2 Ways To Protect Your Baby From Allergies

With more and more talk about allergies these days its hard not to freak out about it, especially for first time parents. We hear about peanut allergies to egg allergies, or allergies caused by dust mites from the bedding. People have also reacted to severe cockroach severe infestations triggering asthma. Cockroaches don’t cause the asthma they only trigger existing conditions.

They say more kids are getting allergic to certain things now more than ever. Some say it is because of the mother’s nutrition when the baby is in the womb. I am not certain one way or the other all I know is it is so important to get the baby all sorts of nutrition in the womb, especially protein. It is suggested the mother gets approximately 100 grams of protein per day.

Do you get watery eyes or are you constantly blowing your nose while you are trying to sleep? This may be caused by dust mites living in your mattress or somewhere else in your bedroom. The most common cause of sneezing and watery eyes while you are sleeping is unclean bedding.

The scary part about dust mites is that they actually feed on you while you are sleeping. They eat your shedding skin that you expel while you sleep, this can cause a rash when you wake up and making you think you have allergies.

Bites and rashes can very well be misdiagnosed by a doctor. There has been cases of bed bug bites been treated as an allergic reaction by doctors. It is important to know what is causing the allergic reaction for sure before you start treatment.

There are many products out there that will help keep you and your baby safe from allergies. There is a company called allersafe that makes a antibacterial and antifungal bedding that dust mites cannot survive in. You can also get your baby sleeping bag made out of this same material.

Along with the proper bedding it is important to get a good vacuum cleaner with a hepa filter. Vacuum your carpet and furniture on a weekly basis to make sure that the dust mite is not developing and thriving in your carpet. This is especially true if you have a little one that has a lot of tummy time.

Now I don’t claim to be a doctor or give medical advice so all I can do is tell you my experience. Following these simple steps will help you protect your baby from allergies, and that is the most important thing.

Sleeping Bags for baby John have to be all natural. My babies sleeping bag has to be all organic because of his sensitive skin.