Prevention of childhood allergies



Childhood allergies areassociated largely with the habits of the mother state and the conditions underwhich keeps the baby in her early years.

Experts recommend extremeprecautions, especially if one or both parents have allergies. Since thiscondition is heredity, and allergic parents have raised the risk of allergies inthe baby up to 80%.


Habits of the pregnant mother;

During pregnancy, it isrecommended that the mother apply certain restrictions on their daily routineto prevent the premature fetus is exposed to allergens factors predisposing tothe occurrence of allergies. Some of these controls are:

No smoking, exposure to cigarettesmoke.

Avoid living with pets.

Prevent the specialist on thesuffering of allergies of one or both parents.

The environment of the newborn.

The environment in which a babygrows during the first years of life is critical for the potential it has todevelop allergies.

Measures to prevent prematureexposure of newborn to allergens are:

Feeding a child during the firstmonth of life. Avoid milk formulas.

Controlling the appearance ofdust mites in the baby's room.

Clean the newborn with neutralsoap and dress in cotton clothing that allows skin ventilation.

Do not medicate the child withouta doctor's recommendation. May develop hypersensitivity to drugs.

Preventing respiratoryinfections, they predispose to childhood asthma.

Discard the nursery during thefirst years of life because the child could be exposed to allergens.

Incorporate, one by one, onlysolid food after six months. If supplied several at once, it will be difficultto detect which of them produces allergic reactions.