Are newborns afraid of wind?

Newborn babies have delicate skin, their bodies are not fully developed, and their body temperature regulation function is relatively poor, so they should avoid being blown by wind, otherwise they will easily catch a cold, which can easily lead to low resistance and have a great impact on the baby's health. When it is hot in summer, you can adjust the indoor temperature, but don’t blow it towards the baby, so it is best not to blow air on the baby.

For newborns, it is not a big deal if they are blown with air once or twice, as long as they do not experience frequent sneezing, runny nose, or even fever. There is no need to worry too much or blame yourself. Of course, in the future, we should try not to let our children be exposed to the wind. After all, newborns are not as strong as adults, have low resistance, and are prone to catching cold.

Because the baby's skin is delicate and has abundant capillaries, the body temperature regulation center is not yet fully developed and has poor regulation function. However, the wind source of electric fans is concentrated and the wind force is strong. The sweat on the parts of the body surface that are blown by the wind will evaporate quickly, while the sweat on the parts that are not blown by the wind will evaporate very slowly, thus causing an imbalance in the body's sweat excretion.

Because the baby's body temperature regulation system has not yet matured, it is in an unstable state. If this is coupled with uneven sweat excretion, which causes disharmony between the various systems and parts of the body, it is very easy to cause disease. In mild cases, the patient may suffer from runny nose and nasal congestion, while in severe cases, the patient may suffer from bronchitis or even pneumonia.

Babies' skin is very delicate and it is easy to get prickly heat in summer. After getting prickly heat, you will feel severe itching and pain, and sometimes there will be bursts of hot burning pain. If you have prickly heat, don't scratch it with your hands and don't wash it with strong alkaline soap. Do not use hot water, but rinse with warm water, wipe dry, and sprinkle with prickly heat powder. To prevent prickly heat, you should pay attention to skin hygiene, take a bath and change clothes frequently. People who are prone to prickly heat should dry themselves after taking a shower and then apply some prickly heat powder.

Topical medications can be used. The area should be washed with warm water, sprinkled with prickly heat powder after drying, or applied with calamine lotion (do not wash with hot water and soap, and never use ointments, which can easily hinder the evaporation of sweat and aggravate symptoms). Mild prickly heat can be disinfected by gently applying 35%~70% alcohol to prevent the infection from spreading. Pay attention to ventilation and avoid overheating; pay attention to skin hygiene, take a bath and change clothes frequently to keep the skin dry; clothes should be loose, breathable, and have good sweat absorption function. Drink more cold boiled water, mung bean soup, white fungus and lotus seed soup, etc., and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables such as watermelon to help relieve heat and cool down, but it is not advisable to drink too much cold drinks. After such treatment, prickly heat can be reduced or prevented