Every year in summer the air temperature on the street is getting higher. And so more and more often in the houses and apartments began to appear conditioners. And with the appearance of an infant in the home, parents are afraid to use air conditioners for their intended purpose. Why? This is due to the fact that they quite recently entered into widespread use and little information about their use in young children. Is the air conditioner harmful for newborns?
First, we will determine what is the air conditioner and for whom it is needed.
The conditioner is the device automatically creating favorable climatic conditions and clearing air in the closed premises. Air conditioners are of several types, but in residential premises use a household wall type.
The high temperature of the air is worst borne by children, especially newborns, who have not yet fully formed a thermoregulatory system and they give off more heat than adults.
Terms of use
From this it follows that it is possible to use the air conditioner even in the very room of the newborn child, but the following rules must be observed:
- To familiarize the children with the air-conditioning system as early as possible.
- Direction of air flow: do not direct the child to the bed.
- Quality timely maintenance (cleaning of filters).
- The temperature drop is gradual: 2 degrees after 30 minutes until the optimum temperature in the room is reached.
- Do not make a low temperature: it's optimal when it's not hot.
- To monitor the humidity of air: humidity should be from 40 to 70%, if lower - use an air humidifier.
- Arrange 1 time per day in the apartment draft.
- Take into account the individual characteristics of family members.
There are rules of use and air conditioning in the car with an infant:
- Follow the flow of air.
- Moisten with saline solutions the nasal cavity of the baby every 30-40 minutes.
- Air exchange (open when the door is stopped).
- Drink plenty of baby.
Already many doctors and parents were convinced that the use of an air conditioner in the room of a newborn is possible.
Do not be afraid if you have air conditioning, use it when the air temperature rises and your life turns into a nightmare. Do it according to all the above rules and then you will be sure that the air conditioner does not harm your children's health. After all, when the room is clean, moistened and cool air, children are less sick.