It’s summertime and everyone wants to be outdoors. It’s a great time to take the little one on a ride through the park or zoo in his stroller. According to this author you should never put a blanket over a stroller to protect a baby from the sun. The temperature under that blanket could be a much as 20 degrees hotter that the temperature outside of the blanket. This author also offers other ways to keep baby safe in the summer.

Key Takeaways:

• Covering a stroller with a blanket to shield your baby from the sun — even if it’s with a very thin cloth — can actually have a furnace-like effect, according to Swedish researchers. In fact, doing this can cause the temperature inside a stroller to skyrocket to dangerous levels.
• Who would have thought something as innocent as covering your baby’s stroller with a blanket on a hot day could be a recipe for disaster? The thing is, young children are especially at risk for overheating and even heatstroke.
• Try to keep your baby in the shade when outside and check to make sure that he’s staying cool during car rides.Give him more fluids than usual on hot days.Dress your baby in lightweight, loose fitting clothing.

“If your home is very hot and you don’t have air conditioning, seek comfort at a public library, the mall, or a community shelter provided especially for relief from the heat.”

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