Baby Bronchitis

Baby bronchitis is as a result of exposure to pathogens causing the infection. These pathogens include viruses and bacteria. In order to treat baby bronchitis, the exact cause should be known first. This is by doing diagnosis in your nearest baby health center. The tests done at the center will let you and the doctor know the exact cause of the disease. The tests include sputum and blood tests. In extreme circumstances, a chest x-ray may be performed.

Once the diagnosis is complete, medication can be started. These include bronchodilaters, expectorant cough syrup and antibiotics. The antibiotics are given if the cause of the condition is bacteria pathogens. Baby bronchitis symptoms include fever, fatigue, headaches, expectorant cough, shortness of breath and wheezing. The most pronounced symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath, fever and wheezing.

Immediate action should be taken when a fever is reported. Baby bronchitis should not be self treated. Bronchitis is a dangerous disease that can lead to pneumonia and asthma. Babies with this disease should be taken care of well. This is to make them recover completely after the illness. Most babies lose a lot of weight when under bronchitis attack.

Extra effort is necessary for a baby to recover from the disease. As bronchitis is contagious, babies should be kept away from family members who have the disease. Extra caution to those who handle the babies is necessary. Frequent washing of hands and general body hygiene are the keys to avoiding spreading the disease. Baby bronchitis should not be home treated. A doctor should be the one to give the medication and the dosage should be followed to the letter.

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Baby Health - Understanding SIDS

Perhaps the most frightening time for a new parent is the first few months as you discover about general baby health and understanding SIDS. Mainstream health professionals do tend to paint a bleak picture if you don't follow their advice. But how good is their advice?

SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome, is a comparatively new problem and it's worth doing some investigation yourself to discover the possible causes. It only started to become common after mass vaccination was fully established.

In Japan, when the minimum age to vaccinate a child was raised from two months to two years, SIDS disappeared. So let's examine this.

Babies are born without an immune system. They get passive immunity from their mother's milk. When babies are weaned, their immune system starts to develop. But this only happens when they are exposed to pathogens - virus', bacteria and the like.

This means that they are likely to succumb to the pathogen, to a lesser or greater extent. This is how their immune system learns. So, on the surface, it looks as if your baby is unhealthy. But, in fact, they are creating a potentially healthy immune system that will stand them in good stead all their life. An analogy would be learning to ride a bicycle - you fall off a few times before you get the hang of it.

The idea behind vaccination is to stimulate the immune system. If there is no immune system as yet, at two months, then the vaccine can't act.

Statistically many, perhaps most, cases of SIDS occur soon after a vaccine, as Japan discovered. Vaccines don't come without their side effects. The ingredients would be considered highly toxic in any other, less emotionally charged, area of health - aluminium, mercury, other species tissue, adjuvants to mention just a few.

The medical profession consider this 'wastage' acceptable because they feel that the benefits far outweigh the downside. As a parent, you may beg to differ.

So what can you do to support the healthy development of your baby's immune system without risk?

1. As a pregnant and breast feeding mother, make sure your diet is healthy, natural, balanced, without processed food and limit animal protein. This will increase your level of immunity, which is then passed to your baby.


2. Only consume plant based supplements, rather than the common isolated and synthetic ones that currently flood the marketplace.


3. Make quality time for your baby, showing patience and devotion. Let other aspects of your life that prevent this go, at least for the time being.


4. Mentally stimulate your baby with trips in nature - the park, the beach, woodlands, etc.


5. Limit exposure to synthetic stimulation, such as TV.


6. Use homeopathy as the main treatment for your baby. Homeopathy is natural, risk free, without side effects and above all, gentle. Homeopathic treatment is energetic, elegant, effective and economical.

Madeleine Innocent is a full time consultant homeopath based in Perth, Western Australia. She also coaches people, both on- and off-line, on how to use some of the common home prescribing remedies. For more information, visit: Homeopathy

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Baby Health Problems - Tips for a Healthy Start in Life

Baby health problems are worrying on many counts. First and foremost your concern is for your baby. You want the best for them, you want them to have the most healthy start to life you can provide. But you also need to look after you and the other members of the family.

Babies have a piercing and shrill cry for a very good reason. It ensures you notice them. But it can also leave parents exhausted and other members of the family feeling left out with all the attention going to the latest member.

You may well sympathise with your baby's teething problems and would love to help them with the pain. The earache which keeps recurring despite repeated antibiotics is beginning to seriously concern you. The periodic fevers seem to be increasing.

Worrying though these can be, you might also be feeling the effects of months without a good night's sleep. You may be irritable, short, distant from your partner. Life has just become too difficult, too complex. Will it ever end?

How can you do your best for your baby and for your sanity? The following tips can make your job as a parent much easier.

1. Everyone wants to give new parents advice. Not only can this be overwhelming and conflicting, it can block out your own feelings and wisdom. Fashions and fads come and go. What was good advice last year is often bad advice this year. But parents, especially mothers, tend to know on a deep level what they should do. Learn to take outside advice with a pinch of salt and follow your own feelings and instincts.


2. If you are breast feeding your baby, ensure your diet is healthy, nutritious, natural, free from chemicals and processed foods. Eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies. Take a whole food supplement like blue-green algae. Get plenty of exercise and fresh air. Walking in nature is therapeutic for you and your baby. If your baby is on solids, ensure their diet is just as healthy.


3. When any problem arises, get professional homeopathic help. Homeopathy is nature's perfect medicine. It is natural, quick acting, free from side effects, easy to administer and babies love the medicines.


4. Homeopathy also offers you the ability to do some home prescribing. You don't need to know very much to become good at this. This is a particularly useful support to have for any problems that occur in the middle of the night. Quick, easy solutions that can get the whole family back to sleep are invaluable.

Do you want to learn more about natural good health, in particular homeopathy? Download my free report 'An Introduction to Some Common Homeopathic Remedies' here: Good Health Naturally

Madeleine Innocent is a full time consultant homeopath and homeopathic coach. Visit Madeleine here: http://www.twolegsandfour.com/index7.html

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