You probably have a first-aid kit in your home, but you have to keep a first-aid kit for your baby as well.

Make sure to include all of the following items in your baby’s first aid kit, particularly when winter is almost there and children are more prone to infection.

Emergency Numbers

Too many people skip this one. Even though you store all of them on your smartphone, you’ll still need to write them down in a note and keep it with the baby’s kit, or stick it on the refrigerator. Your pediatrician

• The nearest local hospital
• Poison Control Centers
• The closest friend or a relative that is ready to be there for you in emergencies.

First-Aid Kit

For common colds and allergy

• Baby thermometer
• Medicine Dropper
• Bulb syringe/ nasal aspirator
• Saline nasal drops (AAP-approved in place of a cough and cold medicine)
• Infant Acetaminophen and ibuprofen as recommended by your doctor, to relieve fever and mild pain
   

Skin conditions and cuts

• Antihistamines, after consulting your doctor, for insect bites, hives, and allergic reactions
• calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream (.5%) for insect bites and rashes
• Antibiotic ointment for cuts
• Child-safe sunscreen (has recently been approved by the AAP)
• Insect repellent for children.
• Various sizes of adhesive bandage strips.
• Aloe gel for burns
• Adhesive tape
• Sterile cotton balls
• Cotton-tipped swabs
• Gentle body wash or soap-free baby bar for sensitive baby skins and suitable with eczema.
• Gauze rolls (1/2 to 2 inches wide)
• Gauze pads (2 by 2 inches and 4 by 4 inches)
• Tweezers for removing splinters and ticks

Others

• Rubbing alcohol swabs to clean thermometers, tweezers, and scissors
• Petroleum jelly to lubricate rectal thermometers
• Irrigating eye wash to rinse irritants from eyes
• baby-safe eye drops to kill microbes.
• A pair of sharp scissors
• Non-latex gloves
• An oral syringe or measure cup or spoon for administering medicines
• A package of tongue depressors for checking sore throats
• A hot water bottle and an ice pack
• A small flashlight to check ears, nose, throat, and eyes
• Blanket (space blanket)
• First-Aid Manual

Resources:

BabyCenter. April 2017. "First-aid kit shopping list"

Thebump. August 2016. "Checklist: Making a First Aid Kit for Baby"

Resources:

BabyCenter. April 2017. "First-aid kit shopping list"

Thebump. August 2016. "Checklist: Making a First Aid Kit for Baby"