What should you pay attention to when your baby takes a nap in winter? What are the wrong ways for babies to take a nap in winter?

Many babies like to take naps. So, what should we pay attention to when babies take naps in winter?

Precautions for baby sleeping in winter

1. The thickness of the clothes that the baby wears when resting should be moderate. Do not let the baby wear too thick or too thin

Whether your baby is a newborn or a toddler, the clothes you put on your baby when sleeping should be as comfortable as possible. If your baby wears too thick clothes, he or she will wake up in the middle of the night and kick off the quilt to get cold. If the pajamas and pajamas on your baby are too thick, your baby will feel restrained, which can easily cause difficulty breathing and the body cannot stretch out, which seriously reduces the quality of sleep and hinders their physical development.

Tip: After the child falls asleep, the mother can determine the thickness of the baby's clothes by touching the child's forehead, hands, feet and back.

2. The room should be ventilated before going to bed at night, and the indoor temperature should be appropriate. Do not control the room temperature too high.

Many parents are afraid that their children will catch a cold, so they turn on the heating at home early, but after turning on the heating, they rarely have the free time to turn it off. Before the children go to bed, it is best for parents to turn off the heating in the house for a while and open the windows to ventilate. Otherwise, the children will not be exposed to fresh air for a long time indoors, and can only breathe the exhaust gas in the house into their lungs, especially carbon dioxide, which is not conducive to the development of the children's brain.

In addition, do not turn on the heating too high. A high room temperature will cause dehydration, dry mouth and tongue, and cause throat discomfort. It will also make children feel cold when they go out in the morning, affecting their normal waking up the next day and making them develop the habit of staying in bed. It is recommended that the indoor temperature be controlled at around 20 degrees.

Note: Try not to use electric blankets or electric heating pads to keep your child warm all night long. The quality of these things is mixed and there are safety issues.

3. Don’t dress your child from head to toe, so that he or she does not have too many restraints when sleeping.

Some mothers are afraid that their children will kick off the quilt in the middle of the night, so they will put small socks on their children, or even put on small hats. However, the human body can only enter deep sleep when it is relaxed. If your baby does not have particularly cold hands and feet, do not put socks or hats on your child. You can consider letting your baby soak his feet before going to bed to promote blood circulation throughout the baby's body, warm the baby's body, and help the baby sleep better and promote physical development.

Wrong way for babies to take a nap in winter

1. Sleeping at a desk

Simply put, it means sleeping on the table. Because there is less time for lunch break and the company is far away from home, the lunch break can only be taken without a bed, lying on the table, which is a "fatal injury" for many office workers.

Correct sleeping position: Place some soft items as pillows behind your head to avoid reducing blood flow to the head. In addition, you can find a suitable place to put your feet flat, which is beneficial to blood circulation throughout the body and relaxes the lower body.

2. Go to bed immediately after lunch

After lunch, people tend to feel dizzy, weak in the limbs, and sore all over. People with weak willpower will take a nap immediately. However, if you take a nap immediately after a meal, a large amount of blood will flow to the stomach, blood pressure will drop, and the oxygen and nutrition supply to the brain will decrease significantly, which will cause insufficient blood supply to the brain, and in severe cases, reflux esophagitis may occur.

Best time: Don’t eat too much or too greasy lunch. You should exercise for 10 minutes before taking a nap to facilitate digestion of food. It is best to rest for about 20 minutes before taking a nap.

3. Sleeping on the keyboard

Taking a nap next to the keyboard for a long time and with close contact for a long time will not only affect your mood and cause anxiety, but even worse, it will cause autonomic nervous system dysfunction, damage brain cells, and affect the brain's reaction speed.

The three treasures for naps: nap pillow, nap eye mask, and noise-proof earplugs. You can use these "nap companions" to make your nap more effective.

The warm spring and summer sun makes people lazy. Many people fall into a deep nap and cannot be shaken. However, here I want to remind you that if you take a nap for more than an hour, it will be in vain. You may also feel dizzy and unable to concentrate on work. The nap time should not be too long, about 20-30 minutes is appropriate.

How many times should a baby take a bath in winter

Don't bathe too often in winter. In areas north of Guangdong, if the child doesn't sweat much during the day, they usually wash their buttocks, feet, and face before going to bed at night. In Guangdong, bathing is once a day at most, or every other day. Make sure to wash the baby's face, hands, and buttocks every day. Each bath should be between two feedings. For babies who don't sleep well, you can bathe them before going to bed at night to help them sleep.

How to take care of your baby while sleeping in winter

1. Prepare a soft, moderately thick, and breathable pure cotton quilt for your baby so that he or she can sleep warmly and peacefully.

2. A sleeping bag is also a good choice. Mothers no longer have to worry about their babies kicking off the quilt at night.

3. The mattress should be thicker when the baby is sleeping so that it can retain warmth better.

4. Choose a mattress with good water absorption performance to keep the baby's butt dry and sleep soundly.

5. Place a humidifier in a dry room to moisten the air to prevent the baby's throat from getting dry and causing internal heat. If there is no humidifier, you can place a basin of water.

6. You can use a fan heater or electric heater to increase the bedroom temperature. However, you cannot use charcoal fire to heat the room to prevent the baby from gas poisoning. If you use a hot water bottle to warm the baby's quilt, remember that the water temperature in the hot water bottle should not be too high, and it is best not to exceed 50℃. It is best to warm the quilt before the baby goes to bed, and then let the baby go to bed. If you need to keep warm continuously, it is best to put a towel cover on the hot water bottle to prevent the hot water bottle from getting close to the baby's skin and hurting the baby.