Does it make sense to keep warm in spring and cool in autumn? Why should we keep warm in spring and cool in autumn?

We often hear the saying "cover up in spring and keep warm in autumn". Many people may not understand what it means. Today, I will tell you that autumn is here, so don't blindly add clothes to your children!

What is spring cover and autumn freeze

"Spring cover" means that in spring, when the temperature just turns warm, do not take off your cotton clothes too early. After wearing cotton clothes for several months in winter, the regulation of heat generation and heat dissipation of the body is in a relatively balanced state with the ambient temperature in winter. From winter to early spring, it is still cold and the temperature changes greatly. As the saying goes, "Spring is like a child's face, changing three times a day." If you take off your cotton clothes too early, once the temperature drops, it will be difficult to adapt, which will reduce the body's resistance. Pathogens take advantage of the opportunity to attack the body, which is easy to cause various respiratory diseases and winter and spring infectious diseases.

"Autumn cold" means that the temperature in autumn is slightly cooler, so don't add too many clothes too early. Appropriate cool stimulation helps to exercise cold resistance. In a gradually lowering temperature environment, after a certain period of exercise, it can promote the body's metabolism, increase heat production, and improve the adaptability to low temperatures. Similarly, when the seasons just start to change, the temperature is still unstable and the summer heat has not yet subsided. If you add too many clothes too early, once the temperature rises, you will sweat and be exposed to the wind, which will easily catch a cold.

Don't let your baby fall into the misunderstanding of "autumn cold"

In autumn, appropriate cool stimulation helps to train the baby's cold resistance. However, "autumn cold" should not be blind or excessive, there are rules to follow. The essence of "autumn cold" lies in "appropriate cold and temperature", but in the face of temperature drop, some parents do not know the key points and have many misunderstandings about adding clothes for children's "autumn cold". The existence of these misunderstandings not only makes "autumn cold" not have the desired effect, but also harms the baby's health.

In autumn, appropriate cool stimulation helps to train the baby's cold resistance. However, "autumn cold" should not be blind or excessive, there are rules to follow. The essence of "autumn cold" lies in "appropriate cold and temperature", but in the face of temperature drop, some parents do not know the key points and have many misunderstandings about adding clothes for children's "autumn cold". The existence of these misunderstandings not only makes "autumn cold" not have the desired effect, but also harms the baby's health.

Misconceptions about baby clothing in autumn

1. Don’t choose clothes with buttons

Most newborn clothes have lace-up designs to prevent buttons from hurting the baby's skin or the baby from accidentally swallowing buttons, but this does not mean that you cannot buy clothes with buttons.

Clothes with buttons are warmer than those with laces, and are more suitable for babies to wear in winter. Try not to choose clothes with buttons that are easy to loosen or have rough and protruding buttons.

2. Loose clothes will not affect the baby's development

Although loose clothes will not make babies feel restrained, if the clothes are not close-fitting, babies will easily catch cold, so when choosing clothes, it is important to ensure that they are "appropriately loose and tight."

Loose means the clothes are loose, but the loose clothes should be as close to the body as possible, especially the size of baby underwear should be appropriate, generally one and a half to two inches wider; tight means the cuffs of the clothes should not be too wide, and the sleeves should be designed with closed cuffs for better warmth. Don't ignore the cuff design of close-fitting clothes, and choose warm and soft clothes with closed cuffs.

3. Baby should wear as little clothes as possible when sleeping

Many mothers are afraid that their babies will not sleep comfortably, so they deliberately let their babies wear less clothes when they sleep. In fact, this is unscientific.

Try to wrap your newborn baby in clothes when he/she sleeps. If the baby's hands are not wrapped well, the baby will be very restless when sleeping. When the baby is 2 months old, his/her legs will kick constantly at night and often kick the quilt away. At this time, the mother should put the baby in baby pajamas. The clothes should be warm enough to prevent the baby from kicking the quilt and catching a cold.

Experts point out that appropriate "autumn cold" is beneficial to cultivating the baby's ability to resist cold, but it cannot be done blindly. Scientific techniques must be mastered, otherwise the exercise will not only fail to achieve results but also hurt the body.

Baby "autumn cold" parameters have indicators

Enjoy the cool in autumn and practice cold tolerance to survive the winter

It is pleasant to cool off in the hot summer, but it seems to be asking for trouble to cool off in the autumn breeze. Parents must be reluctant to let their young babies suffer this "hardship". There is a proverb that goes "Spring freezes the bones and autumn freezes the flesh", which means that the spring cold is biting, while the autumn cold is only a pain in the skin and flesh. In spring, "cover up" more to protect the bones from the cold; in autumn, take your time to add clothes to let the skin and flesh feel the cold more. With the ability to withstand the cold, you will not be afraid of the howling north wind and the cold air in the severe winter.

Traditional Chinese medicine has always advocated that children should start exercising to keep warm in autumn, and advocates using weather changes to exercise children's bodies, improve their physical fitness, and achieve the purpose of disease prevention. As early as the Sui Dynasty, Chao Yuanfang pointed out in "Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases" that children "are not exposed to wind and sun, and are soft and brittle and cannot withstand the wind and cold"; "the method of wearing thin clothes should be learned in autumn." As the saying goes, autumn is the transition season from summer to winter, which provides a favorable opportunity for infants and young children with weak resistance to gradually adapt to weather changes. In fact, while the baby is undergoing skin exercise, the cold air is also a "baptism" for the baby's respiratory system.

Therefore, parents, don’t be soft-hearted. Let your baby “freeze” in the autumn, it will definitely be beneficial.

Doctors remind: Children should distinguish their physical constitutions when they are cold in autumn

Experts point out that whether children are suitable for autumn cold should be determined according to their individual physical condition. Autumn is a good time to exercise children's physical fitness and enhance their ability to resist cold. Healthy children can quickly adapt to the change from warm to cool temperatures by doing appropriate autumn cold, which helps children to face the cold winter. However, children with different physical conditions should take different health care measures in a targeted manner.

If the child has a weak spleen and stomach, which is usually manifested by thinness, yellow complexion, loss of appetite, etc., try not to expose them to cold weather in autumn. Because such children are prone to malnutrition, if exposed to cold weather in autumn, they may be more susceptible to the disease than other children. If the spleen and stomach are weak, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a doctor's diagnosis so that they can be treated in a targeted manner.

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