Newborn Baby Temperature

Temperature for Newborns, Temperature Newborn Baby, Newborn Baby Temperature: The importance of maintaining the temperature of the newborn baby has been known for centuries. You should take your baby's temperature.

* He is acting especially crabby

* His skin feels hot

* You note a rash on his skin

* He is sweating a lot

* His skin looks very pale

* His skin looks very flushed

* His breathing seems too fast, slow, or noisy

* He has nasal discharge

* He is sneezing or coughing

* He refuses to eat

* He pulls at his ears

* He is thrashing around

* His cry is unusually intense

* He is throwing up

* He has diarrhea or an unusual stool

If you think that the baby might just have been overdressed or over heated, take some clothes off the baby, wait half an hour and retake the temperature. Conversely, if your baby feels cool to the touch or has a temperature of less than 97.6 Fahrenheit, warm him up with an extra layer of clothes or put him skin to skin with you until he warms up.