Newborn warmer: danger or necessity?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Before giving birth, future parents try to buy everything they need to take care of their child after being discharged from the hospital, if they are not superstitious and do not plan to purchase everything necessary only after the fact of birth. You need to remember to buy a lot: a bath, a changing table, a crib, diapers, bottles, a water thermometer, and a first aid kit. A heating pad for a newborn can rightfully enter this list. Why is it needed, and what precautions should be taken?

It must be said right away that an ordinary rubber heating pad that is filled with water poses a certain danger. To avoid injury to the child, do not add too hot water to it, the temperature should be comfortable. You can not fill it to the brim, a small amount of water will suffice. Before putting it to the child, you need to check whether the heating pad for the newborn is hermetically closed, and wrap it in a dense cloth. No wayIn this case, you can not use electric models to warm the baby's legs - only to heat the crib.

Recently, various modifications of heating devices have been invented that do not pose any danger when used. The warmer toy for newborns deserves special attention. Its price is about 600 rubles, the usual one will cost four times cheaper. What does she represent? It is made of natural materials and looks like an ordinary soft toy dog, duck or any other animal, the filler of which is millet and lavender petals. It is easy to use: you just need to warm it up for a few minutes in the microwave. After that, give the child or put in the crib. This warm toy will stay warm for hours with a gentle lavender scent.

An excellent option would be a s alt heating pad for a newborn. It is also completely safe and made from non-toxic materials. The shell is a plastic bag of increased strength and tightness. Inside there is a special solution of s alt, which is used in medicine. No harm can be caused to a person if used correctly. On the contrary, it is a guarantee that there will be no overheating and burns.

Many mothers believe that such a s alt heating pad for a newborn should be in every home. They are produced in various forms and are intended for the treatment and prevention of a large number ofdiseases. They also perform the usual functions of warming children while sleeping or walking outside. To start its work, it is enough to press the activator floating inside the solution and wait until s alt crystals begin to spread from it in a wave. You will immediately feel warm. After a few minutes, a fully crystallized heating pad should be mashed in your hands, like dough, and applied where required. Such a baby warmer (including for newborns) easily takes the contours of any part of the body. For a child under three years old, it is better to wrap it in a cloth. And for the smallest, you need to keep a distance of at least 5 cm from the body.