https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 20:55:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249542 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:53:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2249542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cod liver oil. I start J on that when he started daycare and this past year he didn't get sick once.<br /> I get ours from green pastures, I'll admit the taste is horrendous, but I started him on it at a year old and he's fine with it. </p> <p>A kids multivitamin with vitamin c- I liked the mercola brand on Amazon because it didn't have additives and coloring. And it also didn't have iron, which can be harmful in kids vitamins because it's easy to overdose. </p> <p>I have heard amazing things about elderberry syrup- and I might get some for winter. But what I read is that you give it at the first sign of illness, and not everyday, or they could build up a tolerance to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249540 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:50:52 +0000 looch 2249540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One thing I do is make sure that I wash my son's clothing between wearings. I know that some people will use jeans over and over again, but kids sit on the floor, they wipe their hands on their pants, etc.</p> <p>I also make sure to have multiple dishwasher safe water bottles (my son brings his to school) so that I can run them through and not be handwashing it all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249527 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:45:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2249527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: We have the gerber drops for babies. My big girl eats a greek yogurt every morning so she gets plenty that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249525 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:45:14 +0000 jh524 2249525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001GKUH24/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438263861&#038;sr=8-1&#038;pi=AC_SY200_QL40&#038;keywords=kids+sambucus&#038;dpPl=1&#038;dpID=41YEh4Ts1ML&#038;ref=plSrch" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001GKUH24/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438263861&#038;sr=8-1&#038;pi=AC_SY200_QL40&#038;keywords=kids+sambucus&#038;dpPl=1&#038;dpID=41YEh4Ts1ML&#038;ref=plSrch</a></p> <p>There's even a Organic version! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249522 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:43:11 +0000 Bao 2249522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: what brand do you use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249519 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:42:33 +0000 Mamaof2 2249519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fish Oil is suppose to help boost your immune system! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249518 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:42:30 +0000 Bao 2249518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I hope they really encourage the hand washing! </p> <p>@Mrs. Goose: I actually just bought her a probiotic but she says she doesn't like it. I'll have to get the brand we originally started with, they are just so expensive! </p> <p>@jh524: ok...and where can this be bought?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249512 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:40:58 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2249512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probiotics! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249508 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:39:44 +0000 jh524 2249508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Elderberry syrup!! Its high in antioxidants!! I swear by it! I add it to his smoothie if he starts to get the sniffles or first sign of illness and it keeps it away or shortens the duration. I get it at a health food store but it's cheaper off amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249500 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:37:23 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2249500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, definitely drill hand washing on a regular basis! I work in a kindergarten classroom and i think we would all benefit from our kids washing their hands more. Personally, I wash my hands at work a lot, but sometimes the big bugs are unavoidable and we have at least one time a year where a sickness spreads through the adults in the room, one that is enough to make us take a sick day. I know hand sanitizer is a bit controversial, but you can give them a little bottle attached to their bag and teach them how to use it. Also, throwing in probiotics to their diet can't hurt. </p> <p>Your immune system does get tougher by being worked out in childcare environments, I know that much! Unfortunately sometimes that happens by getting sick frequently at the beginning. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249491 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:31:37 +0000 mrbee 2249491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: What really helped for my son was to encourage him to wash and wipe his hands constantly. His pre-K teacher made him do that all the time, and he rarely got sick! I thought maybe his immune system had just gotten stronger, but then he got sick a lot in Kindergarten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boosting-los-immune-system#post-2249488 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:29:34 +0000 Bao 2249488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 3 year old is starting preschool this year and I'm looking for ideas for her to hopefully not catch every single thing that goes around. I know it's impossible to avoid it all but I would love to try and boost her immune system any way I can. </p> <p>Any tips for boosting kids immune systems for school? </p>