- 01-05-2012, 12:42 AM #17Registered User
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There are occasions when DH & I are dressed a layer more than our toddler when it gets cold It seems like it gets colder for us easier than for him...
Talk abt the hanky, this hanky-behind-kid's neck thingy here is quite a contradicting practice...The other day I saw 2 kids from a same family at our clubhouse playground dressed in 3 layers or so- top being a thick sweater, both with hankies hung from behind their necks They were apparently the ones sweating non-stop and the hankies were all wet! When we first got here we bought a set of clothes for LO & didn't realize inside the packaging comes with a hanky with some odd cutting It was until the first debut of a hanky hung from the back of the neck of a little plumb boy sweating away I witnessed did I realized what the odd-shaped piece of cloth we have was about So surprised they even offer hankies with a 'convenient' design for such purpose!
- 01-05-2012, 12:50 AM #18Registered User
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“Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a
spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never previously been aware …
To such a woman childbirth is a monument of joy within her memory.
She turns to it in thought to seek again an ecstasy which passed too soon.”
~ Grantly Dick-Read (Childbirth Without Fear)
Mother of Two
JMW, boy, born November 29, 2007, 9:43 pm, USA
MJW, girl, born March 17, 2011, 4:14 pm, HK
- 01-05-2012, 07:04 AM #19Registered User
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OK, I'll admit that it was chilly last night. Baby went to bed in a long-sleeved onsie, and a thick sleeping bag, and a blanket tucked firmly into the sides of the mattress.
But still -- if your baby is sweating, he/she is too hot and will probably get sick from being wet.
- 01-05-2012, 08:46 AM #20Registered User
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- 01-05-2012, 10:55 AM #21Registered User
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I think "catching a chill" doesn't cause disease but it can in a way weaken our immune defense. At least that's how I understand it.
http://dumbscientist.com/archives/co...-make-you-sick
Something also that I found interesting was:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...03/2177911.htm“Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a
spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never previously been aware …
To such a woman childbirth is a monument of joy within her memory.
She turns to it in thought to seek again an ecstasy which passed too soon.”
~ Grantly Dick-Read (Childbirth Without Fear)
Mother of Two
JMW, boy, born November 29, 2007, 9:43 pm, USA
MJW, girl, born March 17, 2011, 4:14 pm, HK
- 01-05-2012, 11:40 AM #22Registered User
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My son tends to get a skin rash when he gets too sweaty. We have this problem in more summer - he is a sweater. He has also caught lots of colds in summer which I attribute to being wet from sweat in the freezing air-con in the clubhouse but it's really a fine art knowing how many layers to put on and remove. Even in winter, he tends to be a sweater, so we have to watch the layers.
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- 01-06-2012, 01:12 PM #24Registered User
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Ureshii, that's so interesting...I didn't realize they have specially designed clothes for that purpose. I always felt bad for the local kids running around in 4-6 thick layers in 30 degree temps and sweating and red faced.
My pediatrician told me when my son was born to dress him in one layer more than I felt comfortable wearing while an infant and then let him decide how many layers to put on once he is old enough to make those choices (between 2-4, depending on the developing maturity of a child). The locals must think horrible thoughts as my son runs around in nothing but a t-shirt in 25 degree temps. (they must really think I'm awful for dressing my newborn in only 3 layers....but they think I'm awful for a variety of reasons, such as carrying my baby in a sling etc, so I guess I'm hopeless...) I carry an extra layer in case he asks for it, but I don't make him wear anything he doesn't feel comfy in.
But I agree with thanka; air-con makes extra layers absolutely necessary. Even in this weeks freezing weather, locals have all the windows wide open as if its a warm spring day. Extra layers are necessary to carry along!
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