How warm is too warm for your baby? How can you tell your baby is feeling cold? We may presume that our babies are comfortable if we are. Is this true?
You would think we are all calibrated to feel similarly, but this is not so. Think about it, even when you share a space with other people, some feel colder than others in the winter, and likewise, some may feel hotter. Temperatures affect every human being in a different way. But here’s the difference between you, me and baby. We can reach out for a sweater or shawl, but the baby cannot. Likewise, if the quilt over us is too heavy or hot, we can throw it off. A baby under four months definitely cannot as she does not have the strength. As your baby grows older, she can push away a cover, but she still cannot pull it back over when she gets cold.
It is important not to assume your baby is cold, hot or otherwise. So how can we tell what is right for baby?
