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UK Heatwave Newborn

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FTM2022x · 09/07/2022 09:23

I’m a FTM and have a 7 week old baby girl. I am so stressed about her overheating in this heatwave it’s making me unwell. I can’t stop looking at the weather apps and panicking. I am so worried about SIDS even though if anything I underdress her at night.

how can I calm down?

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Pinkflipflop85 · 09/07/2022 09:28

Stop checking the weather apps for a start.

Babies are born and raised in places hotter than the UK.

My first was born during a heatwave. It was fine. In fact, the midwives still insisted on blankets and hats in a hospital that was hotter than the sun.

nomistake · 09/07/2022 09:33

Think about the fact that babies are born all over the world in places that reach 40 degrees all summer and survive perfectly well.

motogirl · 09/07/2022 09:39

It's a shame you didn't have my midwife - she had spent 20 years working in outreach with the Bedouin women in the Saudi desert, plus 5 years in the Amazon! Any queries I had about needing equipment, clothing etc was met with practical advice along the lines of it's unnecessary or they cope just fine. She got me breastfeeding by spending 3 hours at my house, mum made her dinner!

My advice is to work out where in your house is cooler, usually downstairs, and also think about how to get a through draft which cools the house down

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Mrsmch123 · 09/07/2022 09:41

She will be fine. Other people saying ohh babies are born in hot countries all the time doesn't really help. They are different in that one they are used to the heat and two more equipped to deal with it. don't overdress her and keep her out the sun and she will be grand. I had a summer born baby last year and spent ages checking the weather, looking at the room temp on the egg. In the end I stopped and just used my own judgement. Your not daft and will know if she's too hot and can make adjustments. Honestly she will be fine, it's hard when everything is so new and they are so tiny❤️

daisychainsandrainbows · 09/07/2022 09:46

If your anxiety over the heat is so extreme that it's making you unwell then it may be wise to speak to the GP. The newborn days are tough on our mental health and worries shouldn't become this overwhelming.

Caramac555 · 09/07/2022 09:46

My first was born in a hot country. You may find she wakes more at night to feed when its cooler because feeding is about the most energetic thing they do.

If she's breastfed apparently your milk will naturally adjust to help her hydration. If she's formula fed check the latest advice on offering cooled boiled water.

If its well over 30 degrees she may need to sleep just in a nappy and vest, this takes quite a mindset shift from bundling babies up. I was taught that the baby needs one more layer than mum. So if its one of those sticky nights when you're sprawled naked and trying to sleep, nappy and vest is the way to go.

My midwife had worked in the Whitsundays, she used to bathe babies twice a day if they were hot and sticky, just don't overdo the soap.

My colleague grew up in Hyderabad, it regularly exceeds 40 degrees there, fans were left running all night. He's now sleep conditioned that he likes a fan running on low because he finds the sound reassuring. And I think he over salts his food. Otherwise he seems to have turned out a nice normal guy.

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