What's usually on a newborn's bed in summer

Newborn babies basically spend all their time in bed, so parents will pay special attention when preparing bedding for their babies. The items prepared on the bed usually include quilts and pillows. In addition to these, the most important thing is the bed. Because the weather is hot in summer, babies like to run around if they are uncomfortable. The bed should have a crib to prevent the baby from falling.

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A baby's crib should have guardrails to prevent the baby from falling out. If the height of the guardrail is less than 2/3 of the baby's length, care should be taken to prevent him from falling out when standing. The guardrails of a crib prepared for babies should be relatively dense, because sparse wooden or metal guardrails may trap the baby's head, arms, legs and other parts. Because babies' bones are highly plastic, the crib should not be too soft.

Mattress

It is best to use white or light-colored cotton cloth to cover the baby's mattress so that you can check the color of the baby's urine and feces in time. The mattress should be filled with cotton. Some people think that acrylic cotton is easy to wash and dry, but pure cotton is still more breathable, comfortable and warm. Do not put plastic sheets on the small mattress. First, it can prevent the plastic sheet from covering the baby's head when the baby turns over. Second, it can prevent the plastic from being breathable and causing the baby to have diaper rash and other conditions. You can also make some soft cotton pads for the baby and replace them in time when the baby wets them.

Pillow

In my country, people are accustomed to using millet, sorghum and even mung beans to make pillows for babies. These pillows are very hard so that the babies can sleep with their heads flat. However, doing so is not actually in line with hygienic requirements. The skull of a young baby is very plastic, and a pillow that is too hard can easily change the shape of his head, causing the back of the baby's head to be too flat when sleeping, or causing asymmetrical skull growth because the baby likes to adopt a certain sleeping position, that is, the phenomenon of sleeping with the head tilted. A pillow that is too hard can also affect the baby's sleep quality. If the baby sleeps on a hard pillow for a long time, the back of the head will have a circle of bald hair due to friction. This kind of baldness caused by the pillow is not necessarily due to the baby's calcium deficiency.

Generally speaking, the width of a baby's pillow should be equal to the length of his head, and the length of the pillow should be the same as the width of his shoulders. The height of the small pillow only needs to be 3-4 cm. If the baby's pillow is too big and too soft, the baby may suffocate by burying his head in it when lying prone. Since babies sweat a lot, the material used to make pillows should be sweat-absorbent and breathable to prevent them from getting prickly heat or small boils. If the baby pillow is not breathable enough, it will cause the head to be too hot, making it difficult for the baby to fall asleep or make him feel irritable. Therefore, the baby's pillow should be made of pure cotton soft cloth on the outside, and can be filled with buckwheat husks, tea leaves, chrysanthemums, reed catkins, kapok, etc. Among them, kapok is said to have the function of preventing babies from enuresis.

Quilt

The lining and surface of the small quilt should be made of soft, breathable and sweat-absorbent materials, such as light-colored soft cotton cloth or cotton flannel, and lined with new cotton. The quilt should be specially made according to the baby's body length. If it is too long or too big, it will not only be heavy to cover yourself with, but will also be inconvenient to drag when the mother picks up the baby. Especially after the baby can roll over, a quilt that is too long can easily wrap around the baby and suffocate him. Therefore, the baby's quilt should be lengthened and widened appropriately after a period of time. The quilt does not need to be too thick. If it is too thick, the baby will catch a cold easily when changing diapers. You can make one or two thin close-fitting covers, and then make a slightly thicker one for changing the child.