How do you protect your LO and family from bacteria and virus?🤒🤧😷

I have a 3 steps process to protect my family of which the fundamental belief is prevention is better than cure.

1) Supplements

When baby A was below 1, I gave him daily DHA and probiotics as I’m worried that my breastmilk do no have enough DHA since I’m not a frequent fish and meat eater. I chose @kindernurture probiotics as it has 10 strains of probiotics, unlike some more popular brands that have 1 or 2 strains only. After he turns one, I continued to give him probiotics with immunped vitamic C since his formula contains DHA already. 👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻

As for the adults, fish oil, calcium, vitamin C and pine bark antioxidant are the 4 main supplements I prepare for the hubby. I do not eat calcium as I consume enough milk.

2) Essential oils

These are the top 5 most frequently used oils in the family.

-RC is good for his cough and phlegm 🗣🗣🗣while eucalyptus is good in clearing his blocked nose. 👃🏼👃🏼
-I use thieves as his hand sanitiser and immunity booster by dapping on his soles. 🦶🏼🦶🏼🦶🏼
-Purification is used in diffuser for cleansing the air especially when someone at home is ill. 🤒🤒🤒
-Lavender is used in diffuser to calm down a crying baby due to discomfort from sickness. It helps him to sleep better and longer. 😴😴😴

3) Cleaning equipment

Thanks to my OCD nature, I have all these stocks in the house. I’m shocked to see that all the hand sanitiser, spray and even Dettol antiseptic solution are out of stock in fairprice!🙀🙀🙀

For baby toys and baby items, I use thieves spray to clean as it is less harsh to the skin. I also DIY natural hand sanitiser for his little hands and feet. 👐🏼👐🏼

This formula has worked for the family as baby does not fall ill as often as before I started this. The husband has also never taken more than 3 MC in the past 10 years (touch wood and fingers crossed!)

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Check out my DIY hand sanitiser that is safe for baby use in this post!