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Wales Online
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- Climate
- Wales Online
'Sleep nanny' offers 14 top tips how to keep babies cool in heatwave
'Sleep nanny' offers 14 top tips how to keep babies cool in heatwave Newborns are at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) if they overheat An expert has offered tips on how to keep babies and young children cool and comfortable during the heatwave (Image: PA ) The sunny weather can create an uncomfortable sleeping environment for babies and children. When the mercury rises it can be a real worry for parents concerned about their children's health and sleep. It is especially important to keep babies cool in the sweltering heat and The Sleep Nanny, Lucy Shrimpton has issued some tips on doing just that. Your baby is likely to become restless if feeling too hot or too cold so he may let you know. He may be more difficult to settle to sleep than usual or wake more frequently due to the discomfort of the temperature. Newborns are at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) if they overheat so check your newborn does not have a moist head or neck which are signs of sweating. If the face is redder than usual or he has a rash or you notice rapid breathing, these could be signs of overheating. Ms Shrimpton offered the following top tips on keeping your baby or young child cool and comfortable. 1. Dress your baby appropriately for the room temperature If the room is very hot, for example over 25°C for most of the night, just a nappy and thin cotton vest may suffice. If the room is between 20-23°C degrees a shortie baby grow or shorts and t-shirt pyjamas perhaps with socks or just a nappy and a 1 tog sleep sack. Article continues below If your baby is too young for any kind of bedding and it is too hot for a sleep sack, simply dress them in suitable clothing for the room temperature so that no covering is required. 2. Create a breeze During the day, open all windows on the same floor to create a blow-through and pull curtain two thirds of the way across to block out hot sun but still allow the breeze through. 3. Ventilate your home Open your loft hatch if you have one to allow heat to escape up through the roof. 4. Use appropriate bedding Use only cotton bed sheets and avoid any waterproof mattress covering as this will hold heat and make your baby sweat. 5. Give them a quick, refreshing bath A luke-warm bath or slightly cooler bath than usual might help to refresh your baby before bedtime and relieve any clamminess. Make it a quick bath so that she doesn't get too chilly. 6. Get a room thermometer ...so that you know what temperature you are dealing with. This will take away the guesswork and give you peace of mind that you have dressed your baby suitably. 7. Put ice in baby's room Large bottles of frozen water (1litre plus), placed in the baby's room may help to cool the air as they melt overnight. 8. Give electric fans a helping hand Electric fans will often just blow the warm air around but place a large bowl of ice or some frozen water bottles in front of the fan to cool the air that circulates the room. 9. Keep baby calm A calm baby will remain cooler than a frustrated baby so try to maintain a calming bedtime routine and offer reassurance and comfort if he is agitated. A cool flannel or cold compress dabbed gentle on your baby may help to cool and calm him. 10. Keep some water refrigerated Your baby may need to drink more than usual. Cold water is great so for young babies it is worth cooling some billed water and refrigerating it for night time use. Breastfed babies will stay hydrated on breastmilk. 11. Consider moving rooms If you cannot keep your baby cool in her own room, consider moving her to a cooler room in the house temporarily. 12. Set them up for the whole night - not just evening Remember, no matter how hot it is at bedtime, the temperature will drop in the night so don't put your baby in his cot in just a nappy if it will drop below 25 degrees in the night. You might like to check on him before you go to bed to see how the temperature is. 13. Accurately check baby's temperature Hands and feet do get colder than the rest of the body so it is natural for these to feel a little colder to the touch. If you are unsure about your baby's temperature, feel the back of his neck or use a thermometer. 14. Put yourself in their shoes Babies will be comfortable dressed for temperatures as you would dress yourself. So ask yourself how hot it feels and what you would be comfortable in when you are considering how to dress you baby. Article continues below Just remember, you can pull the covers over you but she cannot, so imagine you are going to bed without any bed covers. For more information and tips from The Sleep Nanny (Lucy Shrimpton) visit or follower her on X account @lucysleepcoach
GMA Network
29-06-2025
- Health
- GMA Network
1-year-old toddler dies while sleeping on stomach; medical experts caution parents
