Can I bathe my baby with a cold?

Young children often suffer various colds, accompanied by a runny nose, cough, temperature and other unpleasant symptoms. In the period of treatment and recovery of the baby after such ailments, certain restrictions are imposed on his way of life.

In particular, many young parents are interested in whether it is possible to bathe a child, including a baby, with a cold, or is rhinitis a contraindication to water procedures in this case? In this article, we will try to understand this issue.

Can I bathe my baby during a runny nose?

In spite of the fact that many mothers and dads refuse water procedures during illness of a crumb, in reality a cold is not a contraindication for bathing. On the contrary, in some cases, water can be useful to the baby and accelerate his recovery. To swim with a cold without causing harm to the child, you must follow the following recommendations:

• in the room for bathing crumbs there should be no draft;
• the child should not have a fever;
• the temperature of the water in the bath must be higher than the usual temperature by 1-2 degrees;
• after bathing on crumb, you should immediately put on warm cotton pajamas and socks, then immediately put in bed under the blanket;
• You can swim no earlier than an hour after eating;
• The head of a crumb is better not to wash and not even to wet without special necessity.

In addition, to maximize the benefits of water treatments, you need to add sea salt in the bath, taking into account the ratio of 500 grams per baby bath. Immediately before the beginning of swimming in the water, you can pour a hot broth of medicinal plants, such as a turn, calendula or chamomile.

If you doubt whether it is possible to bathe a child with a cold, especially a month old or slightly older, be sure to consult a doctor, because in some cases, water procedures can actually aggravate the course of the disease. At the same time, completely refusing to swim for the entire period of the disease is also wrong.

During catarrhal diseases the baby is very much and often sweats, which, in turn, contributes to the release of pathogens and harmful substances from a tiny organism. To empty the clogged pores and allow the baby's skin to breathe normally, it is necessary to swim during the runny nose, however, it should be done correctly.