temperature Questions - moms4mom

Ideas for keeping children s bedrooms at a comfortable temperature at night.

2010-08-21T08:23:08Z

This summer we have witnessed an incredible increase in the level of humidity which can also be felt during the night. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep temperatures comfortable in children s bedrooms. My 6 year old has started waking up in the middle of the night, feeling very thirsty.

I close the curtains during the day to keep out direct sunshine, and open the windows early in the morning and during the late afternoon(to avoid the intense heat, any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

How do you keep infants hydrated in severe heat?

2010-07-06T16:31:31Z

When the temperature gets above 100, I require more liquids to stay hydrated. How do I tell that my infant is hydrated, and what should I do if she needs more liquids?

My infant is breastfed. My dad suggested a little bottle of water--I don't know if there's any harm in this.

How warm should baby's environment be?

2010-03-06T19:11:33Z

Hi Moms4mom folks,

My wife gave birth to our first child last night, a beautiful baby girl :-)

Previously we'd been on NCT ante natal classes where the advice was very much oriented towards not letting the baby get too warm - they recommended an ideal room temp. of 18C. However, on the maternity ward where we are currently, we are being encouraged to keep our baby very warm; at present she's wearing a vest, sleep suit, and has a towel and thin blanket wrapped round her, and the ward is very warm.

Is this conflicting advice because the latter advice applies more to newborn babies? At what stage should we start using fewer layers, blankets, etc?

Btw I'm painfully aware that an overly hot sleeping environment has been linked to SIDS but at the same time I don't want our baby to get too cold.

Thanks in advance.

Is it possible to develop a fever because of teeth coming out?

2010-02-04T13:00:54Z

My son got a little bit of temperature and diarrhea, and our nanny said it could be because his teeth are about to come out.

Did this happen to your children? Could the cause be this?

How to correctly use an infrared body thermometer?

2010-01-16T21:01:45Z

When our firstborn arrived 4 months ago we faced the need to buy a baby thermometer. After some deliberation I decided to splash out and buy a ThermoFlash LX-26. I'm very happy with the device, it's extremely easy to use and gets a reading in a fraction of a second. Perfect for a baby.

However even after 4 months of use I'm still unsure how to use it correctly! Both their manual and their webpage are quite laconic and not very helpful. The closest they have is this:

Hold the Thermo-flash LX-26 between 5 and 15 centimeters from the forehead.

Press the mesuring touch at the front of the handle, after the beep the temperature shows up immediately on the LCD screen.

Now, this is neither precise nor accurate. First of all, check out how it looks from the front:

As you can clearly see, the sensor is at the bottom of the device. This is in contrast to the first picture, where it is shown to be on the top... sort of.

Secondly, 5cm is about half of the distance between the device's front and back. So the distance in the first picture is way off as well.

How should I then be positioning it? Should I point the sensor at the forehead, or should I point it as shown in the picture (the sensor then faces the eye of the baby)? I've tried both ways, and the eye measurement is always hotter than the forehead measurement. Usually it is about 0.2°C to 0.3°C hotter, but sometimes it can be as much as 1°C hotter. Today too I measured 36.3°C on the forehead and 37.3°C in the eye.

So... how is this done correctly?

P.S. Someone with more rep, please set the tags to "infrared-thermometer temperature usage". As a new user, I can't create new tags... :(