how can we prevent cough and colds in toddlers

[my_syd]

our pedia told me.. observe for weather changes and if you will go to crowded places, give your child a double dose vitamin C, it will not harm beacause its water soluble means ilalabas lang nya sa weewee.

[rons_little_bb]

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.

sis, so hindi totoo yun pag natuyuan ng pawis magkakaubo? pa clarify naman

[marose17]

^ Sis, di ba colds are often caused by a virus and one gets infected through droplets in the air and contact with a carrier.  So the natuyuang pawis alone should not cause a cold or a cough.  I think though na kapag pawis ang bata, kailangan palitan ng clothes para mas comfortable siya. 

Proven ko na  - my kids are very active and since summer, laging pawis and kahit na I have instructions to the yaya to change their clothes often, I'm certain hindi ito nagagawa 100% or all the time.  But still, hindi naman sila inuubo or sinisipon at least during this summer.  Actually, it's been almost 6 months since they had a cold.  I think nakakatulong kasi na hindi ko nga sila dinadala nga sa crowded places and we wash hands often sa house.  That's what I meant.

[mdy]

My son is asthmatic and mas prone sya sa colds and cough especially pag nagcchange ng weather. To prevent further attacks:
1. He gets his yearly dose of flu vaccine.
2. I make sure na he takes his daily dose of multivitamins (plus vitamin C pag school days)
3. He also takes 1 teaspoon of honey everyday (works for him).
4. I teach him the proper handwashing (singing 2 happy birthdays while thoroughly scrubbing his hands). Nakakatuwa sya pag ginagawa nya to 
5. I ask my helper to put towel on his back or change his clothes pag pawis na.
6. And he drinks lots of water especially ngayon sobrang init. 

Naku madami bawal sa mga kids ko kaya yung iba sinasabihan ako na OA mom. Pero I let my son gets dirty once in a while, mahirap naman mashado malinis

[twistedjodi]

Just like sis mdy, i also give my son 1 teaspoon honey everyday.  I noticed na mula nung nagha-honey siya, dumalang yung atake ng asthma, colds and cough nya.  Gumana din siyang kumain and everybody seems to notice na gumanda yung pangangatawan nya (pwera usog =))

[workaholic]

Pretty much the same
wash hands often
stay clear of crowded places
flu vaccine
vitamin c

will try the honey din.

Pero kung to prevent na mahawa dahil meron ng umiikot na virus everyday mag lysol sa room, magpunas ng mga surface, remote,door knob and light switch with water with lysol concentrate or clorox wipes. Also i keep the ionizer on pag mayroong may colds.

I have 3 boys 2 of them got it from school pero my baby na 2 months old didnt catch it and we all sleep in the same room aircon pa.

[rons_little_bb]

^ Sis, di ba colds are often caused by a virus and one gets infected through droplets in the air and contact with a carrier.  So the natuyuang pawis alone should not cause a cold or a cough.  I think though na kapag pawis ang bata, kailangan palitan ng clothes para mas comfortable siya. 

Proven ko na  - my kids are very active and since summer, laging pawis and kahit na I have instructions to the yaya to change their clothes often, I'm certain hindi ito nagagawa 100% or all the time.  But still, hindi naman sila inuubo or sinisipon at least during this summer.  Actually, it's been almost 6 months since they had a cold.  I think nakakatulong kasi na hindi ko nga sila dinadala nga sa crowded places and we wash hands often sa house.  That's what I meant.

thanks sis, kasi yan ang issue ko kahapon, kaya hinanap ko itong thread na to. dahil nabasa ko din yan post mo. and naniniwala naman ako. kahapon kasi napawisan si 3 month old baby ko, hindi ko napalitan agad, and nakita ng biyenan ko, ang daming sinabi magkakaubo daw ang bata niyan, and anong klaseng mom daw ako! kaya masama ang luob ko sobra. sa 3 months time naman ni baby hindi pa din siya inuubo or sipon, pawisin siya sobra pero like you hindi din naman lagi napapalitan agad ng yaya. anyway, thank you, at kahit papaano medyo luminaw linaw ang lahat.

