http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html Educating a baby ,foetus education Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:51 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html/comment-page-1#comment-2215 cena_sah Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html#comment-2215 opps i cant ans opps i cant ans

]]> http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html/comment-page-1#comment-2214 C. E Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:20:13 +0000 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html#comment-2214 ***Ok- diclaimer time: If you have questions that you are seriously concerned about, please, PLEASE see your pediatrician.*** Now that that is out of the way, the normal temp ranges for an infant/neonate is 97-99 degrees F. "Too" much of anything is a bad thing. Lowered temps lead to problems just like raised temps do. The best thing to do is to take your baby's temperature. You can purchase an over the counter thermometer to take axillary (armpit) temps, or one that will take a tympanic temp (ear). As long as the baby isnt acting uncomfortable and the temp is within the normal ranges, you should be fine. ***Ok- diclaimer time: If you have questions that you are seriously concerned about, please, PLEASE see your pediatrician.***
Now that that is out of the way, the normal temp ranges for an infant/neonate is 97-99 degrees F.
“Too” much of anything is a bad thing. Lowered temps lead to problems just like raised temps do. The best thing to do is to take your baby’s temperature. You can purchase an over the counter thermometer to take axillary (armpit) temps, or one that will take a tympanic temp (ear).
As long as the baby isnt acting uncomfortable and the temp is within the normal ranges, you should be fine.

]]> http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html/comment-page-1#comment-2213 ♥Draigh's Mommy!! Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:14:52 +0000 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html#comment-2213 It's better to be a little too cool. Try finding him some thin sleepers and onesies. Keep a little clothing on him, especially since it's winter, but he doesn't have to have a FULL outfit on. It’s better to be a little too cool. Try finding him some thin sleepers and onesies. Keep a little clothing on him, especially since it’s winter, but he doesn’t have to have a FULL outfit on.

]]> http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html/comment-page-1#comment-2212 Nimbus Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:28:55 +0000 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html#comment-2212 Being overwarm is potentially more dangerous than being slightly cool, as there is a risk of febrile convulsion and other problems. Go with how your baby feels - if he feels too hot, take a layer off. No two people are alike in how they feel at various temperatures, the guidelines are there for just that - a guideline rather than a rule. Being overwarm is potentially more dangerous than being slightly cool, as there is a risk of febrile convulsion and other problems. Go with how your baby feels – if he feels too hot, take a layer off. No two people are alike in how they feel at various temperatures, the guidelines are there for just that – a guideline rather than a rule.

]]> http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html/comment-page-1#comment-2211 - Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:24:02 +0000 http://www.alimamma.com/is-it-better-for-an-infant-to-be-too-cool-or-too-warm.html#comment-2211 i was told by a nurse its better for a baby to be too cool than too warm, especially at night, as overheating is one of the risks associated with SIDS. i was told by a nurse its better for a baby to be too cool than too warm, especially at night, as overheating is one of the risks associated with SIDS.

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