Can a three-month-old baby use a fan?

The hot summer is very unbearable, because it can have a very adverse effect on people's bodies and easily cause symptoms such as heatstroke. Therefore, people need to cool down to eliminate excess heat from the body, and using a fan is the most popular method. However, not everyone is suitable for using a fan. For example, can a three-month-old baby use a fan? Let's take a look at the explanation below.

Unlike adults, babies have delicate skin and abundant capillaries. Their body temperature regulation center is not yet fully developed and has poor regulation function. The wind source of an electric fan is concentrated and the wind force is strong. The capillaries in areas where the wind blows contract, and sweat evaporates faster. The capillaries in areas where the wind does not blow continue to expand, and the sweat pores remain open to dissipate sweat. This causes the body temperature regulation center and the blood circulation center to lose balance, which can easily cause colds, headaches, fever, coughs and other symptoms. Therefore, do not use an electric fan to blow air on your baby.

Don't point the fan at your baby.

In the hot summer, if the indoor temperature is too high, the baby's body temperature will easily rise with the temperature rising, which will manifest as irritability, crying, and decreased urine output. Some mothers are afraid that their babies will have a fever, so they blow electric fans towards their babies' bodies in an attempt to cool them down. Little did they know that the results were not as expected.

Because the baby's sweat will evaporate quickly on the parts of the body that are blown by the wind, while the sweat will evaporate slowly on the parts that are not blown by the wind, 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, it causes runny nose and nasal congestion, while in severe cases, it can lead to bronchitis or even pneumonia.

Generally speaking, when using an electric fan for a baby, be sure to place the fan farther away from the baby. Do not blow it directly at the baby, nor should it blow in one direction. You can blow it towards the wall and let the return wind blow on the baby. Don't use the fan on your baby for too long and don't use too high a wind speed. Use the soft wind setting or the sleep function. In addition, special attention should be paid to avoid being blown directly by the electric fan when feeding, sleeping, urinating, defecating, or changing clothes.

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