a similar perception of the body of valerian. This effect does not pass instantly.
Following the increased excitability, the following undesirable effect occurs: allergic reactions, which can be very dangerous for young children.
If you give the child this drug for a long time, then know that from it there can be frequent headaches and migraines (which the child is unlikely to tell you in words), disturbances in digestion, constipation is replaced by diarrhea.
Some experts argue that with the constant admission of a child valerian, it reduces all brain activity and development in his brain. But do not think that this medicine is evil for a child's body. If there is still no choice, then we highlight the pluses of valerian.
Dosage and treatment options for children
If, after all, your choice has become a nameless under the name "Valerianka", then take note of the following information:
- Children under the age of 1 are categorically prohibited from giving this medication in the form of a tincture, as it contains alcohol, which can be deadly to the child's body. Small children are recommended as inhalation - several drops of tincture are applied to the cotton pad and lie next to the baby's pillow, medicine, it gets a restful effect.
- After one-year-old age, they are recommended to count as follows: for each year the child is given 1 drop of diluted tincture.
- Dry grass of this medicine always helped our grandmothers in the treatment of their children. To do this, take out the valerian leaves and place them in a tissue pouch. He is lying near the pillow of the child or hanging on the wall by the bed. For this you can take not only a single valerian, but a mixture of soothing herbs. In the summer at the dacha you can independently grow a collection of sedative herbs, and be 100% sure of their origin.
Relaxing and soothing recommend pediatricians. But note that this bath dries baby skin and it is recommended after bathing to moisten it.
Tolerance and allergenicity
In modern medicine, they have learned to determine the various allergens that can be found in any substance or medicine. Valerian is non-exclusion. You can check this with a test in the laboratory or in your own home. Do it better in the daytime so that the child's reaction to active substances of the gluttons is clearly visible.
The child may have redness, a rash or abdominal pain. If this happens, you should call a doctor or give the child an antihistamine medication.
If you decide to use a variety of herbal teas as soothing teas, then be careful, because the tea contains a lot of herbs, and it's almost impossible to know from which herb your baby has started the allergy.
The vagaries of a child may be due to a disorder of the nervous system. Maybe he just needs to organize a proper daily routine, when daytime sleep and eating will be at certain hours, and not "as necessary." Before going to bed, it's best to bathe the baby in a warm bath, and then read a fairy tale or do a relaxing massage. After all, the main drug is maternal weasel and love for your child. And then you will not need any valerian.