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Babies and hot weather
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/06/2006 00:15:25
Just as you do, your baby will feel the heat in hot weather – and need to dress and drink liquids appropriately.
Whilst older children will tell you what they want and how they feel (though they still need prompting to take in water and keep their sun block topped up), small babies can't do much except cry. In very hot weather, a baby might pass out before she
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Baby's Room Temperature
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/01/2009 02:02:51
Whilst most people understand it's important not to let their baby's room get too hot, it's vital not to let it get too cold, either
Whether your are dressing your baby in winter or caring for your baby in hot weather, a safe room temperature for your baby's bedtime remains pretty much the same: 18 degrees C. (NHS Direct recommend keeping the room between 16 and 20 degrees C
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Bath safety: call for thermostat valves on taps
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/03/2006 02:24:39
MPs call for law to force new and refurbished homes in England to have valves fitted to control bath water temperatures and keep babies and children safe.
of health professionals who see children suffering with severe burns (just as with a fire) simply from household water being too hot. For more information on household safety and water in particular, visit the RoSPA website.ThinkBaby factfileHigh accident
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Baby Temperatures
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/04/2006 13:48:32
What does your baby's temperature tell you? How should you take her temperature and what is normal?
. Above this it is advisable to reduce the amount of clothes they are wearing (but not too quickly in case they suddenly get the shivers), move them to a room which is not hot and stuffy, make sure they are drinking liquids (cool boiled water, breastmilk
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Baby Coughs
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/01/2010 00:22:52
When your baby has a persistent cough, what should you be aware of and what can you do?
Baby coughs often sound worse than they actually are. You'll come to recognise signs of normal coughs and sniffles over time but some symptoms suggest the problem could be more serious.Common causes for baby coughs A hot room Like all of us
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Beach sun safety for babies and children
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/08/2009 01:49:03
Even when babies and children are safe by your side, the sun is still their biggest danger
, there are important safety issues they need to be protected from: the sun's rays, for a start.Suncare for babies and childrenAcross the ThinkBaby site, there are useful articles to help make your trips out with your baby or toddler safer:Keep safe in the heat
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Fire safety in the home
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2011 01:06:04
In Child Safety Week we look at the key points it's important to remember to avoid or deal with fires in the home.
of you is closed, feel it with the back of your hand to see if it is hot, in case there is fire in that room.If you have to escape from an upstairs window, try to put something soft to land on and don't jump the full length of the drop. Try to lower
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Raised temperature: when to call the doctor
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/06/2008 10:38:01
When does a raised temperature become a fever that you should be concerned about?
, then this should not be a cause for concern. Your baby seems to be more limp than usual - and/or less engaged with you as usual. Your baby has a raised temperature for more than 48 hours - even if she is just very hot for this time and her temperature does not go
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