Principles of dressing babies in spring

In spring, everything comes back to life. It is still cold at this time, with a big temperature difference between day and night, and the weather is relatively dry. For babies whose bodies are not yet fully developed, it is easy to catch a cold at this time because their body temperature regulation ability is relatively poor. Therefore, in the spring, mothers must master some principles of dressing, do not take off clothes casually, pay attention to the weather forecast, etc.

Principles of dressing your baby in spring

1. Do not take off the clothes you put on your baby in the morning, especially when the baby feels hot or is sweating. At this time, you must not let the baby be blown by the wind, and do not take off the clothes immediately. Let the baby calm down and wait for the sweat to disappear naturally.

2. In an environment with uneven temperature, when the baby moves from a cold room to a relatively hot room, you should help the baby take off his clothes in advance, otherwise the baby will easily catch a cold if you wait until he sweats.

3. It is safer to let your baby take off his clothes a few days later than you. If you don’t feel cold after taking off clothes, it’s not too late to take off your baby’s clothes.

4. Pay attention to the weather forecast every day. If the temperature rises significantly, do not dress your baby in extra clothes when you get up in the morning, because taking off your baby's clothes halfway can easily cause the baby to catch a cold.

5. If you can't decide how to dress your baby, you can do this: wear clothes of similar thickness to your baby and sit quietly for a while. If you feel neither cold nor hot, it means the clothes your baby wears are of just the right thickness. Your baby can wear one more layer of clothes than you, but the difference must not be too great. Although babies are not as cold-resistant as adults, they are always in motion and will naturally sweat if they wear too much. Sweating is one of the causes of babies' colds.

6. It is best not to let your baby sleep in knitted underwear or thick pajamas, or cover the baby too thickly or keep the room temperature too high. It is more peaceful for babies to sleep in short pajamas or small vests, so they won’t catch a cold due to kicking off the quilt.

7. Make sure your baby wears clothes that are sweat-absorbent, breathable, loose, and suitable for sports. When your baby plays games that require a lot of exercise, such as jumping on a trampoline, he or she should take off the clothes he or she is wearing in advance. When your baby is sweating profusely after playing, never take off his clothes. Instead, wipe off the sweat, let the baby calm down, and put on outer clothes before the sweat has completely subsided to prevent him from catching a cold. It is wrong to take off the baby's clothes immediately when you see that the baby is hot or sweating. "Covering first and then taking off" is more likely to make the baby catch a cold than "taking off first and then covering".

Friendly reminder

Parents should wash their hands before holding their children after entering the house to avoid transmitting the germs they carry to the baby. When dressing your baby in spring, remember to wear “thicker on the bottom and thinner on the top”. Because once the baby's stomach catches a cold, it is easy to cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. A baby's legs and feet are most sensitive to external cold. When your feet are exposed to cold, it will cause the blood vessels in the upper respiratory tract mucosa to constrict, reducing your disease resistance and making you more susceptible to infectious diseases.

However, if your head is overheated, you may feel dizzy, irritable and restless. Therefore, when indoors in sunny weather, it is important to keep the child's head cool to help him feel refreshed. Therefore, the baby's stomach, back, legs and feet should be dressed thicker, and the head and chest should be dressed relatively thinner.