How do you know if your baby is cold or hot?

Because babies are young, they cannot express their ideas independently, so parents need to pay more attention to their babies' physical condition. Because babies have low resistance, they are more susceptible to virus invasion, which can cause some diseases. The baby's temperature is a condition that deserves attention. So how can mothers know whether their baby is cold or hot? Let me introduce it below.

The baby's body temperature regulation center has not yet matured, and its ability to regulate temperature is relatively poor. It may not be able to adapt to the temperature changes in the external environment, and the temperature rises and falls quickly. In addition, the baby's body surface area is relatively large, the heat dissipation is fast, and the amount of subcutaneous fat is less, so the tolerance to low temperatures is relatively low.

How to tell if your baby is cold or hot?

1. The easiest way to judge the baby's temperature is to touch his forehead with your own. If his forehead is as hot as yours, or slightly hotter, it is normal. If it is hot, there is a problem. Guidance: It is recommended to buy a thermometer and measure the baby's temperature frequently. As for the question of how thick the blanket should be, your own feeling about the weather is similar to your baby's. If the weather is good, you can wear less clothes; if the weather is bad, you can wear more clothes.

2. You can tell if your baby is cold or not with just one finger - you should not measure the child's temperature from the hands and feet, but focus on the child's upper back.

(As shown in the picture), just touch this part with your hand. If the temperature is appropriate, it means that the baby is dressed properly; if it is a little hot or even sweaty, it means that the baby is dressed too much; if it is cold, quickly add some clothes to the baby!

Babies cannot accurately express their physical condition, so many times we touch the palms and soles of their feet to determine whether they are hot or cold. When you feel your baby's hands are cold and his feet are icy, you quickly put on a thick coat and wrap him in a quilt to keep him warm, but this often makes the baby sweat all over and even cause heat stroke syndrome.

This is because young children have poor peripheral blood circulation. Sometimes their hands and feet are cold, but it is only because of air convection or low temperature that the peripheral temperature is low. In fact, as long as the central body temperature is within the normal range, it is fine.

However, everyone's physique is different. For some babies, the temperature of their palms will gradually "warm up" as they grow older; for some babies, the temperature remains relatively low. Parents should pay more attention to the baby's physiological changes. To sense their baby's "core temperature", they can place their palms flat on the skin of the baby's back or chest.

Seeing the baby sweating profusely, we are eager to help him take off his coat. Unexpectedly, a cold wind blows and the baby accidentally catches a cold... Even if the baby is sweating profusely, it does not mean that the baby feels too hot. The specific situation needs to be analyzed specifically and considered for reference.

It is still recommended that parents put their hands into the baby's clothes and feel the temperature of the belly, back or neck. If your baby is sweating profusely, feels hot to the touch, and sweats all over, then he or she is really hot!

Sometimes, when babies are recovering from an illness, they are prone to sweating on their heads. Also, babies have a fast metabolism. If they have just finished crying or have been active for a short period of time, they will easily sweat a lot. At this time, just wipe off the sweat and avoid being exposed to the wind.