Contents:
- Medical Video: Safe Sleep Practices: How to correctly swaddle your baby
- Why should the temperature of the baby's room be maintained?
- What is the best room temperature for babies?
- What else should be considered when the baby sleeps?
Medical Video: Safe Sleep Practices: How to correctly swaddle your baby
In caring for babies it is not allowed to be careless. In fact, the room temperature for a baby when he falls asleep must be maintained. Sleep is one of the most important baby needs. So, it is important for you to pay attention to everything to provide comfort when the baby sleeps.
Why should the temperature of the baby's room be maintained?
It is important for your baby to maintain room temperature for the baby, especially the bedroom. This is done not only to provide comfort to the baby, but also to prevent the baby from things that are not desirable.
Room temperature that is too hot for babies can increase a baby's risk of experiencing sudden death syndrome (sudden infant death syndrome /SIDS). SIDS is more common in infants who have entered the second month after birth, whereas in the first month SIDS is less common.
If you want to find out if the baby's room temperature makes the baby overheat, you should check the baby's temperature. The way to check the right baby temperature is to put the thermometer in the baby's armpit fold. The normal body temperature of humans is 36.5-37.5 C.
If you see the baby's body temperature rising or the baby sweats, you can remove a layer of baby clothes, and check the body temperature again. Don't worry if your baby's hands and feet are cold but his body temperature is hotter, this is normal.
What is the best room temperature for babies?
The best room temperature for babies is not too hot or too cold. Keeping the room temperature between 18 ° C and 22 ° C is the best for babies. Yes, keeping the room temperature for babies rather cold is indeed the best. The temperature of the room can provide comfort to the baby while sleeping. You might be able to adjust the temperature of this room if there is AC in your room.
Then, what if there is only a fan? You can still use the fan to keep the temperature of the baby's room, especially if the weather is hot. However, make sure the fan distance to your baby is still far away, so the fan can cool the room not only cool your baby. You can also open the bedroom window during the day to keep the baby from overheating.
What else should be considered when the baby sleeps?
In addition to the room temperature that must be maintained, several other things must also be considered to provide comfort when the baby sleeps, namely:
- Baby clothes. Wear baby clothes that are comfortable while sleeping. We recommend that the clothes worn by the baby be adjusted to the temperature of the environment. For example, if the weather is hot, wear a thin baby clothes (one layer of trousers and long sleeves). If the weather is cold, you should wear thicker clothes or add layers of baby clothes (can be two layers). It's best not to use blankets. Swaddling babies can be a safe way to give warmth to babies.
- Light in the baby room. We recommend that you turn off the room lights when the baby is asleep. Sleeping in a dark room can make the body release the hormone melatonin (sleep hormone). So that the baby can sleep well.
- Peace in the baby's room. It's best to put your baby in a quiet room away from noise. Babies may find it harder to sleep well if the surrounding environment is crowded.
