Furacilin for newborns: long known and almost indispensable

Finally there was a long-awaited event - a child was born. Moms and dads usually buy clothes, booties, nappies, bedding for the baby in advance. Along with the stroller, bed and clothes, parents for the newborn prepare a first aid kit, which includes green, sterile cotton wool and napkins, iodine.

An effective remedy, long known

This drug is by no means a novelty in medicine - furatsilin for newborns was used by our mothers and grandmothers, since it has antibacterial properties. His spectrum of action is wide enough. Furacilin is effective against:

• Staphylococcus aureus;
• Streptococcus;
• Salmonella;
• Causative agents of dysentery;
• When fighting inflammatory processes.

According to pediatricians, furacilin for newborns is absolutely safe, as for nursing mothers. It is used only as an external agent in the form of a solution. Usually the smallest ones are washed with eyes against the sourness or crusts that form in the babies on the eyelids. Apply the product is recommended for pediatricians, since crusts can be a consequence of allergies and require the use of other medications.

For treatment of pustular wounds, burns, treatment of conjunctivitis , furacilin is also used. For newborns and adults, the form of the drug is the same - a tablet that has a characteristic yellowish color. In the maternity home, mothers are told how to apply furatsilinovy solution and how to do it at home for morning and evening care for the baby.

How to prepare a solution of furacilin for newborns?

Usually take one tablet and dilute in half a glass (100 ml) of moderately hot boiled water. In no case is it cold, otherwise the crystals of the tablet will dissolve very long. After the solution is made (it has a yellowish tint), it should be filtered through a sterile napkin or gauze: the remaining precipitate is discarded. The resulting liquid must be cooled to room temperature and used as directed.

Usually in a solution furatsilin for newborns do every day, that it was fresh. Before use, it can be slightly heated to the temperature of the child's body. Then, with clean cotton swabs, wipe the baby's eyes in the following way:

• Wadded disk dipped in a solution and slightly squeezed;
• Wipe the eye from the outside to the inner corner;
• For each eye use a new cotton pad;
• Procedure should be carried out only with clean hands.

Farewell to young parents

It is desirable that about the furatsilin for newborns (how to grow, how to apply and what temperature) parents told the pediatrician. Like any medical device, the drug can cause an allergic reaction in the child. This is extremely rare, but parents should be aware of what kind of reactions the baby may have, and on the next visit the doctor must tell about them. Experienced pediatrician necessarily advise another antibacterial agent.