How to protect my baby from winter germs

Protecting your baby from winter germs is important for many reasons. After all, their immune systems are still developing, which means that they are much more vulnerable to sickness than adults or their older siblings. As such, while we may be able to fight off a cold or a runny nose, they will find it much harder to do so.

In addition to this, as babies are unable to tell us directly when they feel ill or what is bothering them, it can be hard to know how to help them when they are unwell. Fortunately, there are many steps that you can take to protect your baby from winter germs.

Do your research

Knowing and understanding the basics of newborn and baby hygiene ensures that you are taking the necessary steps to prevent sickness during winter (and all other times of the year). For example, this then ensures that you know all of the basic grooming, changing, and bathing techniques to keep them squeaky clean.

In addition to this, it is also worthwhile to be aware of any seasonal conditions that may be on the rise during winter months, especially within your local area. This will help to ensure that you can take the appropriate action to keep your baby safe.

Practice good hygiene

Practicing good hygiene (inside and outside the home) is one of the easiest ways to protect your baby from winter germs and sickness.

For example, you should always make sure to wash your hands before handling your baby or preparing their bottles and food. You should also wipe down any surrounding surfaces before mealtimes. Always having excellent hygiene products to hand, such as antibacterial hand wipes, gel, and baby bottle cleaners, can help with this.

Another tip is when family or friends are visiting your home, remember to wipe door handles, ramps, switches, toilets and all surfaces with antibacterial products to kill potential viruses they could bring with them.

While you may already have these products in your home, it is worth buying extra and filling your baby bag with them. This is because you can then maintain excellent hygiene standards wherever you may go.

Wrap up warm when leaving home

Whether you’re taking them to get their injections at the hospital or out to visit friends and family, you should always make sure that your child is wrapped up warm, especially when it’s cold outside. This can help to ensure their comfort while also helping with temperature control.

Keep your home clean and tidy

In addition to this, you should also make sure that you keep your home as clean, tidy, and organised as possible. While this can seem impossible when caring for a baby, try to spend five minutes each morning and evening cleaning, focusing primarily on decluttering and wiping down surfaces. Alternatively, you could always call in favours from friends and family!

Indoor air quality is also very important for all the family, so by ventilating your rooms twice a day for 10 minutes, you can keep a healthy air quality at home. You’d be surprised about the difference this can make.

Restock your medicine cabinet

When looking to keep your baby happy and healthy, you should also ensure that your medicine cabinet is stocked with baby health essentials. This could include a mixture of the following:

• A baby thermometer
• A nasal aspirator
• Age-appropriate variations of medication, such as ibuprofen and paracetamol
• Calamine lotions
• Saline solution

While this does not prevent sickness, it does ensure that you are able to take action quickly so that you can ensure your little one is on the path to good health in no time. It can also help to minimise their discomfort while unwell, which is also sure to give you greater peace of mind as a parent.

Sterilise any baby items

Sterilising baby items and products is one of the easiest ways to babyproof your home for your newborn while also preventing sickness and ailments. This is because the right sterilising products and equipment can kill any germs and bacteria, making them safe for your little one to use or interact with.

This is particularly important when you consider that the NHS advises that parents and caregivers sterilise feeding equipment until babies turn at least one year old. This means that you will need to stock up on a range of sterilising products, including sterilising liquid or tablets.

If you’re looking for hygiene and sterilising products that can help to protect your baby from winter germs, look no further than Milton. For years, we’ve worked hard on developing great products for our little ones, keeping them safe and sound as they grow and develop.

Shop our wide range of sterilising and hygiene products to protect your baby from winter germs at Boots, Amazon, Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, and other major supermarkets.