how can we prevent cough and colds in toddlers

[Pretty_ava]

hi mga fellow mommies!

my ava is just 1.9 mos old, 1st week of january, nagka pneumonia sya, hirap na hirap kami nuon kasi trauma kay ava sa mga meds na iniinom nya and IV, tapos sa part naman ng parents, sobrang pagod and gastos.

last week nag ka colds sya and now may ubo na...nag aalala ako kasi baka mauwi na naman sa pneumonia, kawawa naman lungs ng anak ko.
nagbakasayon kasi sya sa lola nya sa quezon, para makalanghap ng fresh air, tapos nun last week nga, sinundo ko then kinabukasan na andito sya sa manila, nagkasipon naman, duda ko di sanay sa dumi ng maynila,  sa province kasi malinis ang hangin eh dito hindi.

so far no fever naman and nadadaan sa meds ang ubo nya, worried lang ako kasi naman nasa recovery stage pa lang sya nad now may ubo na naman ad sipon.

how can we prevent colds and cough?

may viatamin C naman sya, yung ceelin with zinc pa nga plus growee
mahilig din sya sa fruits esp mangoes.
wyeth gold baby naman sya she's now drinking progress gold.
magana sya kumain and malaka din mag milk.


paano ba natin maiiwasan ito?  sobra kasing pawisin ni ava, isa din ito siguro sa nakaka cause ng colds nya kasi hyper masyado tapos madaling pagpawisan.

any advices mga mommies?  TIA

[marose17]

Avoid taking your child to malls and crowded places.
Instruct all members of the household to wash hands frequently.
Keep surroundings clean. 
Sa house namin, no shoes in the bedroom.  Slippers for the bedroom should stay there.  We have separate slippers/footwear to wear outdoors.  When we come home from work or if we've been out, we change into house clothes and wash hands before we go to our kids' room. 
Change the clothes of your child often.  I don't believe (and doctors agree with me) that there is a connection between natuyuan ng pawis and getting a cold.  But we do change the shirt of my kids pag pinagpawisan na sila to make them comfortable.

[trinity94]

sa akin, ok lang ang occasional coughs and cold kasi nga that's a natural way our body copes up with infection... as long as nakukuha sa gamot, i dont worry too much...

my son is prone to acute bronchitis, and he has it almost every other month... we keep our house clean naman, complete sa vitamins, and we take necessary precautions... pero napansin ko, the presence of animals and/or animal fur, whether real or synthetic, can trigger allergic reactions which start coughs and cold... my pedia advised us to remove all stuffed toys from my son's bed at sleeping time coz this is the time when the kid inhales all the bacteria/viruses and they dont get to sneeze them out kaya diretso sa  lungs...

[grumpybear]

sa akin, ok lang ang occasional coughs and cold kasi nga that's a natural way our body copes up with infection...

I agree.
Sa amin naman, we supplement with cod liver oil and probiotics for added immune support.

[marssie]

I'm not sure if im on the right thread.. pero how about halak... paano mapreprevent? pabalik balik kasi sa son ko dati nawala na..

[iloveYUMI]

sa sitwasyon naman ni bebe napansin ko before if di siya nakakaligo every night nagkakasipon at ubo siya.  siguro dahil na rin sa sobrang pawis kahit kase magpalit ng damit at magpunas uncomfy pa rin; ligo lang talaga katapat.  I make sure also na kahit me konting pawis palit agad ng damit.  by the way 5mos onwards direct from the faucet na pinapaligo nya

[mitchoy]

^ si matteo din roche. when he turned 1 year old, direct faucet na siya maligo. 2x siya maligo, 1 in the morning and before he goes to bed at night. napansin ko din, mas mahimbing tulog niya kesa pag pinupunasan lang.

i observed din, when he took vitamins with zinc, hindi na siya nagkakaubo't sipon. tsaka ang hilig niya sa fruits like grapes, ponkan, bananas and apple, nakakatulong din siguro para lumakas immune system niya.

