5 Ways To Keep Your Baby Happy And Cool This Summer!

1. Keep Your Baby Well Fed, ALWAYS:

Food amounts to a big contributor to how your baby and how his body reacts to the heat outside. If your baby is at the age where he still relies on breast milk, ensure you feed him often to help him stay hydrated. Summer leads to a lot of sweating which could cause dehydration. Keeping your baby fed every few hours helps retain the fluids, avoiding any signs of dehydration.
If your baby has started his solid food intake and you plan an outing with him, ensure keeping fruits and cookies handy with you in abundance. Carrying a packet of cooked food could be dangerous as the heat could spoil the cooked food relatively faster

2. Increase Water Intake

Be extremely careful about his water intake. Babies tend to be very fussy about drinking water, which means keeping them hydrated could end up being a major task for you! Infants have a very weak immune system, as a result of which they tend to catch infections at a very fast rate, this adds to your task of giving them water or any other fluids you are sure are hygienic and fresh.

Resort to only using boiled, filtered, or seal-packed bottles of mineral water. To keep infections and irritations away, your baby must drink 12 ounces of water on a daily basis. Just to be safe, keep a check on your baby’s urine pattern and output.

Note: Water should be offered to a baby only after she has completed 6 months – before that breast and/or formula milk provide all the hydration that your baby needs even in very hot weather. Water should be offered to babies younger than 6 months only if your baby’s pediatrician recommends it so.

3. Make His Bath Time His Absolute Favorite

Most of us don’t realize the importance of moisturizing in the heat. We believe that winter is the only season that calls for well-moisturized skin. But contrary to popular belief, well-moisturized skin in summer is as essential, especially for our babies, as their skin tends to lose moisture five times faster than ours.

Also read: Guidelines For Taking Care Of Your Baby In Summers

To help us combat this issue, Baby Dove has introduced Baby Dove Rich Moisture Baby Bar that helps replenish the lost nutrients from your baby’s skin in just a few seconds. The Baby Bar comprises 1/4th of moisturizing cream and is also hypoallergenic, this not only helps keep your baby’s skin hydrated and moisturized but also keeps all his allergies away! And it has a mild and caring fragrance that is perfect for your baby’s delicate skin

4. Keep Those Monstrous Rashes Away

The summer heat often leads to rashes that make our babies very unhappy and irritable. These rashes are a cause of perspiration, especially in and around the diaper area; folds of the skin where sweat tends to accumulate. It’s extremely important to curb these before the occur, or it could lead to a couple of restless and a cry-filled day for your little bundle of joy.

5. Dress Your Baby Right

What your baby wears determines how he feels, which puts picking out just the right outfit for your baby on your to-do list. Needless to say, let your baby’s skin needs to breathe as much as possible, pick out loose-fitting cotton and stick to pastel colors. Do not wrap your baby with an additional layer of clothes. Avoid clothes that have frills, laces, buttons, and other embellishments as these could irritate your baby’s delicate skin. If you have to go out in the sun, cover your baby with a sun hat and an umbrella and cover her arms and legs. Just think of what would make you comfortable and pick just that for your baby.

Also read: How To Dress A Baby In Summers – Safe Summer Dressing Tips For Babies

All you new mommas out there, don’t panic, following these tips, will help ensure your baby is happy, chirpy and cool all summer. Stay cool!

FAQ’s

1. How To Keep Your Baby Happy And Cool Without AC?

Try opening windows to let in some fresh air. If you point the fan away from the cot, it will chill the room without disturbing the baby. A moist towel or sheet hung in front of the fan, rather than over it, may also help. More cooling will be maintained in the room.

2. Does AC Cause Cold In Babies?

Since the cold mode of an air conditioner often rapidly dries the air, the relative humidity in the room may occasionally falls to 50 percent. Air that is cold and dry can dry up your baby’s airways and promote inflammation in the nose and throat lining.

3. Is It OK To Use A Fan In A Baby Room?

Using a fan in a baby’s room is an instant solution to their discomfort in the heat. But the fan shouldn’t blow directly on the baby and shouldn’t be within reach of the baby.

4. How Can I Cool My Baby’s Temperature Naturally?

It’s best to sleep in a room with the lowest temperature in the house. The air around the bassinet or cot may be cooled by placing moist towels or sheets around it. Wet towels may also be used to cool down your child.