Although the winter will be over, but now the weather is still relatively cold, I know all mothers are the same, that is, feel their children cold. So in the cold winter, how on earth to dress the child to cover the quilt to stay warm?
First of all, don’t get these wrong ideas!
1.when you feel the child’s hands and feet cold, that is cold? Wrong!
Children because of peripheral nerve development is not complete, hands and feet are often cold, is a normal phenomenon.
If cover too much also may cause the child high fever, dehydration, hypoxia, or even coma and cause cover fever syndrome.
2. Just learn the online dress code. Wrong!
There is no such thing as a dress code.
Each person dissipates heat the circumstance, basic metabolic rate is different, the dress style that wears, material is different also, temperature difference is different, dress is cannot be generalized.
3. the quilt must cover thick to warm? Wrong!
If the quilt is too heavy, will compress to the child leading to breathing, it is easy to occur in infant sleep sudden death.
Quilt is too thick still may stuffy prickly heat, cover gives cover to heat syndrome even.
1.How to dress?
How to choose clothes?
Choose the fabrics of pure cotton or cotton hemp, want to breathe freely and absorb sweat, can keep warm already so, won’t suffocate the child again, still can prevent the child sweats after blowing and cause a cold.
How many do I need?
When the temperature is higher than 24℃, wear a single dress; Below 24℃, the following principles can be followed:
• children under the age of one month wear one more single garment than adults;
• children from one month old to three years old can refer to the dressing rules of adults and wear the same number of pieces as adults;
• children over the age of 3 can express, if the child does not say cold, do not need to wear more clothes.
(children are lively and active, so wear more basic thin clothes, can be convenient at any time to increase or decrease clothing is not afraid of catching cold)
How to judge whether the baby is wearing enough
Parents can touch the child’s back, if it is warm and not hot, indicating that the clothes are just right; If your baby is already sweating, reduce clothing.
How to cover the quilt?
Give the child a separate quilt
Do not let the child cover with adult in the same bed quilt, you can choose a few flimsy silk quilt, duvet, cover to chest is fine.
Choose a sleeping bag
For children over the age of 6 weeks, you can choose to use a sleeping bag, which is safer for your child and not afraid to kick the quilt. (note: if the sleeping bag has a hat, remember to remove it in case of accidents)
How to choose the right sleeping bag?
Select the thermal insulation factor first
• 0.5tog is single-layer cotton cloth without cotton clip, which can be used at room temperature above 24℃;
• 1.0tog is double-layer cotton cloth without cotton clip, which can be used at room temperature of 21 ~ 23 ℃;
• 2.5tog is equivalent to the thickness of an air conditioner and can be used at room temperature of 16 ~ 20 ℃.
• cover a 2.5-tog sleeping bag with a thin blanket when the room temperature is below 16 ° c and there is no heating, air conditioning or other heating equipment.
(make sure the child’s cover is warm or not, also touch the child’s palm and back to check)
And then choose the size
Parents should choose the right size according to the baby’s figure, can not blindly buy too big. If the baby is not careful to sleep completely in the sleeping bag, the mouth and nose may be covered and lead to danger.
Tip: Although mothers are afraid of their baby cold, but must be careful not to overdo it. Touch your baby’s back and palm from time to time. If your baby is sweating, take off some clothes or cover with a thin quilt.
That’s all for today, thank you for reading, I will always share interesting content with you, see you next time.
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