[marose17]

^ Sis, what do you mean by "direct sa faucet"?  As compared to which system of bathing?

[liyapot]

that's also what i do marose17.
i banned outdoor shoes and slippers inside the room even sa guests..yung shoes namin sa isang corner lang near the door..malayo kay baby (we don't have space outside our room for our shoes makalat eh instead we have a shoe cabinet near the door and we keep our shoes there the ones we use everyday nasa isang gilid lang near the door din.

we have our bedroom slippers. even the yaya has one. yaya is trained to use alcohol each and everytime she comes inside the room pero di nya muna hawak si baby kaagad sinabihan ko kasi baka ma=inhale ang fumes ng alcohol.
we don't usually take her out..if we do..we pick a mall na not too crowded.

so far (and hopefully wag na) hinde pa sya nagkakaron ng sipon at ubo...

[marose17]

^ Sis, okay naman talaga yung preventive measures natin but it's not a guarantee na hindi na magkakasipon ang ating kids.  My kids are also prone to sipon and ubo, kaya maselan ako.  Good thing though, they are still able to eat well kahit may sipon, active pa rin and hindi naman nilalagnat.  In a few days, wala na.  Nebulize lang kami sa gabi para mahimbing ang tulog nila.

One more thing, when we moved to our house na better ang ventilation (as compared to the condo unit we previously lived in) and mas malayo sa pollution (dami kasing construction dati sa Eastwood kaya ma-alikabok) mas rare na sila magkasipon.

Sa malls, hanggang Eastwood and Power Plant lang ang kids ko.  If I take them to Trinoma, dapat maaga (before lunch).  Puwede rin sa Shang kaso bihira na kami talaga mag-mall.

[lexi_girl]

^yup ok nga sa eastwood mall kase maluwag (except on weekends though). Whenever i bring my kid to the mall i make sure he wears a sando under his shirt para di malamigan yung likod.. I also bring a sweater just in case sobrang lamig ng aircon sa mall.

Its important din for a child to rest from time to time lalo na pag active na. Bumababa kase immune system nila pag napagod ng sobra. I also give him ceelin with zinc (every other month lang kase not advisable to give ng tuloy tuloy) i give him another dose of vitamin c (w/o zinc na) pagumaalis kame, cod liver oil, yogurt and if i think he's coming down with something i give echinacea for kids.

[mitchoy]

sis marose, what i mean is straight from the faucet na yung water for bathing. hindi na kami naglalagay ng hot water 

[Pretty_ava]

thanks sa advices mga mommies!

so hindi pala dapat ang ceelin with zinc na palagi ang vitamins?  buti na lang may GT di ko alam ito.

gusto din ni ava ng yogurt kaya from now on, papakanin ko na sya lagi nun.

di ko naman sya lagi dinadala sa malls, lalo na now kasi summer uso ang sakit, tigdas bulutong etc.  takot ako kahit may vax si baby for that.  baka kasi mahawa pa din,

naalala ko nagka ubo sya last saturday after namin nagpunta sa glorietta, talon kasi ng talon si ava tuwang tuwa sa dance revo sa timezone and sa play area sa may activity center ng glorietta.  pag uwi nain ayun nagka ubo na sya, kaya medyo naisip ko na baka masyadong hyper si ava natuyuan ng pawis or something like taht.  buti na lang 2 days lang yung ubo, pina inom ko sya ng calamnsi juice, mas maganda sana kung may honey kaya lang ayaw ko ng honey na nabibili sa grocery gusto ko yung fresh talaga.

sa paliligo naman, may kasama pa ding hot water kasi nga baka mag cause pa din ng sipon or ubo and punas lang pag gabi, yung lower part lang ng body ang wash ko.

general cleaning nga kami sa weekend, grabe kasi ang alikabok sa amin, kahit kakalinis mo lang 2 days ago, marami na agad ang dust.

may factor din kaya ang pagkakaron ko ng allergic rhinitis?  baka namana ni ava yun sa akin eh, sipunin din ako gawa sa allergies ko sa alikabok.