A one-year old child who recently died while sleeping has brought attention to the risks of children sleeping lying face down or on their stomach. Listen to what medical experts advise. In his report on Sunday's 24 Oras Weekend, Dano Tingcungco talked with Jennifer (not her real name) about the tragedy that took her one and a half year old child. Jennifer said it was an uneventful evening last June 21 at their home. After dinner of rice and soup at 8 p.m., the child had some milk before falling to sleep an hour later. At around 12:40 a.m., Jennifer said she woke up and decided to check on her child who was lying on his stomach. She noticed the toddler was listless and not moving. When she turned on the lights, the child's mouth had turned to a 'violet' color. The shocked mother rushed her child to the hospital where it was discovered there was a large amount of liquid and food in his lungs. Aspiration pneumonia was ruled as the cause of death. In babies, aspiration pneumonia occurs when foreign substances like food, liquid, or vomit are inhaled into the lungs. Jennifer said she was told by the medical staff that her child suffocated because he was lying prone while he slept. 'Ang instance daw po ng tao kapag hindi makahinga ay masusuka. Sa case po ng anak ko dahil nakadapa po siya hindi niya po mailabas yung suka kaya po dumerecho sa baga niya and then nalunod daw po siya sa sarili niyang suka. Nakadapa po siya, naka close ang bibig,' Jennifer said. (I was told in that instance when a person could not breathe they would throw up. In my child's case he was lying on his stomach so he could not expel his vomit which then ended up in his lungs. He drowned in his own vomit. He was lying prone and his mouth was closed.) Jennifer cautioned other parents to be careful with their children who have the practice of sleeping in the lying down position. Risks Experts said that sleeping on one's stomach can be unsafe, particularly to small children. 'Some of the research shows that sleeping on the stomach can block the airway because it increases what we call rebreathing that means they breathe their own exhaled air. Bumababa (It decreases) oxygen sa katawan (in their bodies) and level of CO2 rises and that is not good,' said pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Co. 'If you have a baby in chest position, 'di nila kayang bumaligtad (they are unable) to stay on the back position. As the child gets older, it doesn't happen anymore,' Co added. The American Academy of Pediatrics launched the 'Back to Sleep' campaign to promote safe sleep practices for infants, specifically recommending that healthy babies sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). It is also recommended for parents or guardians to closely check if their small children have a problem with breathing, especially since they are unable to share what they are feeling. —RF, GMA Integrated News
Daily Record
19-06-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
Simple mistake parents make during a heatwave could be deadly for your child
We've all got our children's best interests at heart but efforts to protect them could be putting them in danger Scotland is edging ever closer to the possibility of a heatwave, as a blast of hot weather and sunshine arrives in the UK this weekend. The Met Office has even gone as far as to issue a yellow health warning for much of England. For Scots, if Thursday and Sunday in particular play ball with high temperatures, we could establish an official heatwave of our own, too. This is when Scotland enjoys consistent mercury on or over 25C for three days in a row. However, while parents and children are frolicking in the sea, building sand castles in the beach, or playing in the garden, there is one simple mistake they could make in the heatwave that could be deadly for their children. A recent piece from Netmums has warned against the common practice of covering your baby's pram with a blanket or muslin on sunny days. Experts warn that this can lead to dangerously high temperatures inside the pram. You may do it to shield your wee ones from the sun or help them nap, but a covered pram can heat up like an oven in minutes, putting your baby at serious risk of overheating or even heatstroke. The Lullaby Trust charity warns that doing so could raise the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). To illustrate the danger, childcare provider Sophie Campbell conducted an experiment using a thermometer and a child's doll. In a Facebook post, she explained how the temperature inside a covered pram or pushchair can rise. She dressed the doll, named Dolly, with factor 50, 5* UVA sunscreen, a drink for hydration, and a sun hat. Despite these precautions, she decided to cover Dolly with a blanket for shade and placed a thermometer inside. The temperature in the buggy started at 35C, but after just 12 minutes, it rose to 45C, and after another 15 minutes, it crept up to an alarming 50C. The gravity of the situation was clear for all to see, and Sophie used the example to urge parents to think again when using blankets for shade, as the potential consequences for a real child are horrendous. What's more, a cover can also hamper with a parent's ability to see their child therefore making it difficult for them to check on their tot or monitor their temperature. So, what is the alternative? The organisation advises using a clip-on sunshade or parasol for a pram or buggy. Svante Norgren, a paediatrician at a children's hospital in Stocklholm, threw weight behind the advice, telling Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet: "It gets extremely hot down in the pram, something like a thermos. "There is also bad circulation of the air and it is hard to see the baby with a cover over the pram." Sophie went on: "It doesn't matter what you put over the top, a muslin, blanket or towel, the results will all be similar, and the outcome could be horrendous. 'Still to this day, I see babies/children in pushchairs on very sunny and hot days with blankets draped over them to block the sun and heat out." She ended with a final plea to parents, adding: "Please do not do this." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Decatur Memorial Hospital providing sleeping sacks for newborns
