Do newborns need to wear socks?

Newborns have low body resistance and insufficient defense capabilities, so they are vulnerable to various external diseases. Therefore, many parents will wrap their children tightly to prevent them from catching cold. This is why many parents always put socks on their children. In fact, you can choose whether to put socks on them according to different environments.

1. Do you need to wear socks for newborns?

Whether to put socks on the baby depends on the environment. If the room temperature is relatively high, you don’t have to wear socks to prevent the baby from being too hot. Babies are generally cold-resistant but not heat-resistant. When the temperature drops, it is best to wear light and breathable socks to prevent the baby from catching cold and causing diarrhea.

Condition Analysis: Hello, wearing socks and not wearing socks each have their advantages, and it is not necessary to wear socks. If there are a lot of mosquitoes, wearing socks may prevent you from being bitten by mosquitoes. Going barefoot without socks may help dissipate heat better. This depends on your own habits. If it's not too hot, you can let your child wear socks. If the weather is too hot, it is best not to let your child wear socks.

Condition Analysis: Generally, the temperature regulation function of infants is not yet fully developed, their heat production capacity is small, but their heat dissipation capacity is large. In addition, their body surface area is relatively large, making it easier for them to dissipate heat. When the ambient temperature is slightly low, the baby's peripheral circulation will be poor, and his feet will feel cold. If you put socks on the baby, it can keep the baby warm to a certain extent, prevent him from catching a cold, and the child will also feel comfortable.

Condition analysis: Babies learn about the world through the sense of touch of their hands and feet. It is good for the child's development to let the baby experience more things in the outside world, let his hands and feet touch hard, soft, cold, hot... so that he can recognize different things. Besides, you shouldn't wear socks in this weather.

II. Guidance

It is best for babies to wear socks. When it is hot, you can put some thin socks on them, and when it is cold, you can put some thick socks on them. The main purpose of wearing socks is to keep warm. When it is cold, we keep warm. The second is to prevent skin damage. Because our babies often rub their feet during normal activities. Sometimes if you don’t wear socks, their feet are prone to skin damage. So we say that it is best for babies to wear socks.