It often happens that from the moment the baby is born, moms try to strengthen his immunity in every way. But this is fundamentally wrong. Often happens so that the desire to raise the level of endurance of immunity in the first year of life of the baby leads to opposite results.
The peculiarity of immunity of the breast is that it has maternal immunity. It is caused by the presence in the child's body of antibodies, which the mother received during pregnancy.
This explains the fact that children in the first year of life are almost never sick with chickenpox or rubella. But the common cold is very common at this age. The body produces its own immune forces during the fight against such diseases.
But if your baby has such problems as birth, asphyxia, bronchitis or pneumonia and others, then the question of improving the immunity of the baby for you is more than relevant. Children with congenital health problems often suffer from various diseases more often than their peers.
It is impossible in any case without the appointment of a doctor, independently, to apply any kind of medications that, in your opinion, can enhance the child's immunity. These drugs are inadmissible for use by children in the first year of their life.
Only a pediatrician can answer the question of how you can strengthen the immunity of your baby without harm to health. The doctor should observe the baby from birth to know about the health features of your baby.
Nevertheless, you can give some tips for improving the immunity of infants. They are universal, so they can approach absolutely all babies. It has long been proven that with prolonged breastfeeding, immunity in children is guaranteed to rise. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the lactation period for as long as possible. Most likely, in the first weeks of breastfeeding you will seem tiring and uncomfortable. This is easy to explain: after all, at first, the young mother did not have a normal lactation process.
Mom often thinks that milk is too much, or too little. But do not give up the first difficulties and do not hurry to transfer the baby to artificial feeding. The organism will very soon be tuned and will meet all the children's needs. And you will definitely appreciate breastfeeding on merit. Babies receiving breast milk rarely suffer from reduced immunity.
Another way to increase the immunity of a child is to temper, which can begin right after birth. But do not be fanatically addicted to it and take the baby out in the cold or bathe in icy water. The hardening process must be carried out gradually and reasonably, otherwise you can achieve opposite results.
Often, when parents are looking for ways to strengthen the immunity of the child, they find the simplest ways - folk. By the way, increasing the immunity of folk remedies is often much more effective than the use of pharmacological agents. Preparations of folk healing are devoid of side effects. They act softer on the children's body.
Pharmacological agents for increasing immunity often have a negative effect on the condition and performance of the digestive and urinary systems. I must say that parents, deciding to use pharmacy drugs to enhance the immune system of the baby's body, may inadvertently exceed the permissible rate, and this can negatively affect the state of immunity of the child. That's why you should not resort to self-medication with such drugs.
Below we will look at the step-by-step process of strengthening the immunity of a child with the help of folk remedies.
To begin with, you need to revise the diet and menu of your baby. Otherwise, everything said about the strengthening of immunity with the help of folk remedies will lose all meaning. It is necessary to exclude everything from the child's menu that contains dyes or preservatives. Such products as gum, soda, chips do not bring anything but harm. Your child should receive only a full and healthy food.
The answer to the question of strengthening and improving immunity can be a normal dog rose. Try to replace all the liquid that the child drinks (except milk, of course) with broth from the dog rose. To make it, you need to take grams of 200 rose hips (fresh) or grams of 300 dried, sugar (not more than 100 g) and water (1 liter). Fill the dogrose with water and put it on the fire. We cook all several hours. We are waiting until the berries are completely brewed. Then add sugar and boil for another couple of minutes. Then wrap the pan with a towel or another warm cloth and insist, waiting until the tincture cools. When the broth becomes cold, strain it through gauze. Such tea from the dog rose can be given to the baby in unlimited quantities, but it should not be less than 100 grams per 10 kg of your child's weight.
I must say that this broth can cause rapid urination, but do not be scared, this is normal. But if the child suffers from diseases of the urinary system, kidneys, you need to consult a doctor in advance.
Those children, who often run barefoot, often thereby increase their own immunity. It is proved that there are an incredible number of active points on human feet. When they are stimulated, the immunity increases significantly. It is useful to run barefoot on sand and pebbles, especially the sea. In winter, you can walk barefoot at home, and to prevent colds, you can just wear socks.
For older children (up to 14 years), we will cite another recipe for an effective folk remedy. We take the head of garlic, clean it, let it pass through the meat grinder and mix it with 100 grams of honey. We maintain this mixture for about a week and give it to the child during a meal three times a day. If the child often has allergic reactions, then this tool can not be used.
The most probably, simple, but, nevertheless, an effective means for raising the body's immune forces is a trip to the seaside. A few weeks at sea, sea air and bathing give the baby an excellent charge of energy and permanently strengthen immunity.