Insights on the prevention and treatment of common childhood diseases

70% of common childhood diseases can be avoided through daily prevention, 20% can be dealt with through family regulations and not messed up, and the remaining 10% need to be handed over to the hospital for intervention. Don't reverse the order.

When I first became a mother, I was particularly anxious. I was always afraid that my baby would be cold and hungry. I would wear a thick coat as soon as the weather started to get warmer in the spring, and wrap it into rice dumplings as soon as the temperature dropped in autumn. The old people in the community said that "spring covers the cold in autumn" which has been passed down for generations. Young mothers in the group of mothers also said that they should raise children scientifically and increase or decrease clothing in time with the temperature. Some people said that vitamin C supplements and lactoferrin should be taken to improve immunity. There were so many different opinions that I didn’t know who to listen to. It wasn't until I talked to a pediatrician friend later that I realized that there is no absolutely correct standard. It all depends on the situation of your own baby. Don't tell me, I later tried an adjustment method. In spring, I covered the back of my neck, stomach, and feet. If the back of my neck felt cold, I added a small vest to reduce sweating. Autumn frost is not hard to bear. When the temperature drops to about 20 degrees in the early autumn, don't rush to add a thin down jacket. Wear a thick coat first to let the baby sleep. To adapt to the cold air, no matter it is windy or rainy, as long as the weather is not extreme, I take him downstairs to run for an hour every day, climb the slide, and chase the children. After half a year, the eldest child, who had caught a cold when he went to kindergarten, only took one sick leave this semester, which is more effective than any health supplement. By the way, let me tell you an interesting thing. The two bottles of lactoferrin I stocked up on before have expired and have not been opened. Now that I think about it, I have really paid an IQ tax. Of course, this does not mean that all supplements are useless. If the baby is really picky about food and the growth curve is not up to standard, it is no problem to supplement appropriately under the guidance of a doctor, and there is no need to kill him with a stick.

If you really can't prevent yourself from getting sick, the most taboo thing is to act in a panic. Let’s talk about fever. Before, I was stuck at 38.5°C. I refused to take medicine until the temperature reached 38.5°C. Even if my baby’s face was red and wilted from the fever, I still had to carry it. Later I learned that there are two views in the academic circles: one is to use antipyretics when the axillary temperature is above 38.5°C to avoid febrile convulsions. ； The other is to pay more attention to the child's mental state. As long as the child is uncomfortable, the drug can be administered even at 38°C without stuck on the numerical value. My second child was infected with influenza A last month. When the fever reached 38.2°C, he lay in my arms and even pushed his favorite strawberry away. I gave him acetaminophen directly, and the temperature dropped to 37.5°C in half an hour. When he got down, he hugged the strawberry and gnawed it. His energy returned immediately. There is also the old method of covering the sweat. I have really stepped into a big hole. When my eldest son had a fever for the first time, my mother wrapped her in three layers of quilts, saying that covering the sweat would be good. In less than half an hour, the baby's fever reached 39.8 degrees Celsius.

In addition to fever, my baby's diarrhea was also a big problem for me. The older generation always said that diarrhea can be cured by starving and an empty stomach. I tried this once before. When my oldest son was infected with rotavirus, he was so hungry that he cried for a long time and was dehydrated. Later, I asked the doctor and found out that the current guidelines do not recommend fasting. As long as the baby does not vomit, it is enough to eat light rotten noodles, steamed apples, and millet porridge. Instead, oral rehydration salts should be replenished in time to avoid dehydration. After that time, I always kept three things in my medicine cabinet: acetaminophen, oral rehydration salt III, calamine lotion, and other compound cold medicines and cough syrups. I stocked up on them before, but later I learned that compound cold medicines are not recommended for children under 6 years old because the side effects outweigh the benefits, so I basically threw them away after their expiration date.

Over the past few years, my biggest feeling is not how to keep my baby from getting sick, but how to accept that my baby will get sick. Previously, I was afraid of coughing up pneumonia when my baby coughed, and I was afraid of burning him up when he had a fever. I ran to the emergency room with my baby in my arms in the middle of the night. I went to the hospital several times and the doctor said it was just a common cold, so I could just go home and take care of him. I had to wait in line for 2 hours and 5 minutes to see the doctor, but the baby couldn't rest well. Now I understand in my mind that as long as the baby is in good spirits and can eat and play, there is no need to panic even if the baby has a fever for two or three days or a cough for a week. He can just take good care of him at home. If he develops high fever, listlessness, shortness of breath, or an unusual rash, he should go to the hospital immediately instead of forcing himself to do so.

I have also seen two extreme parents. One is to go to the hospital for every little thing. No matter what the illness is, they ask the doctor to prescribe antibiotics and infusions, thinking that they will get better quickly.； The other is to distrust doctors and popular science, and to try to cool down the baby at home even though he has a fever. This is actually wrong. There are no black and white standards when it comes to raising a baby. It’s all about finding the rhythm that suits your baby through repeated pitfalls. After all, there are actually two cores: don’t worry blindly, don’t mess around, take precautions at ordinary times, and deal with it calmly when you are sick. This is better than anything else.