Keeping your baby healthy around others
During your baby’s first 12 months, she develops immunities and strengthens her resistance. However, the immune system does not fully develop until children become teenagers, so babies need extra care to keep them healthy. Here’s what you can do to help:
- Breastfeed your baby throughout the first year of life. This fosters an infection-fighting environment in your baby’s digestive tract that appears to help reduce the incidence of ear infections and allergies.
- Keep your baby’s immunizations up-to-date.
- Keep your baby’s environment clean. Limit the spread of colds and flu by frequently washing your hands, as well as your baby’s hands, face, toys, and changing surfaces. Also ask others to wash their hands before holding your baby.
- Good nutrition is the best way to help keep your baby’s immune system strong. If you choose to supplement with or use iron-fortified formula exclusively, consider GERBER® GOOD START® Protect PLUS® formula with NATURAL CULTURES™. It’s the first brand of infant formula with beneficial cultures B.Lactis like those naturally found in breastmilk. It’s clinically designed to help strengthen your baby’s developing immune system. Learn more at GOOD START Protect PLUS