New parents in Yangzhou are worried that their babies will be admitted to the ICU if they catch a cold. Are newborn babies afraid of cold or heat?

There is an article on the Internet about a new parent in Yangzhou who ended up in the ICU ward because he was worried that his baby would catch cold. Many new parents have this concern. In fact, it’s not necessary. Because newborns are generally afraid of heat but not cold. Because newborn babies are small in size and refresh quickly, wearing too much clothes is not conducive to perspiration.

Many new parents tend to go too far when it comes to taking care of their babies. General advice from pediatricians: Prepare more cotton clothes for your baby, because cotton clothes are breathable and help to wick away perspiration. Another reason is that newborn babies are more delicate, so if they wear soft clothes, the baby will feel more comfortable. If a newborn baby is overdressed, the baby will become hot. Excessive sweating can lead to loss of water in the body. Therefore, especially when the weather is hot and the temperature is high, you should give your baby more water to replenish the moisture in his body. If you wear too many clothes, your baby will sweat easily, and wet clothes will cause your baby to catch a cold.

Although newborn babies are generally afraid of heat, it does not mean that they do not need to wear clothes. Because the functions of newborn babies' body regulatory organs are imperfect and their capillaries are abundant, they are easily affected by the environment. Therefore, newborn babies should feel comfortable in an environment with a suitable temperature and grow healthily. The basis for dressing the baby is not based on the master's body feeling, but based on the baby's body feeling. Because the baby's metabolism is faster than that of adults. Many BMWs say they can judge whether the baby is hot or cold by touching the baby's back. If your back feels hot, it means your baby is wearing too much. If your back is cold, it means you are wearing less clothes. In fact, this basis is not scientific.

Because the body temperature regulation center of newborn babies is not fully developed, newborn babies have thin skin and less fat, so they cannot store calories. In addition, the blood function is not perfect, so the baby's hands and feet are cold. So if it’s winter, the baby only needs one more piece of clothing than the adult. Several key parts of the newborn baby need to be kept warm: first, the head, secondly, the abdomen to avoid catching cold and diarrhea; finally, the baby's back and feet. Because baby’s feet have the least fat. When the cold starts at the feet, just put on pure cotton socks for your baby.