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How to keep baby healthy and strong? While the first year of age babies are prone to periods of health problems because of his endurance is very vulnerable.

steps for the baby healthy and strong:

1. provide breast milk from mothers

breast milk contains many substances that can enhance antibody immunity baby. White blood cells contained in breast milk can also inhibit the emergence and proliferation of bacteria and viruses that can cause allergies, diarrhea, pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections and bladder infections.

2. Adhere to Schedule check

Basic immunization given to children beginning to actively get immunity. Comply with the immunization schedule is recommended for optimal results. For example, following a DPT immunization schedule at ages 2, 4 and 6 months. Repetition done to strengthen the already formed antibodies.

As is known, will bring up the antibodies in the immunization is given. After immunization, antibodies babies will go up. But one day, the antibodies can be decreased. Well, that’s when immunization should be given longer to antibodies that can climb back down. If not done repetition immunization, then decreased when the immune system, the possibility that the disease will  could happen. That is why, to comply with the schedule becomes very important check.

3. Familiarise Hand Washing

Infants are particularly vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. Therefore, before holding it, do not forget to wash your hands first. Especially after traveling or touching something that is not guaranteed cleanliness. Other people who want to grab and hold your baby should also be asked to wash their hands first. Use soap every time washing their hands.

4. Do not Smoke

These recommendations should be completely adhered to because we all know how dangerous cigarette smoke. Research conducted the National Health Institute in America in 1997, said in each puff of cigarette smoke there are at least 4000 types of toxins that can harm our health, even kill the growth of new cells. So, smoking in front of the baby is synonymous with a silent killer, aka the silent killer.

Babies are frequently exposed to smoke even more at risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or sudden death syndrome, bronchitis, asthma, and ear infections. In fact, cigarette smoke adversely affects intelligence and neurological development of infants. Surprisingly, nursing mothers who inhaled cigarette smoke, either from his own cigarette or any other person, in her breast milk contained nicotine which is certainly going to be bad for babies.

5. Keep the environment clean

Diarrhea and upper respiratory infections (ARI) constitutes the most common diseases suffered by subscription babies. Both these diseases are often associated with the environment around the baby who is less hygienic. That is why, prioritize environmental hygiene when there’s a baby. For example, cleaning the house regularly, in addition to diligently cleaned up and asked for all the family members maintain their personal hygiene, and maintaining cleanliness of the food to be served to infants when breast milk is needed supplementary food. Babies also have started to be taught about hygiene with regular bathing and changing his clothes every time the wet or dirty.

6. Baby Sleep Time ends

Research conducted in Boston, USA (2002) revealed that deep sleep in babies can boost immunity. Because, during sleep, baby build new cells in the body that can ward off many attacks of microbes and viruses. In short, enough sleep (16-18 hours a day) correlated closely with increased immunity.

So, always strive to not fussy babies sleep soundly and can immediately feed him when hungry, change her diaper is wet when wet, and avoid the noisy atmosphere in the room. If your child does not have problems sleeping but suddenly had trouble sleeping, are suspect there were indications of a disease. Parents who must be very clever to “read” signals from the fruit of his heart.

7. Meet the nutritional requirements

After a period of exclusive breastfeeding six months had passed, the introduction of food semipadat can be done bit by bit until the baby can adapt. When providing additional food, consider the true nutrient content of each type of material so that your baby’s nutritional needs can be fulfilled.

Adequacy of nutrition to help boost immunity. Proteins, for example, which is obtained from milk is useful as a “plant” immune system. Immunizations are mostly composed of protein substances would be optimal result when the baby’s body was found inside the protein. That is why infants with severe malnutrition is generally when a previous vaccination, the results are not optimal.

In addition, include fruits and vegetables that contain lots of vitamin C and beta-carotene, such as oranges and carrots. Vitamin C and beta-carotene is believed to ward off viruses and assist the development of new cells.

ASI supplementary food density level course must be taken to ensure that baby’s digestive tract is not “surprised”. Start with an order to dilute, semi-solid, solid and somewhat like watery milk porridge, thick porridge, and then the rice team.