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Preventive Advice for 4 & 6 Months Old
INJURY & ILLNESS PREVENTION FOR 4 MONTHS OLD
- Continue your good job of using infant car seat properly secured.
- Make sure bath water is not hot.
- Never leave baby alone or with a young sibling or pet.
- Do not leave baby in high places, such as changing table.
- Continue good job of keeping environment smoke free.
- Check smoke detector if working properly.
- Do not drink or smoke while holding baby.
- Avoid overexposure to sun.
- Keep toys with small parts or other small objects out of reach.
- Keep all poisonous substances, medicines, cleaning agents, health & beauty aids, paint & paint solvents locked in a safe place out of baby's sight & reach.
- Keep sharp objects out of reach.
- Do not give baby plastic bags, latex balloons, or small objects such as marbles.
- Use safety locks on cabinets.
- Do not use an infant walker at any age.
- Avoid visitors with colds or cough.
- Select day care with few children. If you could find a baby sitter to come to your house is better.
- Avoid pets especially kittens inside the house.
INJURY & ILLNESS PREVENTION FOR 6 MONTHS OLD
- Get down on the floor and check for hazards at baby's eye level.
- Continue to use an infant car seat that is properly secured at all times.
- Continue to test the water temperature with your wrist to make sure that it is not hot before bathing the baby
- Never leave the baby alone or with a young sibling or pet
- Do not leave her alone in a tub of water or on high places such as changing tables, beds, sofas, or chairs. Always keep one hand on the baby.
- Empty buckets, tubs or small pools immediately after use. Ensure that swimming pools have a four-sided fence with a self-closing, self-latching gate
- Continue to keep the baby's environment free of smoke. Keep the home and car nonsmoking zones.
- Do not drink hot liquids or smoke while holding the baby.
- Avoid overexposure to the sun.
- Do not leave heavy objects or containers of hot liquids on tables with tablecloths that the baby may pull down.
- Place plastic plugs in electrical sockets.
- Keep toys with small parts or other small or sharp objects out of reach.
- Keep sharp objects (e.g. scissors, knives) out of reach
- Keep all poisonous substances, medicines, cleaning agents, health and beauty aids, and paints and paint solvents locked in a safe place out of the baby's sight and reach. Never store poisonous substances in empty jars or soda bottles.
- Obtain a one-ounce bottle of Syrup of Ipecac to be kept in the home and used as directed by the poison control center or the health professional. Keep the number of the poison control center near the telephone.
- Do not give the infant plastic bags, latex balloons, or small objects such as marbles.
- Install safety devices on drawers and cabinets where the infant may play.
- Install gates at the top and bottom of stairs, and place safety devices on windows.
- Lower the crib mattress.
- Avoid dangling electrical and drapery cords.
- Keep pet food and dishes out of reach. Do not permit the baby to approach the dog while the dog is eating.
- Do not use an infant walker at any age.
- Learn first aid and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Recognize early signs of illness: fever, failure to eat, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, unusual irritability, lethargy, petechiae, cough, seizure, reaction to immunization
- Nutrition 6 months Four Months Home
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