we are thinking of buying a 12v traveling electric blanket for my baby and wanted to see what everyone thinks... safe? or not?
2007-07-19 03:14:43 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
12 volt is safe , I wouldn't buy a regular one for home though...
2007-07-19 03:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No it's not safe. That's why the nurse would use thick receiving blankets to wrap the baby up.. Sometimes you might need to use 2 blankets if you think it's too cold for the baby. My nephew-in-law has always used 2 blankets for the baby to stay warm... This is his first baby and she's 10 days old today.. Just bundle that baby up good.. But don't use electric blanket.. I hope that helps..
2007-07-19 03:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by lilrose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
If you put an electric blanket on an infant and the infant spits up on it or pees on it or drools on it your child can get electrocuted. Also if there is a hot spot in the electric blanket an adult would take it off your baby will get burned because 1 he/she cannot tell you there is a hot spot and 2 he/she cannot take the blanket off. there is the danger of the baby overheating and then the danger of suffocation because the electric blankets have plastic in them. so all in all,
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
if you are worried about baby not being warm enough you can use sheepskin under the baby and then the nice blanket sleeper on the baby.
good luck
Tara
2007-07-19 03:30:24 · answer #3 · answered by tara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would never use an electric blanket at any age. I do not like them even for myself. Anyway, a baby does not need to get too hot. If the baby is covered up with warm clothes or a regular blanket and is content then he is fine.
2007-07-19 03:18:13 · answer #4 · answered by sunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not safe. Babies have the same problem elderly adults have. Their sense of temperature isn't the same. By the time they start crying, they are already in trouble. Just use baby blankets. Add a hat and socks if you think it will be too cold. If you are camping and there is a sudden cold snap, just pull the baby next to you. Works. That's how most farm people used to keep their babies warm in Winter in Midwestern farm houses at night prior to central heating.
2007-07-19 03:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not only would the baby be unable to tell you if they were too hot, babies don't have a lot of fat under their skin (Even the cute chubby ones). They can't regulate their heat like an adult and it is a lot easier for them to get burned. Thats why in the hospital all they put on the babies is a hat, long sleeve t-shirt and a light blanket. They don't need a lot more then that.
2007-07-19 03:20:46 · answer #6 · answered by Zahira B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not safe! Wrap the baby in multiple blanket to keep him warm instead of the electric blanket.
2007-07-19 03:20:16 · answer #7 · answered by Strawberry Blonde 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely not suggest it. Aside from the fact that the baby may become too warm, the cord could become wrapped around the baby's neck or the baby could chew on it when it gets older. I would stick with a nice, warm regular blanket.
2007-07-19 03:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by angekf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It's not safe. Like heating pads.. can cause a burn on the skin, the babies skin is very soft and tender more sensitive than ours, and also with those blankets is possible electrocution. Not a good idea.
2007-07-19 03:19:58 · answer #9 · answered by Charley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
electric powered blankets are not stable for all and sundry, person or newborn. For a toddler, the possibility must be death from SIDS. Your toddler shouldn't choose a climate plenty different from yours. A decently heat room and a blanket sleeper will save her toasty!
2016-09-30 07:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can get to hot for them . a baby can be swaddled and still retain its warmth, but dont buy a electric blanket the baby could wind up with burns.
2007-07-19 03:21:41 · answer #11 · answered by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