How does a newborn react to cold?

In life, many mothers will add or remove clothes for their babies according to the temperature they perceive. However, for some newborns, most newborns live indoors, and the indoor temperature is generally relatively constant, so mothers don’t know whether the baby is cold when adding clothes to the baby. In fact, mothers can judge whether the baby is cold based on the temperature of the baby’s hands. So what is the reaction of the newborn when it is cold?

If you want to know whether your baby is cold or hot, you need to touch the back of your baby's neck. If it is warm, it means the baby is not cold. If the baby is sweating, you need to take off the baby's clothes, because the baby is too hot. If it is cool, it means the baby is cold and you need to add more clothes.

There is basically no reaction in this case, but you should be more careful in the future, because the baby's feet are an important part that needs to be kept warm, so just wear small socks!

If the baby's feet get cold, it may cause diarrhea, stomachache or cold, so they must be protected! The head, abdomen and feet are the three parts that the baby must protect.

A baby's head dissipates heat poorly, so you can tell by touching the baby's head. You generally don't need to wear a hat indoors. Another thing is to touch your child's hands often to make sure they are not cold or sweaty. Then there is the child’s emotions. There must be a reason why a child cries.

When you first become a parent, you will feel sad when your child cries. You will cry with your baby who can't speak yet. Don't worry. After a few days, you will be able to distinguish the child's crying to convey his needs, such as hunger, heat, cold, full diaper, etc.

Newborns are prone to hypothermia when it is cold because their temperature regulation center is immature, their body surface area is relatively large, and their skin is thin. They are prone to heat loss, have low energy reserves, and insufficient compensatory heat production. Subcutaneous fat tissue contains a lot of saturated fatty acids and has a high melting point. It easily solidifies when the body temperature is low, causing hard and swollen skin. Hypothermia leads to hypoxia, energy metabolism disorders and metabolic acidosis, and in severe cases can cause multiple organ damage.