>
>
>When my daughter was born, we were advised to dress
>her in the kinds of clothes we wore (warmth wise) + 1
>layer. It was sound advice then and I pass it on to
>my childbirth classes now.
>

I can see the idea behind this when the ambiant air is cooler than the
baby's core body temperature.  However, in the heat of summer, when we
had 40+ degree weather (it was 39 indoors and about 43 outdoors), when
the normal body temperature is 37...I would keep baby as bare as
possible...downright nude...perhaps even with cool-ish baths if
necessary.  In my humble opinion...a baby will lose heat faster than an
adult, but will also heat up faster.  In that sense, I usually dress
myself first in winter, and the children last (from oldest to tiniest
child) so that they don't spend excessive amounts of time in a warm coat
indoors.

Fio
ressource person with Allaitement Québec
Nursing Mama to Sandrine, 31 mos, and #2, 11/2002

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