In the cold winter, many people can't get away from the electric blanket. They can't sleep until they use the electric blanket at night. So can we use the electric blanket for the baby? What's the harm of using the electric blanket for the baby?
Can the baby use electric blanket? It is not recommended to use electric blanket for the following reasons:
1. Easy 'heatstroke'
Because the electric blanket keeps heating, and the baby is covered tightly, it is not easy to dissipate heat. It will make the temperature rise with the temperature in the quilt. The high heat and a large amount of sweating will cause damage to the circulation and nervous system of the child for a long time, resulting in the phenomenon of "heatstroke" in winter.
2. easy to get angry
In winter, the air is very dry. Electric blanket will make people more dry, which is easy to cause fire and sore mouth and nose. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, children are pure Yang. They are afraid of heat and not afraid of cold. It is easier for children to get angry when sleeping on electric blankets than adults.
3. easy dehydration
Because infants have more body fluid than adults, and need more water, and the younger they are, the more body fluid they have. The electric blanket can't control the temperature very well. The evaporation of high temperature will cause a lot of sweating or loss of water in the process of breathing. However, due to the immature development of the kidney of the infant, the regulation mechanism is relatively poor, and the water in the urine can't be recovered in large amount, which is easy to cause dehydration of the child.
4. Sensitive and itchy
Due to the evaporation of human body water and the stimulation of pyrogen on the skin, some baby's skin will be allergic, itchy or have pimples of different sizes.
5. Easy to cause diseases
Due to the loss of a large number of body fluids, it will also cause the children's respiratory tract mucosa to dry, and its barrier function against pathogens will be weakened, which is also easy to cause diseases. Moreover, due to the high temperature of the environment, children are prone to suffer from cold and disease after sweating.
6. Accident prone
The leakage caused by children's urination is also easy to cause the electric circuit short circuit of the electric blanket, resulting in an unexpected situation.
In a word, the risk of baby sleeping on electric blanket is great, even in the cold winter is not recommended.
How to use the electric blanket correctly? If you have to use the electric blanket for your baby, remember to turn on the electric blanket before your baby goes to bed, and cover the quilt in advance. Turn off the electric blanket five minutes before the baby goes to bed, and then put the baby in. Never leave the electric blanket on all the time. If moms are worried about their baby's cold in the middle of the night, they can sleep on the electric blanket, and then put the baby beside you instead of directly putting the baby on the electric blanket.