Maintaining Baby Temperature

Maintaining Baby Temperature

It is very important to help your newborn to maintain his body temperature normal. 

The calories he needs for growth can be spent trying to keep him warm or cool. 

A newborn's body temperature rapidly fluctuates as the temperature around him changes.

Therefore, how you dress her and where you keep her crib or basinette plays a big role in keeping your child's body temperature normal. 

If their crib is in a quiet or slick room, under a ceiling fan or air conditioning vent, your child may lose body heat.

Their body will try to produce heat by using the body fat and calories necessary for normal, healthy growth. 

Placing the crib near the heater or in front of a sunny window can make your baby very hot.

Is it bad or good  to have a fan blowing on a baby?

If your baby is fussy and can be bathed or kept with milk, it may be too hot or too cold. If your child has an overhead or ceiling fan in the room, place it on a low setting and insert the cradle so that the fan does not fall directly on your child. 

Keeping your baby comfortable should keep the room temperature between 67 ° F and 72 ° F. Even when your child's body temperature is normal, his or her hands and feet can make you feel cold.

 This is because his communication system may require more time to develop fully.