Advices to follow when my baby has bronchiolitis:

~ Wash your hands as well as the siblings’ hands before handling the baby.
 
~ Elevate the head of baby’s bed approximately 30° with the help of a cushion or a similar item.

 ~ Keep the room ventilated at the temperature of approximately +19 °C.

~ Regularly clean the nose of the baby: most importantly before the meals and bedtimes.
 
~ Divide the feeding bottle into a few portions instead of giving it all at once.

~ Offer him/her water regularly throughout the day.

~ Often humidify the room with the help of a room humidifier, especially during the first phase of the disease.
 
~ Do not take the baby into overly crowded and enclosed places; avoid public places such as shopping centres or public transport.
 
~ Avoid taking the baby back to the nursery or to the kindergarten as long as possible during the time of the illness.

How can I prevent contamination for my baby ?

~ Wash your hands with water and soap, for at least 30 seconds before handling the baby.

~ Do not kiss the baby’s face; however, you can still kiss the belly and the feet.

~ Do not take the baby into overly crowded and enclosed places, avoid the public places like shopping centres or public transport.

~ Wash the siblings’ hands and change their clothes on return from school or nursery.

~ Do not allow relatives and friends to handle your child during family celebrations.
 
~ Regularly wash your child’s nose in case of cold.

~ Carefully clean and sterilize the pacifier, the feeding-bottles, the lollipops, the spoons and the toys.

~ Delay returning the child to the nursery as much as possible.