Many mothers always feel that their babies are weak in physique, coughing, sneezing and sneezing, and their skin is especially prone to small rashes. All kinds of methods to strengthen their physique have been tried, which seems useless.
In fact, there are many reasons for coughing, sneezing and rash, not only colds, viruses and bacterial infections, but also the most common ones.
Allergy
Some mothers will say, I pay great attention to the hygiene in my home. The sheets and mattresses are washed and changed frequently. How can the baby still be allergic?
In addition to beds, window cloths, plush toys and other articles, there is a place in the home that exists in all spaces and is especially prone to allergens, but it is ignored by mothers-the floor.
Floor, Allergen Disaster Area
In order to know whether the baby will inhale the particulate matter on the ground when crawling, Purdue University in the United States uses a robot to simulate the baby’s crawling and collect the change data of the particulate matter on the ground.
The results showed that infants inhaled 4 times as many biological particles per kilogram of body weight as adults.
The study was published in “Environmental Science and Technology” in January 2018. After it was published, it attracted extensive attention from mothers through media fermentation.
After these particles on the ground enter the child’s respiratory tract, they will induce the baby to have respiratory symptoms, including nasal itching, nasal obstruction, nasal mucus, sneezing, etc.
1. Dust mites
Dust mites are one of the important factors causing allergy-related symptoms, which are difficult for us to see with naked eyes, but they can live in every corner of the home.
The excrement of dust mites, even the bodies of dust mites, will be deposited on the surfaces of bed surfaces, floors, sofas and other objects, with strong immune irritation.
2. Mold spores
Mold is easy to grow in humid areas such as kitchens, bathrooms and balconies, especially on the ground.
These mold spores are also easy to cause allergy, especially if inhaled into the respiratory tract, it will cause allergic asthma in the baby.
3. Animal dander
Pet dandruff, hair and other substances may cause baby allergy.
These substances will not only float in the air, but also deposit on the ground. Babies’ contact with the ground will increase the possibility of inhalation.
4. Cockroaches
Where cockroaches crawl, cockroach secretions, feces and debris of dead cockroaches will be left behind. These substances may induce baby allergy.
In addition, because the mucous membrane of the baby’s respiratory tract is relatively delicate, dust, fibers and other substances scattered and deposited on the ground will also make the child uncomfortable and increase the chance of illness.
Clean the floor, these hidden dangers should be paid attention to
1. Carpet
Cleaning focus: dust mites
Many babies like to crawl around on the carpet, but the loose structure of the general carpet can contain a lot of dust and particles, which is very suitable for dust mite life.
Cleaning the carpet should avoid dust and particles remaining in the carpet, causing baby allergy.
2. Wood flooring
Cleaning focus: dust, animal dander
As particulate matter is not easy to deposit on hard ground such as wood floor, the ground is mainly composed of dust, animal dander and cockroach-related particles, which are relatively clean.
Under the sofa, under the bed, corner edge and other corners are easy to breed dust mites, which should be cleaned up.
3. Floor tile, ceramic tile, such as toilet floor
Cleaning focus: mold
Toilet is relatively humid and narrow, with many corners, dead corners and gaps in ceramic tiles, which are extremely easy to grow mold.
When cleaning, we must pay attention to remove water stains in time. Especially after taking a bath for the baby, we should clean up the accumulated water in the bathroom with a mop in time to prevent mold growth.
4. Kitchen floor
Cleaning Key Points: Food Residue and Oil Contamination
Food residues and oil stains on the kitchen floor are a good medium for bacteria and mold. Residual on the floor is easy to cause a large number of microorganisms to multiply. In addition, food residues can also attract cockroaches.
When cleaning, attention should be paid to removing food residues first, and then using wet mops to remove sticky substances such as oil stains on the ground.