Don't add clothes in cold weather! Judge whether the baby is cold or not. Touch this part to know

The weather is getting colder, and many families should perform "Your mother thinks you are cold, so you should wear more!" "Your grandmother thinks you are cold, so you should wear more!" The debate.

A friend of mine, whose child is only 4 months old, has sent a circle of friends: "Babies are more afraid of heat than adults, but some elderly people just don't listen", which has aroused many responses.

It can be seen that the problem of whether the baby is cold and how many clothes to wear is the trigger of the problem of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. To solve this problem, we must talk about it from a scientific perspective.

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Judge whether the baby is cold or not, and exactly where to touch it?

It is the habit of many parents to touch their hands to judge whether the baby is cold or not and whether clothes should be added. In fact, such a judgment method is not completely correct!

Because the blood circulation system at the end of the baby's hands and feet is not well developed, sometimes although the clothes are worn a lot, the body is sweating, but the hands and feet are cold!

Many pediatricians have also explained this!

Q: How can I wear a lot of clothes for my baby in winter?

@Cui Yutao: The child's heart strength is relatively weak. The amount of blood that reaches the end of his limbs after pumping blood each time is very small. We will feel the child's hands and feet are cold. As long as the parents touch the child's neck, they don't need to worry.

@Doctor Zhang Silai: Whether a child is cold or not is not based on whether his hands and feet are cold. Because his heart is weak and his blood circulation is not a little poor, his hands and feet are cold. In fact, the central temperature is not low. If parents blindly dress their children more, it will not help them regulate their own temperature and they will get sick easily.

The correct way to judge is to touch the neck and back.

Put your hand into your baby's back collar, touch the back neck and upper vest, and sweep around. If:

If the skin is warm, it means the clothes are suitable; If the skin is hot and moist, it means that you have worn too much; If your skin is cold, it means you need to wear more clothes!

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If the baby wears too much clothes, it will do a lot of harm!

Dr. Pei, a pediatric surgeon, cited many examples in his article "Dress Obsessive Disorder", pointing out that it is very common for parents to wear too many clothes for their children. They would rather put a sweat absorbing towel on their children than take off a piece of clothes. In winter, they wrap their children like rice dumplings.

 

"Children should not be frozen, but children will have problems if they are hot."

 

Resulting in mugging syndrome

 

 

 

If the weather is a little cold or the child has a fever, he will wear three layers of clothing inside and three layers outside. As a result, the heat generated cannot be dissipated, the body temperature is getting higher and higher, and a large amount of sweating in a short time may also lead to dehydration and shock of the child.

 

Reduce the child's resistance

 

Wearing too much can avoid catching cold, but wearing too much can easily lead to children being less stimulated by cold air, and their bodies are more vulnerable to climate change and more likely to get sick.

 

 

 

Restricted development

 

Wearing too much clothes will also limit the children's physical activities and make their sports development lag behind.

 

 

 

Skin disease

 

Such as prickly heat, folliculitis, etc.

 

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It's cold, how to dress the baby?

 

It is our goal to let children be neither hot nor cold, and to dress comfortably.

 

 

 

It is believed that most Baoma can't remember the temperature dressing method spread on the Internet. Therefore, dressing children depends on experience and science.

 

 

 

The baby who can't walk has a large amount of activity, low metabolism, and a relatively low body temperature. He can wear one more than his mother.

 

Children who are already toddlers or school-age children can wear the same clothes as their mothers, or wear one less.

 

That's what pediatricians say:

 

 

 

@Bao Xiulan: It's better for baby to wear "less cover, more good" when sleeping at night. The quilt covers are similar to adults. Wear less clothes during the day than adults.

 

 

 

@Zhang Silai: Children should wear the same clothes as adults or one more piece of clothes. Don't wear more clothes. Children love activities and sweat a lot. Think about how uncomfortable they are!

 

However, it should be noted that this standard is not completely followed. The human body's judgment of cold and warm is different, so it can be judged by "touching the neck and back".

 

In fact, the elderly also love their grandchildren very much. The starting point of everyone is to be good for the baby, less quarrels, more facts, and more reason. It is reasonable to love children scientifically.