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Ways To Improve Immune System Of Babies!

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Dr. Satyen K HemrajaniPediatrician • 25 Years Exp.DNB ( Neonatology), MD ( Pediatrics), MBBS
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 The ways to improve immune system of our kids so that they do not succumb too often to cold, cough, loose motions , and repeated fever is to follow  these simple  steps:

  1. Make kids eat more vegetables and fruits
  2. Breastfeed to be done at least till 2 years and exclusive breastfeeds for  6 months. Early skin to skin contact of mother and baby also helps in building healthy gut microbes in the infant which help in long term immunity.
  3. Avoid Passive smoking.
  4. Help them sleep early and for long hours.
  5. Do regular exercise with kids by increasing outdoor activities and morning walk in gardens.
  6. Make the kids understand about cleanliness and especially hand hygiene should be emphasized upon. Hand washing should be routinely practiced before eating food and mouth rinsing after food for oral hygiene.
  7. Do not self medicate with antibiotics in cases of mild cold and cough or fever.
  8. Vaccinate kids at the right time to help them build immunity against common illness.

Keeping them away from emotional stress and making them happy also helps in building kids immunity.

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