Keep Babies From Overheating - Dress your baby appropriately for the weather. The rule of thumb is in the summer, dress the baby as you would dress. In cooler weather, add one layer to what you'd wear.
Keep your house slightly cool. Set the thermostat for 65 to 68 degrees. Babies seem to sleep best and are most comfortable at a room temperature that is slightly cool.
Keep Babies From Overheating
Avoid using blankets when the baby is sleeping. Instead of using blankets, use a sleep sack or a swaddle blanket so that your baby is less likely to get caught up in the blankets and overheat. On warm nights, your baby may just sleep in a diaper and a swaddle blanket.
Don't use a knit hat in hot weather. Heat escapes from babies' heads, so in hot weather, covering their heads may cause a baby to get too hot.
Keep your baby well hydrated. Be sure your baby is eating throughout the day, especially on hot days.
With concerns over babies dying from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) as a result of overheating, many new parents wonder how their baby should be dressed when they sleep or what temperature is best for baby. To keep your baby from overheating, follow these steps. - by eHow
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