Building Your newborn’s first aid kit with love

When you become a parent, you quickly realise that preparation is key – whether it’s scheduling life around nap times, keeping nappies and wet wipes fully stocked, or having the right supplies ready to care for your little one when pain and fever strikes. Adding Panado® to your baby’s first aid kit gives you peace of mind, knowing gentle relief is on hand when it’s needed most.

Baby first aid kit essentials

A digital thermometer

Every first aid kit needs a digital thermometer. Most babies have a normal body temperature ranging from 36.5 °C to 38 °C. A fever occurs when their temperature goes above 38 °C. Fever in babies can be scary, so having a reliable way to check your tiny tot’s temperature is absolutely essential.

A nasal aspirator

Since babies under six months old rely almost entirely on their noses to breathe, even a little congestion can make feeding and sleeping a challenge. While colds and infections can worsen congestion, your baby might have a stuffy nose even when they aren’t sick. Paired with saline nasal drops, a nasal aspirator gently clears stuffy noses, so your baby can breathe easily.

Nail clippers

For everyday hygiene, include baby-safe nail clippers. Tiny nails grow faster than you’d think (at about 0.1 mm per day) and can be surprisingly sharp! Regular trimming helps prevent accidental scratches.

Gauze, bandages, and antiseptic cream

As your baby grows and begins exploring the world (and bumping into it), minor cuts and scrapes are bound to happen. Stock your kit with sterile gauze, hypoallergenic adhesive bandages, and mild antiseptic cream to clean and protect small wounds.

Teething gels and powders

Teething typically starts around six months old and can cause swollen gums, excessive drooling, a mild fever, irritability, crying, and disrupted sleep. Some teething gels can help numb sore gums.

Panado®: Power to fight their pain

Colic is most common during the first six weeks of life and affects up to one in four newborns. The good news is it typically resolves on its own by the time a baby is three to four months old.

A baby’s immune system is still developing, which means they’re more likely to pick up infections.

An essential item for your first aid kit would be paracetamol. Panado® soothes pain and fever and is fast-acting, helping your baby bounce back to their happy, bubbly selves.

Panado® peppermint flavoured syrup – because it’s “mint to be” – is suitable from birth and is tartrazine, alcohol and sugar-free.  Panado®’s paracetamol-based infant drops are suitable for babies from the age of three months. The calibrated dropper ensures that parents provide the correct amount of medication based on the weight and age of their child.

Panado®’s paediatric range also includes strawberry-flavoured syrup, which is as “berry nice” as it sounds.

Always administer using a medicine measure or a syringe. Do not exceed the recommended dose.  Dosage details can be found at https://panado.co.za/dosage-calculator/ and are calculated according to your child’s age and weight. 

From those early days of snuggles and butterfly kisses to your baby’s first tooth and wobbly steps, parents trust¹¹ Panado® for fast pain relief when needed most.  After all, when your little one feels better, the whole world feels brighter.

Panado® products are available at Baby City, Pick n Pay, and Checkers, including Hypers, Shoprite, Clicks, Dis-Chem, and Independent Pharmacies. For more information, visit https://panado.co.za/ and join the conversations on Facebook. References are available from https://panado.co.za/references/.