I had heard this possibility too.  I think it was in a talk by Gene
Anderson.  What I recall was that while mom's skin temperature not
only rises if baby's goes down, but it will go down if baby's skin
temp goes too far up.  Dad's body only responds by raising the skin
temp, but doesn't provide the reverse regulation.  It was pointed
out that when baby starts to get "too warm" dads will often hand
baby off to mom or whoever, saying that it's getting uncomfortable
for him.  If this phenomenon is true, then we need to let dads know
this is normal.  What may happen when babies continue to get too
warm is that dad feels the warmth, but doesn't want to interrupt the
K-care or feels if he asks to stop that he will be labelled as "not
bonding well".

Winnie

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