Hello everyone, I am Dr. Meng, a medical doctor working in the clinical front line, and a super dad who insists on scientific parenting.
Every family gathering, the delicate and lovely baby is always the focus of everyone’s attention. However, due to Chinese habits, many people want to hug and kiss the baby when they see it.
However, do you still remember the tragedy that occurred in Iowa the year before last?
An 18-day-old baby was infected with herpes simplex virus due to a kiss from a relative, causing herpes encephalitis. Finally, she left the world due to multiple organ failure.
Kissing the baby is really an unhealthy and unhygienic thing, especially paying attention to the following points:
1. Mouth [anger] can spread
Many people have had this experience.
Generally speaking, the [anger] in the mouth is probably due to infection with herpes simplex virus type I. Herpes simplex virus type I is often transmitted to others through kissing or other close contact.
After the baby is infected, herpetic gingival stomatitis may occur, dense blisters and ulcers may appear in oral mucosa and other parts, and even symptoms such as fever and lymph node enlargement may occur, thus causing discomfort.
2. Pay special attention to colds.
Both rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, and influenza virus, which causes influenza, can be transmitted by droplets or direct contact.
Especially in this season when influenza is rampant, the probability of transmission will be higher. The high fever, listlessness, even pneumonia, shock and other complications caused by influenza will make parents worried.
In short, we who are infected with the common cold or influenza should not be in close contact with our babies.
3. Helicobacter pylori is susceptible to infection
In China, hundreds of millions of people are infected with Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter pylori exists not only in gastric juice, but also in oral cavity and saliva due to esophageal reflux.
However, saliva exchange exists in kissing behavior, which may cause the baby to be infected with Helicobacter pylori.
In addition, some elders will enthusiastically feed the baby. At this time, whether it is sharing tableware or terrible mouth-to-mouth feeding, we should not hesitate to refuse.
4. Heavy make-up is not acceptable.
For many girls, dressing is a very normal thing. However, wearing makeup is not suitable for intimate contact with the baby.
Because, whether lipstick or foundation, may contain sensitizing ingredients, may also contain heavy metals such as lead, and may even contain benzene series.
And these things should not touch the baby’s mouth.
Finally, having said so much, my original intention is not to let everyone hide the baby at home, but to tell everyone a principle: when contacting with infants, avoid any form of saliva sharing behavior!
Therefore, if there are relatives and elders who really like your baby, you must tell him politely and bluntly: [Please don’t kiss the baby’s mouth! ]
In addition, in life, there are still many things that we have not paid attention to, which may cause harm to young babies, such as:
- Does breast-feeding mothers need to avoid food? Which drugs should be used carefully during pregnancy and lactation? Common infantile diseases such as cold, fever and diarrhea; Why walkers are banned in the United States; When we are not at home, what makes people laugh and cry when the old man takes her?