Fresh and clean, as well as humidified air has a significant impact on the health and normal development of a small child. The modern market offers consumers a wide selection of devices that improve air quality, so before buying, you should know how and what to choose a humidifier for babies.
Is a humidifier needed for the baby?
In the summer, it is very important to ventilate the room with the child regularly, often walking with the newborn in the fresh air. But in winter, open windows can catch a baby.
If there is air with a low moisture content in the room, various microorganisms will actively multiply in it. Regularly staying in such conditions, a child can suffer from asthma, respiratory diseases or various allergic reactions.
Even an adult finds it difficult to breathe air with low humidity, let alone a small child, who may suffer from dizziness, nausea and headaches.
It is worth remembering that the humidity in the room depends on its temperature - the higher it is, the more moisture will be contained there.
Before his birth, the child is in a humid environment that is comfortable for himself. The birth process is a real stress for the baby. Therefore, the answer to the question: is a humidifier in the room for a newborn needed at all, obvious - definitely needed. Such a device is able to create a favorable microclimate in which a newborn can more easily adapt to the world around him.
The optimal conditions for the child, under which he will sleep well and feel healthy, is a temperature of 21-23 degrees and a humidity of about 60%. To provide such conditions in a natural way is unrealistic. This is exactly what humidifiers are for.
How to understand when a child needs a moisturizer? Such a device is better to choose in such cases:
- the baby falls asleep badly, wakes up many times during the night;
- often colds;
- highly susceptible to certain allergic reactions;
- the newborn has no appetite;
- on the skin there are peeling and redness;
- the child often sneezes and coughs, his nose is blocked;
- often naughty.
The benefit of such a device has already been confirmed by a large number of parents who note that the child feels better after buying a moisturizer, various colds are much less common, and if the disease appears, the healing process is much faster.
Varieties of humidifiers and their advantages
The main advantage of using a humidifier is that such a device helps to quickly eliminate all the above problems, and also improves the protective properties of the newborn.
It is also worth remembering that in cold weather, when the apartment is cool, one or another heating device is used, as a result of which air humidity can greatly decrease - even up to 20%, which is already critical. Breathing so dry air is harmful for both an adult and a child.
A few years ago, when such devices did not exist, when it was necessary to increase the humidity in the room with the newborn, water containers were placed in it, erased diapers were hung up. In today's world, providing humid air has become much easier. There is a wide variety of instruments to increase air humidity, so you can always choose the best option.
How to determine what kind of humidifier is needed for a particular case in order to choose the best option? To solve this problem, first of all you need to know what kind of humidifiers are. All devices of this type are divided into several categories depending on the principle of their work.
Cold steam humidifiers
During the operation of such a device, air from the room through the built-in fan passes through a humidified mesh. Dust and germs that used to be in the air settle on this grid. This version of the device humidifies the air well, but it is not efficient enough to clean it.
Hot steam humidifiers
The principle of its operation is almost the same as in the previous case, but the design also implies the presence of a heating element. The process of increasing the amount of moisture in the air occurs very quickly, the steam created is sterile, there are practically no bacteria in it.
It is this option that is considered the best choice for young children who suffer from respiratory diseases, since a humidifier in this category can also be used as a regular inhaler.
Ultrasonic Humidifier
Such a device is the most common choice of modern parents. In it, a special mechanism divides water into tiny particles that are carried throughout the room by a fan. Often, such a device is equipped with additional functions: a system that signals the need to replace the filter, automatic shutdown of the device, monitoring of the evaporation process, and the like. Before choosing this type of humidifier, you need to get expert advice.
Humidifier with integrated ionizer
This option is an ultrasonic device or a pair - hot or cold. It simply added ionization of the air, which has a positive effect on the baby, as well as on the whole family.
Air wash
Such devices, in addition to humidification, also provide air purification. It passes through several separate filter elements that trap dust and germs.
Climatic complex
Such a device can humidify the air, ionize it, purify, cool and heat. It is such devices, according to the recommendations of specialists, that it is best to choose a room for a newborn. It is very necessary if the child suffers from asthma, is prone to allergies, lives in a contaminated part of the city, and suffers from cardiovascular diseases.
What to look for when choosing a device
When deciding which model of humidifier to choose for a small child, you should immediately take into account your individual characteristics. So, if the baby is healthy, and it is just required to increase the humidity in his room - it will be enough to choose an ordinary humidifier without unnecessary functions. If the newborn often experiences problems with the respiratory system or there are prerequisites for this, it is better not to think for a long time which device to choose: in this case, you need an air wash or a ready-made complex.
The most important points to pay attention to when purchasing a humidifier:
- room area and device power level;
- fluid tank size;
- level of water consumption during the operation of the device;
- humidifier functionality and the presence of automatic control;
- noise level during operation;
- the presence of replaceable filters.
Regardless of the type of device selected, the principle of its operation will be the same: water is poured into it - about 8-10 liters per day, and the appropriate operating mode is set. In addition, it is important to replace the filter every 2-3 months (the exact life of one filter element for each model of humidifier is different, you can find it in the instructions).
It is also worth adding that the choice of such a device should be approached with all seriousness, since the health of a newborn child depends on this. When choosing a suitable model, it is important to be guided not by the appearance of the device, but by its reliability and functionality.
Thus, a humidifier is a device that must be in the room of every newborn. By increasing the amount of moisture in the air, such a device will have a beneficial effect on the well-being and health of the young body, protecting it from various diseases.
The modern market for household appliances offers a wide selection of such a variety of devices, so there is plenty to choose from. In the room of a newborn, the best option would be air washing, an ultrasonic humidifier or a climate system. But the final choice of such a device depends only on your preferences, as well as on the child’s need to increase the humidity of the surrounding air.
