Preventing colds.

Hand washing definitely (latest time suggested is to sing Happy Birthday to you twice so that you've washed for long enough!). Also antibacs on surfaces, door handles, loo handle etc. If I have to use a public loo then I always open and close any doors etc using a paper towel or tissue so no direct contact with them.

Has anyone else noticed the number of women who don't bother to wash their hands when they leave the loo, e.g. in a coffee shop or department store?

Good hand hygiene is the best way to stop yourself getting a cold. Also, don't use the same towel as someone with a cold. Did you know that you cannot get the same cold twice? Your body builds up antibodies to the cold you've just had. That is why as we get older, we catch fewer colds, we are immune to the ones we've already had. That being said, cold viruses mutate! I haven't had a cold for a few years now.

Anyone know if u can use first defence when breastfeeding?