How old is a newborn baby?

Now many people know that newborns are very fragile. Their bodies will be affected by many factors and may even cause some diseases, mainly because their immune system and various skills are in the development stage. It’s not those reasons. Many parents will not let their newborns go out too early. The main reason is that they will be exposed to ultraviolet rays or some wind factors, which may cause some diseases in their bodies. So, at what age can a newborn baby go outside?

How old can babies go out?

In much of China, many parents are afraid to take very young babies outside. Usually both the mother and the newborn baby are confined to their home for a month or even longer.

In fact, there is no medical reason not to take healthy babies outside. On the contrary, taking babies outside to get some fresh air and fresh view is good for people of all ages, including babies.

The benefits of taking your baby out

1. Going out and getting more sun helps calcium absorption

90% of the vitamin D needed by the human body must be obtained through sun exposure. The skin produces vitamin D3 by absorbing ultraviolet rays from the sun, and the body then converts vitamin D3 into active vitamin D. This type of vitamin helps promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and promotes bone formation, and vitamin D is therefore called the "sunshine vitamin". Currently, only children are prevalent, and parents are too protective of their children and rarely let their children bask in the sun, resulting in calcium deficiency in many babies. Experts suggest that parents: letting children bask in the sun more often helps calcium absorption, which is better than taking cod liver oil!

2. Going out is also good for the baby's optic nerve and brain development

After birth, the optic nerves of infants and young children are not fully developed, and their pupil contraction is worse than that of adults. Their cognitive ability is limited. At first, they can only recognize their mother's vague face. After the optic nerves develop, they will become more and more interested in the colorful world. When they see things in the outside world, they always want to express their curiosity about the world by touching them, putting them in their mouths to try the taste, sniffing them with their noses, and knocking them. If you take your child out to see new things at an early age, it will help the development of your child's optic nerves, cultivate your child's curiosity about the world, and stimulate his or her desire to learn and recognize.

How old can a baby go out to bask in the sun? Children's development needs require a lot of calcium, and they are the group most susceptible to calcium deficiency. So starting from two months old, you should go outdoors to bask in the sun every day. Generally, the best time to sunbathe is from 6 to 10 in the morning. At this time, the infrared rays in the sunlight are strong and the ultraviolet rays are weak. 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. are good times to go out. The time exposed to sunlight can be gradually extended from the initial ten minutes to one hour. When the weather is not too hot, you can bask in the sun for a while and stay in the shade for a while. However, the daylight hours are longer in summer, and the heat waves are at their peak from 4 to 5 p.m., so the time for sunbathing can be postponed a little. In the summer, don't be in the direct sunlight to avoid heatstroke. You can also be exposed to scattered ultraviolet rays under the shade of trees, which is equivalent to basking in the sun.

What should babies pay attention to when going out in the sun?

1. It is best to wear red clothes when sunbathing, because the long-wave radiation of red clothes can quickly "eat up" the very lethal short-wave ultraviolet rays. It is best not to wear black clothes, which will absorb a lot of heat.

2. When sunbathing, be sure to take off your hat and gloves, and expose your skin as much as possible to allow the sun to come into close contact with your skin, otherwise the sun will not help the body produce vitamin D.

3. Sunbathing through glass windows will not be effective. Best outdoors, or on a spacious balcony.