[mommy gwen]

ever since i gave birth to my baby 7 mos. ago, di pa siya nagkakasakit, thank God... i never forget her vitamins. when someone is sick in the house she is always in our room lang..we use facial mask pag may sakit kami ...dapat hindi matuyuan ng pawis, punasan lang lagi ang likod. pag ganitong summer at wala sa airconditioned room naka-diaper lang siya para hindi mainitan at pawisan ang likod...hindi din dapat masyadong malamig ang temp ng room pag naka-aircon... we always wash our hands and we seldom bring her to the mall kung kelangan lang talaga...

[mommytaf]

saan at anong brand ng honey ang pwede sa mga toddlers?

[marose17]

My mom bought organic honey from Palawan before and we gave that to my toddlers.

You might want to try checking Healthy Options.  I think I saw honey sold there.

[Kady_14]

yung daughter ko nuon prone sa ganito then eventually hihikain na. our pedia advised us na ipa-flu shot. ayun di na hinika.   

[liyapot]

meron na naman akong ubo sipon..
si baby nag start na mag-uubo din at meron na signs ng sipon..
pedia advised water theraphy lang..pero i increased na din her vit c to 2x a day.. if it persists dadalhin ko na sa pedia.

[honey_iya]

Daughter ko kapag nagsi-simula na ang sipon, water theraphy lang din pero yung hindi cold...effective naman di nagtutuloy. Umiinom lang sya ng medicine for sipon kapag may kasabay na ubo & fever.

[hunny_ally]

fortunately my daughter is never prone to cough and colds. she's nearing 3 already and mabibiling mo sa isang kamay on how many times she got sick with coughs and colds. downside though, once tinamaan siya, it's really bad.

she takes the following everyday:
- honey
- animal parade multivitamins
- animal parade acidophikidz (probiotics)

once she starts getting sniffles (onset of colds), i immediately give her the following homeopathic medicines:
- natra bio's children's allergy relief - given every 2-4 hours
- protexin restore (probiotics)
- if may coughing, i give her chestal cough syrup

my daughter never took over the counter cough, cold, allergy medicines.

[mommy_che]

Mommies, may nakapagtry na ba nito? may post nasal drip kasi baby ko ngayon. Gusto ko sanang itry kaya lang medyo hesitant ako.

[silverbarrow]

sis ang alam ko naman pag may dry cough ang mga bata. Para ma avoid na kahol  sila ng kahol sa gabi, just put vicks sa talampakan tapos lagyan ng socks ang mga paa. Nang ginawa ko yun sa anak ko, effective nga, all the time 

[mommy_che]

nilagyan ko sya ngayon. hinihintay ko syang umubo pero hindi pa sya umuubo.  hay... sana effective nga 

[leletmd]

If you are referring to the research on Vicks on feet by the National research council of Canada, pasensya na, but this has already been proven to be a hoax.
The National Research Council of Canada has denied having done any research on this topic. They claim that it is an urban legend, which means there is no truth to it. Please visit this website for their full statement:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/vaporub.asp

Other websites also discuss this urban legend:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/vicks_for_cough.htm

According to this website:
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/v/vicks-vaporub.htm
"The eRumor, however, appears to have been fabricated by someone who believed in the efficacy of rubbing the product on the feet and who wanted to be able to cite official research supporting it."

Another website debunking the myth:
http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200802/ea20080214b.html

Actually, it is also not advisable to directly apply mentholated products on kids less than 2 years of age since it may cause chemical pneumonitis.

[silverbarrow]

wow thanks doc lelet. My daughter is actually 12 na. EWan ko po ba pero  after nabasa ko noon yun  sa vicks, naging effective naman, ewan ko rin kung psychological lang yun. Pero everytime ginagawa ko yun, never talaga siya inubo the whole night.

[leletmd]

@silverbarrow: It could be a placebo effect or it could be the vaporizing effect of the Vicks.