2006-08-18 16:11:38 · 5 answers · asked by Jenniemay B 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Normally, temperatures for newborns (3 weeks is still newborn) should be between 97.6-99.5. Newborns will need an extra layer of clothes (one more than what you would wear) and they lose heat through their head and feet, esp if you are in a cold climate.
2006-08-18 16:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
98.6 but don't worry about body temp. Slight temperature is a way the body heats the body to fight infection. How does the baby feel. I have a 23 month old and I have never taken his temperature. I can tell by feeling if he is burning up or not. IF he is, I put him in the bathtub in tepid water. I dry him off real good, change his sheets and put him to bed. People worry too much.
2006-08-18 23:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by rcpaden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies temp should be 98.6 or somewhere in that range. Babies at this age tend not to run fevers and so do not need to have their temp taken.
2006-08-18 23:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the child but usually it should run at around 98.6, but if it is one degree lower or higher that is fine also.
2006-08-19 02:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the nurse said.....
2006-08-18 23:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by buzzbait0u812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