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The state of Illinois is spreading awareness about safe sleeping when it comes to newborns. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in babies under one year old, and now one Macon County hospital wants to help. Decatur Memorial Hospital started giving out sleeping sacks to the parents of a newborn last month. Officials hope this will spread awareness and save more lives. Decatur families excited with new Fairview Park The hospital is taking a new approach when caring for babies and their families. One nurse said it's important as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also called SIDS, is starting to rise. 'It is the leading cause of death in infants under one years old,' said nurse manager Danielle Collins. 'And that leads to a variety of different things. It leads to people co-sleeping with their baby, people seeing different things that are not safe on the market for their baby to use.' Collins said to babies, the tight-fitting sleep sacks are comfortable because it symbolizes the womb. In the last few weeks, the hospital has passed out nearly 40 of them. 'This has been in works for well over six-eight months of getting the sleep sacks purchased, the foundation providing them for us,' Collins said. The Illinois Department of Human Services said every three days a baby in Illinois dies in their sleep. The hospital's foundation director, Paul Lidy, said Decatur Memorial has 1,100 sleeping sacks ready to go which will hopefully prevent this problem from getting worse. Illinois Women's Pro Tennis Championship held in Decatur for the first time 'Our goal is to help right from the get-go with a new baby to make sure that they are safely sleeping,' Lidy said. He said the stock is expected to last until 2026, since normally they average between 800-900 births a year. 'We used to give out a baby spoon, something that was sentimental but maybe not as usable,' Lidy said. 'This is a direct way that we can impact that baby by safe swaddling them.' Collins said they're just pushing the initiative to avoid common causes of infant death. 'Myself and my team are here to do every day, day in, day out,' Collins said. 'We want to provide the best quality care we can for our patients; see them not only as a patient, but as a family.' These sleeping sacks are available to every newborn in the hospital. The Illinois Department of Human Services said bed sharing with an infant is up to 10 times higher now. In 2022, there were more than 1,500 deaths related to SIDS. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Irish Sun
08-06-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan reveals she was ‘scared to sleep' amid fears her baby son would die weeks after giving birth
HOLLY Hagan has revealed she was so overwhelmed after giving birth, she was terrified of going to bed at night. The Advertisement 6 Holly said she was scared to go to sleep in case Alpha-Jax died Credit: Instagram 6 The 32-year-old said she wished someone had warned her about the drop in hormones Credit: Instagram 6 Holly's husband Jacob has been a tower of support to her Credit: instagram 6 The couple's son is now two years old Credit: Instagram Speaking on her new She confessed: 'I wish somebody had warned me about the baby blues, because oh my God, that hormone drop once I got home from hospital — I was crying for no reason. 'It would get to 6pm, 7pm and I'd just burst into tears. I was scared of going to bed, I didn't want to be alone.' The reality TV favourite added: 'It was very strange, but thankfully that passed after a week or so. But nobody warned me. I wish someone had spoken to me about that. It wasn't fun.' Advertisement Read more in Reality TV And it wasn't just the hormones keeping Holly up at night — she was plagued with anxiety over Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and found herself obsessively checking on Alpha-Jax. Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan cruelly mum shamed as she shares toddler's 'I worried about febrile seizures and all these things you don't really hear about until you have social media,' she admitted. 'It's great for advice but it also shows you loads of terrifying stuff. 'I thought SIDS was really common. I was absolutely terrified thinking one day he might just stop breathing. I even used an Owlet sock that tracked his breathing, oxygen and heart rate because I'm such an anxious person.' Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Exclusive Exclusive Holly also opened up about the challenges of parenting a 'high-temperament' child and said it's taken her two whole years to feel like she's finally cracked motherhood. 'I've made no secret that it's been a difficult journey with him since he was about four months old,' she said. 'I'm finally getting into the swing of it, but it's taken a long time. Motherhood completely turns your life upside down.' 6 Holly found fame on MTV's Geordie Shore Credit: Getty Advertisement 6 The 32-year-old has recently launched a new podcast Credit: Alamy
