Dangerous overheating or hypothermia for the baby

For many young parents, the problem of body temperature and the temperature of the surrounding environment is a burning issue. Dangerous overheating or hypothermia for a baby can drive any caring mom into hysterics. But do not be nervous, let's try quietly to solve this problem. The newborn baby is so small and fragile ... It seems that it can be easily chilled. Is it worth it to be afraid of the child's hypothermia? Or maybe overheating is even more dangerous? On the one hand, everyone has heard about the benefits of hardening. On the other hand, most of the kids around, almost always, are pretty warmly dressed. Where is the truth? Many mothers suspect that the child is sick, because they feel that he is hot. However, the newborn does not keep a constant temperature. And if for an adult person fluctuations of a couple of tenths of a degree are normal, then the baby's temperature can range from 36.2 to 37.2 C. The kid tensed, shouted - the temperature rose. Calmed down, fell asleep - dropped. Often the crumbs have a hot head and neck, while the body and knobs are cool-this is normal. And do not worry: watch the baby and remember that his discomfort can increase the body temperature, and while the head will seem red-hot. If such a state passes fairly quickly, the child is okay.

Weather in the house
And how important is it for the baby to be warm? Is it easy to overcool it? In fact, the high temperature in the room is vital for premature babies, as they are given thermoregulation with special difficulty. The dead children are quite resistant to the temperature regime. The heat for the baby is worse than the coolness. He can safely walk in one body at a temperature of 20-22 C and will not freeze. So at home, you need to dress kids just like yourself. Do not wear a bonnet due to the fact that the baby has a bald head. Believe me, the baby will learn to regulate body temperature and will be less likely to get sick. Of course, for a walk in the spring, autumn and winter, we dress the child warmer than ourselves, but only because we move, and he lies in a stroller. It will be worse if you put the crumb into a state of hypothermia. In addition to the fact that he does not learn how to cope with low temperatures, it's just hard for him, the load on the heart increases, it's harder to breathe, you need to consume more liquid to cool the body. And all this does not really fit in with the desire to develop and study the world around us.

From overheating, babies also have diaper rash and sweating. Many mothers think that the child needs to be wrapped up while asleep, and they are afraid that a baby can catch a cold in a dream. This is not true. Yes, children often wear a cap for the time of sleep and put them in an envelope. But this is done to bring the baby back to the "uterine" state, where he was cramped, but comfortable. The crumb reacts to a change in temperature in the dream, as soon as the baby's legs freeze, he wakes up, and if the mother rolls the baby, in a crib, you need to put a warm diaper in there, so that the child does not wake up, but this does not mean that you have to put the baby in a warm room.) Dangerous overheating or hypothermia for the baby can be avoided with the help of a children's alarm system.

Signaling system
The child can signal to his mother that he is in a state of overheating or hypothermia. When the crumb is cool, it begins to move more actively and picks up a little, if it can not keep warm, he begins to cry. In this case, the hands and feet are cold. When the baby is hot, his cheeks turn red, he breathes more often, worries, he often asks for breasts. You can notice the chalk when you remove the diaper.
Do not worry about hypothetical hypothermia of crumbs. Than then to temper the child specially, it is better from the first days to give a feasible load on his body, not protecting from temperatures with excessive zeal.