[janjohann]

yung mga kids ko may allergic rhinitis sila kaya madalas sila sipunin. need talaga sya macontrol lalo kung napapadalas na sipon kasi it may trigger an asthma attack ( sa case ng panganay ko). Yung 1.9 months old ko na baby ang ginagawa ko kapag may sipon sya, nebulize ko sya ng nss twice a day para madeclog yung nose and at the same time hindi dumikit yung sipon nya sa throat because usually merong post nasal drip kapag nakahiga na at natutulog sa gabi. Kapag balik balik na sipon nya, my pedia gives him allerkid drops for 1 week. Nacocontrol naman. Pero once binigyan din sya ng montelukast granules ( last January) kasi as in sobra na sipon at ubo nya, pero clear naman lungs nya so talagang allergy lang according to our pedia allergologist.

We also change our bed linens every 3 days kasi nga mga asthmatic kami. we also avoid crowded places. and yes, katulad ni sis marose17 madalas sa eastwood mall kami kasi mas konti tao at around 2pm, umaalis na kami ng mall kasi papadami na tao.

Hindi pa rin kasi okay ang immune system ng toddlers kaya madali din sila masipon and ubo so talagang medyo iiwas lang natin sila sa mga things na baka mag trigger ng allergic reaction.

[marose17]

sis marose, what i mean is straight from the faucet na yung water for bathing. hindi na kami naglalagay ng hot water 

Okay, got it na.  Hehe.

Iba ang naunang naisip ko.  I thought you bathed Matteo using bottled water (as opposed to tap water).

[mitchoy]

Okay, got it na.  Hehe.

Iba ang naunang naisip ko.  I thought you bathed Matteo using bottled water (as opposed to tap water).

naku sis kahit nung infant pa to, never ko ginamit bottled water as pampaligo hehe... okay nga tong bebe ko kasi low maintenance 

back to the topic:
vegetables and fruits lang talaga katapat niyan para lumakas immune system ng mga kids. ang hirap lang talaga nila pakainin.

[grumpybear]

and on the flipside too, feeding them food with a lot of sugars, dyes and preservatives will make them more susceptible to illness.
Also, kapag kulang sa tulog, mas nagiging sakitin.

[liyapot]

last week nagkaron ako ng ubo and sipon nahawa ako sa boss ko..buti na lang we brought gianna to my parents in tagaytay for 1 week lang sana sya..kaso na-extend kasi nagkaron ako ng ubo and sipon..hanggang ngayon meron pa .. sa sobrang miss ko na si baby nung weekend we visited her and we spent the weekend there pero di kami magkasama ng room she slept sa room namin with my mom and the yaya tapos kami dun stay sa room ng brother ko.
naka-mask ako pag kasama ko si baby..OA pero iba na sigurado..mas mahirap kasi pag nahawa sya..
sobrang miss ko na anak ko!!! i hope this week mawala na ang sipon at ubo  ko para maiuwi na namin si baby

[chellesunshine]

mga sis,,from what i have read,,naconfuse lang ako,,sabi kasi kapag sobrang malinis ka sa anak,,masakitin din
kaya kakalito talaga on what to follow.

[chikababe]

Sa toddler ko, I always make sure napupunasan ang pawis niya. Di kasi mapigilan laro ng laro. Tapos healthy food at drinks. Hindi siya kumakain ng junk foods (french fries, hotdog, softdrinks, etc). Nakakatulong din yung vitamins at enough sleep para mataas resistance niya.

Once in a while nagkaka sipon din sya but I see to it, makakainum sya ng maraming fluids like water at fruit juices. Tapos nilalagyan ko ng Vicks ang paa niya at night covered with socks overnight. Usually 2 days after, nawawala na yung sipon.