What to do if your baby is infected with the new coronavirus.


Many of these voices are heard, but NHK staff members who had a 10-month-old daughter infected with the new corona were worried because there was little information about the infection of children under the age of one. ..

The eldest daughter of 10 months old is anxious because there is little information on infection

An NHK employee in his thirties, whose eldest daughter, who was 10 months old, was infected with the new corona, noticed something unusual when her daughter kept crying in a loud voice that was different from usual in the middle of the night.


After that, my fever rose to 39 degrees 9 minutes and I gradually started to get coughing, and I didn't eat it because I had a sore throat when I swallowed baby food such as porridge.



Fortunately, I was able to see my pediatrician in the daytime and the infection was confirmed by the test, but even if I searched the Internet for what kind of symptoms will occur and if there are any aftereffects, I can find information about small children under 1 year old. I felt a little uneasy.

I can't convey my illness in words

Since the spread of Omicron strains, he has tried to refrain from going out with his family as much as possible.


The staff had no symptoms, and the doctor instructed them to be a close contact, although no tests were necessary if they did not show symptoms.


He said he had to eat at home and waited for his daughter's medicine to be mailed to him.



My wife in her thirties said, "My daughter had a fever for the first time and was quite impatient. I couldn't sleep because I was worried about sudden changes in my physical condition. I had a retort-packed baby food, but I never imagined my daughter would get sick first. "



Her eldest daughter returned to normal fever three days after the onset and her physical condition was calm, but she was careful not to overlook the change in her physical condition because she could not convey her illness in words. ..



A staff member said, "Physical contact is inevitable, such as cradling or rubbing a feverish daughter, and I felt that it was very difficult to prevent domestic infections in a family with similarly small children. That is why I have the opportunity to go out. I once again felt that it was necessary to take measures against infection so that many adults would not bring in the virus. "

Pediatrician "Consult the emergency outpatient department depending on the symptoms"

We spoke with the director of the Japan Pediatrics Association, Dr. Masato Mine, director of the "Mine Pediatrics Department" in Saitama City, about the characteristics of symptoms and countermeasures when a baby is infected with corona.



Director Mine said, "Children up to about 2 years old had difficulty with symptoms with the Delta strain, but with the Omicron strain, there are many cases of symptoms such as high fever and coughing of nearly 40 degrees. Infants have throat and nose compared to adults. Because the space inside is small and soft, it is easy to get stuffy when it becomes inflamed and swollen. This has the effect of causing severe coughing and the inability to eat baby food. "



In addition, "Children change their symptoms quickly and may develop symptoms such as coughing and diarrhea immediately after high fever. When they first visit the hospital, they prescribe not only antipyretics but also coughing agents and intestinal regulators. By having them go to the hospital many times, you can avoid the trouble of going to the hospital and the risk of infection of your parents. "



On top of that, "Although there are almost no cases where a small child is infected with corona and becomes seriously ill, if you are unable to take water, have a cough and have vomiting, or have a cough, please consult an emergency outpatient department. If a small child has a high fever, "febrile seizures" may occur, but if the seizures continue, please call for an emergency. "

In order to prevent small children from getting infected, "Adults should take thorough infection control measures. At home, when children are sticking to each other, they wear masks, vaccinations and work. When you go out, please wash your hands and disinfect them thoroughly to prevent infection to your baby as much as possible. "



He also said, "Even if you take thorough measures, you can get infected. Infants cannot complain by themselves, so in addition to high fever, if you dislike sour foods such as kiwi and tomatoes that you usually eat, throat It is possible that inflammation is occurring, so I would like you to go to the hospital with suspicion of corona infection. "