Soothing for children
Is it safe to apply sedative in childhood? What sedatives are suitable for babies? What to take into account, choosing a calming for a child
Recently, the problem of excessive loads on the immature nervous system of children is becoming more relevant. It is mainly due to an increase in the rate of life, obtaining a huge number of new information from the outside, as well as the increase in the number of diseases among parents, especially for mothers during pregnancy and its planning.
Modern children develop quickly and very actively, it leads to the overeximation of the nervous system. Children cannot cope with large loads, which externally manifests itself in the form of hysteria, crying, violation of the day mode, in inadequate behavior.
In all such cases, it is required to show the crumb to a neurologist to determine the causes of behavior disorders, to solve the issue of the correction of the day mode, dosing loads and possible application Soothing drugs.
When the problems described above arise with behavior, parents often appeal to the doctor asking to appoint Soothing means for children. This is a wrong step, as overexcitation, sleep impairment and regime are often banal pedagogical shortcomings. Please note whether the child is not overwhelmed in «naught» whether time you are trying to put it sleep.
If the day of the day at the kid is built correctly, and there are no external or internal injuries on his psyche, it is necessary to obtain a neurologist consultation. The doctor will determine which Soothing means Suitable to your baby.
Even the baths with herbs or teas based on soothing fees can affect the children’s body much stronger than you expect, so before use carefully examine the composition of the product, side effects, do not neglect the dosage accuracy.
Phytotherapy
First of all, babies with increased excitability are recommended by baths with herbs that have a soothing effect. You can apply: conifer, lavender, dyeing, valerian, mint, rope baths.
Such herbal fees are allowed to use almost immediately after birth. They calm the child well, gently affect its nervous system and sleep. Of course, you need to bathe in such baths in the evening, before bedtime.
All herbs can be purchased in pharmacies or prepare independently. Children up to the year are not recommended to use herbal fees, it is desirable that the baths are one-component.
After a year, the composition of the herbs can be expanded, a noticeable effect is the collection of Valerian root, leisse leaves, herbs of a dyeing and a turn. The infusion of herbs must be prepared in advance, in concentrated form, and then add to the children’s bath.
Examples of herbal fees:
- Soothing fee number 2: Speed, herb grassland. All components mix in a 1: 1 ratio. Then take 3 tablespoons of the mixture and pour half liters of boiling water. It is up to 45 minutes. After that, the decoction will be tinted and diluted with 10 liters of ordinary water. The bathing session lasts 15 minutes, and the course is 10 days;
- One-component decoction from the rearman of the present well suits irritable children who sleep badly. Brew 5 tablespoons of dry grass of this plant liter boiling water. Let it be imagined by half an hour, after which itching it and add it before bathing in the children’s bath;
- Effective Successful collection of herbs: oregano, mint, calendula flowers. All components take 50 grams. Blend of herbs pour 3 liters boiling water and give to stand half an hour. The fluctuated infusion is added to the bath for 10 liters of water. It is desirable that the swimming time in such a bath does not exceed 10 minutes. Repeat the procedure 3 times a week, only 6-7 bathing.
What are the sedative soft tools for newborn children?
Among the means, reassuring on the nervous system of infants, sea salt is used. It is used in children’s practice from an early age and almost does not have contraindications. In addition to the soothing effect, sea salt tones, eliminates irritation.
In addition, the sea salt conveys the baby in iodine, a variety of trace elements, so it is often prescribed with a stuffing goal.
In newborns with a disturbed psyche, it is often a history of generic injury, the manifestations of Rakhita, convulsive syndrome, so sea baths often prescribe neurologists as complex therapy.
If the baths of the salt are prescribed with a conventional and prophylactic target, the dosage of salt is 2-5 grams per liter of water. Large concentrations are already assigned to therapeutic purposes: this is the average dosage (5-15 grams./ L.), high dosage (15-30 grams./ L.).
Temperature for swimming in the sea bath no higher than 37-38 degrees, time up to 15 minutes.
If a high salt concentration was used, then after bathing the child, it is necessary to rinse the flowing water to wash off the salt.
In the pharmacy network sell sea salt with various additives, usually these oils of therapeutic plants. For newborns with increased excitability, you can take a salt with a lavender, mint, and during rash – with a chamomile and a turn.
Preparations with sedative action
Medicines for early age for internal use are prescribed in case of history, severe psychological injuries, problems from the nervous system. Drug funds, even on the basis of herbs, take only after the recommendation of the doctor.
In rare cases, bromine-based preparations are used. They regulate two mutually opposite process in the nervous system: excitation and braking. Preparations of this group have only one disadvantage, but it is significant – they gradually accumulate in the body, are able to cause intoxication over time.
The kid, who was prescribed bromine preparations, soon reacts signs of suppression of excitability (apathy, drowsiness, reduction of memory). Allergic rash appears less often.
What sedatives can be used for infants?
More acquitted for use in children’s practice any children’s agent based on Valerian. They do not have a toxic effect, do not accumulate in the tissues of the body.
Especially well to use them for the treatment of neuroses, concomitant cardiovascular pathology and spasms of muscle intestinal muscular apparatus, as Valerian has a spasmolytic property.
Dormikind is often prescribed from drugs, tenoten. The latter removes increased excitability due to stress or overvoltage of the body’s protective forces.
From an early age you can use baby soft remedy «Bay-Bai», which has a comprehensive soothing, antispasmodic, generalifying effect. Alignificantly expressed anti-inflammatory and painful effect.
Thanks to the complex action, the drug is able to restore all phases of child sleep, normalize the morning emotional and motor activity of children. Gradually, children disappear and irritability disappear, efficiency and mood increases, the overall health improves.
For older children (from 5-6 years old), synthetic and vegetable preparations can be used. Theraperics are prescribed from therapecan and preventive drugs, tincture of herbal grass, Valoserdin, Corvalol, Valokordin.
Among pharmaceuticals, combined drugs have the greatest effect: Persen-Forte, Sanosan, Nervoflux, New Passitis.
Parents should be remembered that any drugs, even plant origin, cannot be assigned independently, as they can cause a mass of side effects.
It is worth starting with the establishment of the right regime, regular walks, herbal baths. Often it becomes enough for your children to have hysterics and problems in behavior.
