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Baby germ prevention is a lot easier to achieve then you may think. There are things that you can do to make sure your household is germ free. The key is to know where the germs are and then eliminate them. By doing a few things around the house you can practice baby germ prevention.

Most people would think that the bathroom needs to be the place where baby germ prevention is needed most. You would be wrong. It turns out that the kitchen harbors more baby germs than any other room in the home and requires the most baby germ prevention. The greatest concentration is found in the moist germ havens we call kitchen sponges and dishcloths. If sponges carry the most germs, you may feel a bit alarmed because you use sponges to clean everything, therefore spreading germs all around the kitchen. An easy fix to this problem would be to wet your sponge or dishcloth and then pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes. This will rid the sponge of germs that could affect your baby and your family as well.

Another nesting ground for bugs would be sink drains, faucet handles, and doorknobs. Whether these items are in the bathroom or in the kitchen, baby germ prevention needs to be practiced here. All you have to do is clean the surfaces of these areas to stop the spread of infections. All you need to do is use a household cleaning solution containing hypochlorite and be sure to rinse thoroughly. It is such an easy solution, to an otherwise big problem.

The air we breathe is not as healthy as it should be. A quick fix would be to invest in an air filter. High-efficiency particulate-arresting (HEPA) filters, available at discount drug stores for about $40 to $100, can remove 99.97%+ of the pollen, dust, animal dander, and even bacteria from the air. They are especially effective at preventing infections for those that get a bit stuffy from allergies but can also decrease respiratory infections for everyone. As you can see thus far these simple methods not only protect the baby but the family as well. You could also get houseplants for your home. Houseplants serve as both home décor and are excellent air purifiers. Of course houseplants do not work as fast air purifiers.

To help practice baby germ prevention you should also teach children and any adults around to cover their mouth and nose for every time they cough and sneeze. This simple maneuver has spectacular results in decreasing the aerosolized viruses and bacteria floating about the room for us to inhale. Sometimes when you cough or sneeze you may not have a napkin or tissue available and you have no choice but to sneeze into your hand, which brings us to our next point.

You should always wash your hands! Washing your hands decreases the spread of disease. The most important times for most of us to wash our hands are after sneezing or coughing, after toileting, upon leaving "high-risk" places (pediatrician's waiting rooms, ball pits, daycare centers, fast-food chain play structures, high-traffic door knobs, etc.), and always upon arriving home (to keep outside germs outside). Of course, hand washing before meals and snacks is a must. (Before a child picks his or her nose would be nice but is not always practical.)