Babies themselves have delicate bodies, and a lack of attention can make them sick. The cold and dry winter often makes adults sick, not to mention babies. So those babies born in winter make mothers anxious. So how to take care of newborn babies in winter? What are the precautions for dressing newborn babies in winter?
How to take care of newborn babies in winter
1. Maintain indoor temperature at 25-28 ℃
In order to avoid discomfort caused by external temperature differences, it is necessary to cool down appropriately in hot summers, and keep warm in cold winters. Although it's cold outside, it's still important to pay attention to indoor ventilation. When using a small sun heater, be careful not to shine on the baby's eyes to avoid damaging their retina.
2. Determine the warmth level of the baby
The baby is wearing a full outfit, but it is unknown whether the baby is warm. At this time, you can judge by touching the baby's forehead, hands, feet, and neck. If these areas sweat, it means they are too hot. If they are too cold, it means they are not warm enough. You can adjust your baby's clothing accordingly based on this situation.
3. Pay attention to indoor humidity
The winter temperature is cold, but the air is dry. Overly dry air can be detrimental to the respiratory health of newborns. It is best to maintain a humidity of around 50%.
4. Preventing Covering Syndrome
Excessive warmth and prolonged covering can easily lead to symptoms such as hypoxia, dehydration, sweating, high fever, convulsions, coma, poor breathing, and circulatory failure in babies, which is known as covering syndrome. So don't wear too many clothes for your baby, and don't cover them with too heavy a blanket. Pay attention to scientific and careful care for your baby.
Precautions for dressing newborn babies in winter
1. Judging whether a baby is cold or hot by touching their back. First, touch their palms to see if they are warm, then touch their necks to see if they are warm, and finally touch their vests to see if they are sweating. Usually, a little less than adults is enough.
2. Excessive warmth in newborns can easily trigger the syndrome of heat retention, also known as "heat retention syndrome". Prolonged heat retention can cause infants to experience hypoxia, high fever, sweating, dehydration, convulsions, coma, and even respiratory and circulatory failure, which is a common emergency in winter. Especially for newborns, if scientific nursing is not paid attention to, this syndrome is most likely to occur. So parents should pay attention to keeping their newborn babies warm appropriately.
3. It is not recommended for newborns to use warm babies for heating. The reaction principle of warm babies is to use primary batteries to accelerate the oxidation reaction rate and convert chemical energy into heat energy. In order to maintain a longer temperature, the product uses mineral material vermiculite for insulation. For infants, it is best not to use it due to its chemical composition, as well as its tender skin and low activity level, in order to prevent low-temperature burns.
The above content is what the editor introduces to you about how to take care of newborn babies in winter. I hope it will be helpful to all the moms. Although winter is relatively cold, mothers are afraid that their babies may get sick from freezing, but even if it's cold, they must remember to cover themselves. Because the temperature difference between hot and cold is more likely to make babies sick. Just wear suitable clothes.
