How long can a newborn baby be exposed to the sun?

"Confinement period" is something most women need to do after giving birth. People are afraid that women and babies will catch cold, so they let the babies stay in the house all the time. In fact, it is appropriate to take your baby to bask in the sun. It can also supplement the calcium in the baby's body, and the baby's mood will improve with more sun basking. But be careful not to sunbathe during the hottest time of the year, as baby's skin is delicate and it is very likely to get sunburned.

Children's development needs require them to have a lot of calcium, and they are also 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 D3.

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

Benefits of taking your baby out:

Going out is also good for your 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.