My son getting sick every month

[newbiekt]

Babies/kids can start having the annual flu vaccine from 6 months according to my paed, although they have it in 2 doses when they are under a year old. I have had both my 19 month and 6 month sons vaccinated against flu. They have runny noses and coughs seemingly constantly. I put Vicks or Karvol on their chest and feet before they go to bed if they have a cold and that seems to help. I know the feet thing sounds weird but it seems to work!

 

[penguinsix]

Dear penguinsix,
The airpurifiers are available from Fortrex, aren't they? I am going to check out today to buy one, but i am not so sure about the flu shots, do you think they are really so effective, since there's always different virus around us. I was thinking how I should raise my son's immunity so he would not be so easily affected by different diseases

We bought our air filters online direct from Alen's website. I don't know if they are carried at any retail places nearby. I've seen the IQAir at Bumps to Babies, but you can expect to pay a pretty penny. They really are high end.

We get the flu shot annually, as they change the strains that comprise the shot every season. That said there are still plenty of other things that they seem to catch, but I prefer to play it safe and get the vaccine rather than have them suffer through a bout of the flu, which in rare but not non-existant cases can be extremely dangerous.

There is a good doctor's blog that I read frequently that had an article about 'boosting' the immune system and how it is a bit of a misnomer. Still (despite their sarcasm) they did recommend the basic healthy precepts of a good diet, clean house, clean hands, lower stress, etc.

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=1828

Time to go crank up the filters to full power. Today's air is really quite atrocious.