How to dress babies in winter? Principles of dressing babies in winter

Many parents will add a lot of clothes to their babies in winter, for fear that the babies will catch a cold. In fact, babies should be dressed appropriately. Dressing too much may cause harm to the babies. Many diseases are caused by covering themselves up.

Dress appropriately. When dressing your baby in winter, you should first choose the right underwear. Soft and comfortable cotton underwear is not only close to the body and warm, but also less irritating to the baby's delicate skin. Therefore, mothers can put a cotton underwear on their babies, or a cotton bellyband, preferably with legs, so that the whole belly can be covered and the clothes will not move around when the baby moves around. On the premise of ensuring warmth, the fewer layers of clothing the baby wears, the better, and the baby is more convenient to move. Some mothers like to put several sweaters on their babies at once, which is actually not conducive to the baby's hand and foot activities. You can choose to wear a sweater inside and a light, warm and moderately thick cotton coat outside, so that the baby can move his hands freely and exercise the movements of his fingers. The weather is cold in winter, the baby's hair is sparse, and the head skin is not warm enough. In order to avoid catching a cold, it is best to wear a small hat. The hat should be a cotton hat or a cloth hat, not a woolen hat or a plush hat, to reduce irritation to the skin. Babies should also wear socks to keep warm in winter, and the socks should be made of cotton or wool.

1. Indoors

If the indoor temperature can be maintained at around 24-25℃ by air conditioning or heating, the child can wear a cotton sweater and thermal underwear. If the baby often sits still, a vest, sweater or thin coat can be added on the outside. If there is no heating equipment at home and the temperature is relatively low, parents need to add clothes for the child according to the actual temperature, and pay attention to keeping the child's chest, back, and navel warm.

Suggestion: When it is cold, you can let your child wear a cotton bellyband inside, which is both warm and not too bulky. It is best for the child's top to be longer and tucked into the pants. When holding a child, be careful not to let the clothes fall out.

2. When the baby is sleeping

Some mothers worry that their children will catch a cold when they move around while sleeping, so they will put cotton clothes on their babies to sleep. However, this will easily make the baby too restrained when sleeping, which will make the baby feel uncomfortable and feel even colder when getting up. Therefore, in winter, children only need to wear a set of cotton pajamas and a sleeping bag on the outside when sleeping.

3. Active children

If your child is active, the first principle of clothing is to make it easy to put on and take off. Mothers should add or remove clothes according to the child's body temperature and sweating. Even in the coldest weather, it is best not to let your child wear more than 4 layers, otherwise it will not only be troublesome to take off, but also inconvenient to move, and may even cause illness.

4. Five parts of your child’s body that need to be protected to keep them warm

The head, neck, abdomen, back, and feet are all parts of the human body that are easily affected by cold, so they should be kept warm. When the weather gets cold, parents can prepare the necessary equipment for their children: such as a comfortable and breathable hat, a light-colored, lint-free scarf, a bellyband, a sweat-absorbing towel, cotton socks, warm shoes, and cotton gloves.

5. There is no need to make your child wear a mask as soon as you go out

When the weather gets cold, many mothers take their children out fully armed, wrapped up tightly, and even wear masks. However, wearing a mask all day long will not exercise the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity and the entire respiratory tract, which will artificially weaken the ability to handle cold air. If the child is slightly cold, he will be more likely to catch a cold. In fact, when the nose inhales cold air, it is preheated and heated by a series of cavities in the human body, and it is close to human body temperature when it reaches the lungs. Therefore, unless it is a special occasion or special weather, there is no need to put a mask on the child as soon as he goes out.

The standard for judging whether the baby's clothes are enough is very simple. Parents can touch the baby's neck and back with their hands: if these two parts are warm and dry, the baby's clothes are just right. If it feels damp, whether it is cold or hot, it is generally because the baby is too hot and sweating, and it is necessary to wipe the sweat and reduce the clothes in time. If it feels cold and dry, there may not be enough clothes, so add them in time. Some parents may ask, is it accurate to touch the neck and back? The baby's hands and feet feel cold. Parents don't need to worry, it is normal for the baby to have cold hands and feet. The baby's body functions are not yet mature, and the hands and feet are the extremities of the body far away from the heart, with weak blood circulation, which leads to the baby's hands and feet being cold, not because the baby feels cold. Therefore, whether the hands and feet are cold cannot be used as a basis for judging the baby's coldness or warmth.

0～4℃ Long-sleeved underwear + sweater, wool vest + cotton clothes + coat, thick quilt + thin quilt on top of cotton clothes

5～7℃ Long-sleeved underwear + sweater + cotton clothes + coat, thick quilt + thin quilt on top of cotton clothes

8～10℃ Long-sleeved underwear + sweater + cotton clothes + jacket. For the weak, you can add a vest and a thick blanket to cover the cotton clothes.

11～13℃ Long-sleeved underwear + sweater + cotton clothes + coat and thick quilt to cover cotton clothes

14～16℃ Long-sleeved underwear + vest + cotton clothes (or woolen pants) + coat and thick quilt

17～19℃ Long-sleeved shirt and pants + cotton coat + woolen pants + outer coat, thin quilt + blanket

20～21℃ Long-sleeved shirt and pants + sweater + outerwear and thin blanket

22～23℃ Long-sleeved shirt and pants + sweater + outerwear Double blanket

24～25℃ Short-sleeved underwear + wool vest + outerwear Double blanket

26～27℃ Short-sleeved underwear + long-sleeved outerwear Towel blanket, quilt and mat

28～29℃ Short-sleeved underwear + short-sleeved outerwear Bedsheet, remove the quilt

Short-sleeved shirts above 30℃

Note: Increase or decrease the dosage according to the baby's physical condition.