Walking with a newborn in summer

Like most questions that concern the care of newborns, this causes pediatric disagreements. Some are sure that walks with the newborn both in summer and in winter are excluded, if the crumb did not turn 2 weeks old. Others recommend taking the baby out into the street from the first days, if the weather is dry and windless, and the temperature does not matter at all. However, there are general rules, and about them - below.

The first walk

Before you go out for the first time in the summer to walk with a newborn, make sure that you feel well (childbirth is a "work" for both) and the baby is absolutely healthy. With regard to clothes for the baby in the summer , it should be made of natural fabrics, which both let in air and moisture is removed. Here it is necessary to observe a number of rules. First, do not forget that the baby's skin is hypersensitive, so the sun that is affectionate for you for crumbs can be dangerous. You need to hide the entire body of the baby. Secondly, the thermoregulation of a newborn is still far from perfect, so even an ordinary, but too dense diaper can cause overheating and a heat stroke. If to generalize, then for the first walk with a newborn in the summer at 25-28 degrees Celsius, a thin "little man" made of cotton will be enough.

Duration of walks

Good weather has to spend as much time as possible on the street. But the first walk for a child should last no more than 15-20 minutes. Do not take the crumb under direct sunlight. An excellent solution is diffuse light in the shade of trees. And the skin will not suffer, and vitamin D, which is so necessary for babies to prevent the development of rickets, will be developed. For a week's walk, you can gradually bring two or three hours. Of course, how much time to walk in the summer with the newborn, the baby himself will tell, after all in three or four hours he will get hungry. And if with the baby on breast-feeding everything is extremely simple (you just need to find a secluded place far from the eyes of curious people), the mother of an artificial child will have to return home. Option to wear while walking with a bottle of the finished mixture do not even consider! High temperature and milk are the ideal environment for the development of bacteria.

Another reason to return home is a diaper. 15-20 minutes of skin contact with feces will be enough for the appearance of dermatitis. If the child pokakal, immediately treat the skin with baby wet wipes and go home to wash it thoroughly.