How to prevent children from catching a cold after the weather gets cold?

Since the beginning of winter, the weather has gradually turned cold, and adults and children have put on clothes. An old woman in Xianyang, Shaanxi, even dressed her four-year-old grandson with seven layers of thick clothes because of the sudden drop in temperature, which caused her baby to be completely unable to stretch during kindergarten activities.

After reading this news, many netizens feel that there is a kind of cold, and grandma thinks you are cold! Indeed, as long as the temperature drops, the baby will become the [key protection object] at home, and the mother will feel cold and add clothes; Grandma feels cold and adds clothes; Finally, the baby dressed like a ball, bent down and rolled directly to the ground.

[Case] The baby wears three layers inside and three layers outside, and often catches a cold.

Niu Niu, a 3-year-old daughter, is often scolded by her mother: going to kindergarten means [fishing for three days and drying the net for two days]. The reason is that Niu Niu often catches a cold, which leads to frequent leave.

No, I just went to kindergarten for three days after catching a cold, and I started to have a fever again. Niu Niu's mother had to take her children to the hospital in the middle of the night. The doctor saw the child in Niu Niu's mother's arms and quickly undressed the baby, saying that his face was red with fever and he was still holding such a thick down jacket.

Grandma Niu Niu was surprised: "The child has a cold and a fever. How can he be undressed?" After asking about the child's daily diet, clothes and sleep, the doctor commented: "The reason why the child often catches a cold may be that he [dresses] too much for the child."

In this regard, the doctor explained: "Children's body temperature has its own conditional model, which can maintain their body temperature balance through metabolism." In other words, children have their own heating devices, so there is really no need to wear too many clothes for their babies.

Don't do these two things if you don't want your child to get sick constantly.

0 1, don't dress the baby too much.

As soon as the temperature drops, in order not to let the baby catch a cold and get sick, mothers instinctively want to put on more clothes for their children; As we all know, if you wear too much clothes, you will get sick in into the pit.

Children are naturally active, have a fast metabolism and are prone to sweating; Wearing too much at this time will limit children's activities, especially babies who have just learned to sit, climb and walk.

For some babies with sensitive skin, such as eczema, wearing too much will aggravate eczema and cause itchy skin. In severe cases, there will be [heat syndrome], which will cause children to dehydrate.

In the vernacular explained by the doctor, "putting too many clothes on your baby will make you sweat." Sweating will wet clothes, which will make children feel cold and more likely to catch a cold. "

02. Don't cover the baby too thick when sleeping.

Many children sleep "dishonestly", tossing and turning all night, rolling around and kicking the quilt. In order to prevent children from catching a cold, many mothers put on hats, socks, pajamas and thick quilts when they sleep.

According to the research, the high temperature in the sleeping environment will increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Various data show that the colder the weather, the higher the probability of sudden death syndrome in infants; The reason is that children are dressed too much or covered too thick.

When I first gave Wenwen baby care, the baby care doctor often reminded me: "Don't wear a hat and socks for the baby when sleeping, and don't cover the quilt too thick."

Do these two things well and let the children spend the winter safely.

① Master [Onion Dressing Method] and dress correctly.

Parents can judge whether their children need to add clothes by touching the back of their necks. If the neck and back are warm and don't sweat, it means dressing appropriately; If there is slight sweat on the back, it means that the child is hot and wear more clothes; If the back is cold, it means that the child is cold and needs to add clothes.

Pediatricians generally recommend dressing your baby according to the onion dressing method, which is divided into three layers from the inside out:

Inner layer: it is recommended to wear close-fitting, sweat-absorbent and breathable autumn pants; Middle layer: it is recommended to keep warm, such as wearing sweaters, cashmere sweaters and sweaters. Outer layer: it is recommended to be windproof and waterproof, such as wearing cotton-padded clothes, down jackets and coats.

If you think children [wear too much and don't wear too little], it is recommended to wear vests, jackets and the like. Dressing a baby in winter usually involves three or three and a half layers. In a word, babies dress like adults. When adults wear two, there is no need to wear three for their babies.

2 It is recommended to put a sleeping bag on the baby when sleeping.

For most children who are restless and like to turn over, turn over and kick the quilt, it is necessary to choose a sleeping bag with the right thickness. Put on a sleeping bag, no matter how upset the child is, there is no need to worry about being awakened by freezing.

For children who are "rebellious and don't like being bound", when choosing a sleeping bag, you can choose a "split-leg sleeping bag". Wearing a sleeping bag, like wearing clothes, is generally more acceptable to children.

If the child can't accept the sleeping bag at all, the mother can choose pajamas with appropriate thickness for the child, and try to cover the baby with a quilt when sleeping, usually covering the chest. Don't cover a quilt with an adult. If an adult falls asleep, pulling the child will freeze.

Further reading: How to choose a suitable sleeping bag for children?

The key to choosing a sleeping bag for children lies in its style and thickness. Generally speaking, each sleeping bag has an index of warmth retention coefficient, namely [tog】logo.

Generally, when the indoor temperature is higher than 24℃, you can choose a single-layer cotton sleeping bag with 0.5 Torr or 0.2 Torr. When the indoor temperature is 2 1-23℃, choose a sleeping bag with 0.5tog single cotton cloth or 1.0tog double cotton cloth without cotton; When the indoor temperature is 16-20℃, choose a sleeping bag of 2.5tog;

Secondly, regarding the style selection of sleeping bags, it is generally divided into wrapped sleeping bags (suitable for newborns of 0-2 months), envelope sleeping bags (suitable for newborns of 0-6 months), split-leg sleeping bags (suitable for all ages) and blanket sleeping bags (suitable for children over 2 years old).

In a word, as the temperature gets colder, mothers should pay special attention to dressing their babies. Don't force them to wear too many clothes, but don't freeze them. I hope all the babies can spend the winter safely and bid farewell to the cold!