Before birth, future parents try to buy everything that is needed to care for the child after discharge from the hospital, if they are not superstitious and do not plan to purchase everything necessary only after the fact of birth. Much needs to be remembered to buy: a bath, and a changing table, and a bed, and diapers, and bottles, and a water thermometer, and a first-aid kit. A heating pad for a newborn can rightfully enter this list. Why is it needed and what precautions should be followed?
It must immediately be said that an ordinary rubber heating pad, which is filled with water, is a certain danger. To avoid injuring the child, you do not need to add too hot water to it, the temperature should be comfortable. You can’t fill it to the brim, a small amount of water is enough. Before putting it to the child, you need to check whether the heating pad for the newborn is tightly closed and wrap it in dense fabric. In no case should you use electric models to warm the baby's legs - only to heat the crib.
Recently, various modifications of heating devices have been invented that do not pose any danger when used. A special attention is paid to a toy-heating pad for newborns. Its price is about 600 rubles, the usual will cost four times cheaper. What is she like? This is made of natural materials, seemingly ordinary soft toy dog, duck or any other animal, the filler of which is millet and lavender petals. It is easy to use: you just need to heat it up for several minutes in the microwave. After that, give the child or put in the crib. This warm toy will remain so for several hours, spreading the delicate smell of lavender.
An excellent option can be a salt heating pad for a newborn. It is also completely safe and made of non-toxic materials. The shell is a plastic bag of increased strength and tightness. Inside is a special salt solution that is used in medicine. It is impossible to inflict any harm upon proper use. On the contrary, this is a guarantee that there will be no overheating and burns.
Many mothers believe that such a salt water heater for a newborn should be in every home. They are available in various forms and are intended for the treatment and prevention of a large number of diseases. They also perform the usual functions of warming up children during sleep or walking on the street. To begin its work, it is enough to press the activator floating inside the solution and wait until salt crystals propagate from it in a wave. You will immediately feel warm. After a few minutes, the fully crystallized heating pad should be crushed in your hands, like a dough, and applied where necessary. Such a baby warmer (including for newborns) easily takes the contours of any part of the body. For a child under three years old, it is better to wrap it in fabric. And for the smallest, you need to observe a distance from the body of at least 5 cm.