How soon can a newborn be taken out?

As we all know, women need to stay in confinement after giving birth. During this period, mothers should try not to go out, because it is easy to catch a cold and then get postpartum diseases. Not only that, babies should also try not to go out during the confinement period. It is necessary to let the baby stay in a more comfortable environment indoors. So how old should the baby be before he can be taken outside?

How soon can a newborn be taken out?

Children's development needs require them to have a lot of calcium, and they are also the group most susceptible to calcium deficiency. So starting from two months old, you should go outdoors to bask in the sun every day. Generally, the best time to sunbathe is from 6 to 10 in the morning. At this time, the infrared rays in the sunlight are strong and the ultraviolet rays are weak. 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. are good times to go out. The time exposed to sunlight can be gradually extended from the initial ten minutes to one hour. When the weather is not too hot, you can bask in the sun for a while and stay in the shade for a while. However, the daylight hours are longer in summer, and the heat waves are at their peak from 4 to 5 p.m., so the time for sunbathing can be postponed a little. In the summer, don't be in the direct sunlight to avoid heatstroke. You can also be exposed to scattered ultraviolet rays under the shade of trees, which is equivalent to basking in the sun.

The benefits of taking your baby out

1. Going out and getting more sun helps calcium absorption

90% of the vitamin D needed by the human body must be obtained through sun exposure. The skin produces vitamin D3 by absorbing ultraviolet rays from the sun, and the body then converts vitamin D3 into active vitamin D. This type of vitamin helps promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and promotes bone formation, and vitamin D is therefore called the "sunshine vitamin." Currently, only children are prevalent, and parents are too protective of their children and rarely let their children get sun exposure, resulting in calcium deficiency in many babies. Experts advise parents: letting children get more sun exposure will help calcium absorption, which is better than taking cod liver oil!

2. Going out is also good for the baby's optic nerve and brain development

After birth, the optic nerves of infants and young children are not fully developed, and their pupil contraction is worse than that of adults. Their cognitive ability is limited. At first, they can only recognize their mother's vague face. After the optic nerves develop, they will become more and more interested in the colorful world. When they see things in the outside world, they always want to express their curiosity about the world by touching them, putting them in their mouths to try the taste, sniffing them with their noses, and knocking them. If you take your child out to see new things at an early age, it will help the development of your child's optic nerves, cultivate your child's curiosity about the world, and stimulate his or her desire to learn and recognize.