09294000000Did you just get blessed with a summer baby? Congratulations! You finally holding the seed you have been watering and taking care of from past nine months. We can understand your happiness and your worries too. Worries of taking care of your newborns. You want to protect your newborn in all the possible manners and when it’s summer we know you are more worried. But, hey! Relax we are here to help. Summers may make you a bit irritated and your newborn a bit cranky but we have solutions to all. We have got 5 concerns for babies born in summers and some newborn care in summers tips to follow and blow away the summer worries.
Newborn Care in Summers Tips:-
Don’t Let A Newborn Overheat
A newborn cannot sweat effectively. The reason why he can be overheated faster than an adult. This happens because adults have more surface area to sweat as compared to a neonate. It all takes a few minute for the baby to get overheat, so the parents are advised to take extra care of the baby. To check him regularly if he’s overheated.
Pick Up The Right Cloth
It is important to pick the right fabric for your newborn. The fabric of the clothing and the kind ensures that your little stays cool and protected from the sun and the humidity of the summer days. We advise you to dress your neonate with loose fitted cotton clothes, also you can go for organic ones. Synthetic clothes should be strictly avoided as they trap heat and might make baby overheat.
Newborns Love To Be Outdoors
The best way to deal with a cranky baby is to take him outdoor. You’ll have to plan a bit before you actually take him out. Stepping into the sun might make him sick so ensure your baby is all protected from the sun. If you are taking him out in the park take a shade along. Always remember to draw the shade of the pram to keep him under shade, protected.
Give Your Baby More Liquids
Newborns as cannot take anything except mother’s milk for first few months so breast milk is the only liquid you can feed them with to be hydrated. Breast milk contains enough foremilk to quench newborn thirst. No matter how hot it is never give him water for first few months. They surely will get enough liquid from your breast milk.
Skin Smoother
The long sunny days may cause prickly heat rashes in the skin folds, nappy areas, at the back, nape of the neck and on the shoulders. To treat this you can simply apply some buttermilk or curd mixed in water on the rashes for not more than 10 minutes. You can also use fuller earth mixed in rose water. They will cool the area thus healing the rashes. We advise you not to buy any powders for your neonate as they might cause irritation and worsen the rashes.
So here where the most five high concerns which comes with babies born in summers. Take care of them, follow the hacks and we assure you and your baby will definitely have a happy summer.
