Usually, you can judge whether your newborn is hot or cold by touching the neck, back and chest of the newborn, or by observing the color of the newborn’s face and the state of sleep.
1. Touch: Parents can touch the newborn’s neck, back and chest to determine the newborn’s heat and cold, if the temperature of these parts is slightly higher or sweating, it means that the newborn may be hot, if the temperature is slightly lower and cold, it means that the newborn is cold, and you should increase the clothing in time.
2. Observation: Parents can observe the newborn’s face color, sleep status to determine the newborn’s hot and cold situation, if the newborn’s face is red or sleep sweating and crying, it means that the newborn at this time is relatively hot, if the newborn’s face is relatively white or slightly bruised and sleep curled up and crying, it means that the newborn is colder.
It should be noted that parents in the use of touch to determine the newborn hot and cold, it is recommended not to touch the hands and feet to judge, because the newborn’s peripheral circulation is imperfect, the temperature will be relatively low, can not be used as a basis for judging the newborn hot and cold.
If the newborn is hot, parents should monitor the newborn’s body temperature in a timely manner, if the body temperature is too high, should go to the hospital in a timely manner and treatment.