11 easy ways to boost your baby’s immunity

If your baby is always getting sick, then you may take some comfort in knowing it’s normal for babies to catch between eight and ten colds in their first year of life. As their little immune system builds up, babies are vulnerable to getting sick – and (sorry to say!), this is an inevitable rite of baby passage. While you are certainly not the only mum dealing with a clingy baby in the middle of the night, you can give her a helping hand in fending off the bugs quicker. 

Check out these 11 immunity boosters.

3. Mash some sweet potato

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You'll probably need to wash his outfit after he eats it, but sweet potato is one of the best food you can give your baby! It contains carotenoids which are known to aid the immune system and is also bursting with antioxidants and vitamin A.