4 Steps that help in Maintaining, Body Temperature of Newborn Baby

Maintaining body temperature of newborn baby, at normal level is very crucial. It is because newborn baby is very sensitive. Slight change in environmental temperature to lower side, alters body temperature of baby to lower side, causing hypothermia. Whereas increase in body temperature above normal level, causes hyperthermia (fever). Covering body of your newborn baby adequately, in cold weather is 1st step in maintaining body temperature of newborn baby. Like that there are around 4 health steps that help in maintaining temperature of newborn baby, at normal level. Lets discuss each of them in detail.

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Signs of hypothermia in newborn baby are- 

• Cold hand and feet
• Loss of appetite 
• Baby is irritable having tired look.
• Decrease in body temperature, below normal level, on thermometer reading. 

Not maintaining body temperature of newborn baby in normal range, can cause loss in, body weight with time and other adverse effects.

4 Steps that help in maintaining body temperature of newborn baby-

1) Keep newborn baby covered-

Keep newborn baby adequately covered in warm clothing, if it is winter or rainy weather outside. Cold temperature of winter and rainy season, can bring down newborn baby’s body temperature below normal, causing hypothermia.

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• While taking baby outside in summer, keep baby covered in breathable thin covering, to protect baby from sunstroke.

2) Breastfeed newborn baby-

Breastfeed of mother is always at adequate temperature. It neither raises nor decreases temperature of newborn baby. It also supplies newborn baby with immunoglobulins, which helps in fighting against infections, which can lower or raise newborn baby’s body temperature.

3) Mother hug provides warmth to newborn baby-

Mother hug that newborn baby gets during breastfeed, helps in maintaining body temperature of newborn. That it do through skin to skin contact.

• If hands and feet of newborn baby is cold, keep baby wrapped in warm clothing and hugged in mother lap. That gives warmth to newborn baby, to bring body temperature to normal.

4) Temperature of baby room should be maintained, according to newborn baby-

Temperature of newborn baby can be lowered or increased because of room temperature. Therefore, to keep temperature of newborn baby within normal range, keep temperature of baby room adequate.

• Room should neither be made too cold with A.C. or cooler, nor it should be maintained too high with heater. 
• Never switch on fan, when it is raining outside or there is winter season. It will bring down temperature of newborn baby below normal. Maintain room temperature according to newborn baby.

So, that was all regarding 4 health steps that help in maintaining body temperature of newborn baby at normal level.