Keeping LO cool in the heat

JTGochnour

Any advice for how to keep my LO (she is 14 weeks) cool in our random Pacific Northwest heat wave.  With no A/C ...

mnj05

I'm Texas with an a/c, but of course it doesn't always feel like it! I don't dress DS during the day while we're home for that reason and he spits up all the time so there's really no point. I'm going today to get a small inflatable pool to set up in the shade and sit in it with him in the mornings and late, late evenings when it's a little cooler.

When we go out, I just keep him in the shade as much as possible and if we're outside a lot, I'll take a washcloth with us and soak it in water and wipe his face/neck/head to cool him off. Other than that, there's not much else I've done but I don't keep him out for long. By 10am everyday it's in the upper 90s here, 100s by 2pm, and it stays hot all night too so outside isn't the best for us.

OakTreeMommy

We're in a heat wave this weekend as well. We've been giving our LO a lukewarm bath every night to cool him down. Obviously he just hangs out and sleeps in a diaper. We give him something cold to chew on and I've also been putting a cool cloth on his head and feet. We have A/C only in our bedroom you may want to invest in one and have LO sleep in there with you so he can at least sleep comfortably.

bumpuser7698452

Hey there neighbor. We don't have an a/c either and it was 90 degrees in the house yesterday. Yuck. We just crank up all the fans and I filled up LO's bathtub with lukewarm water and set her in the living room for about 20 minutes a few times throughout the day. Other than that, we just kept her naked and gave her some frozen teethers to chew on. She actually didn't seem bothered by the heat at all and was happy all day. Especially in the water.

Crequito

mnj05:

I'll take a washcloth with us and soak it in water and wipe his face/neck/head to cool him off.

I do this after Vivi is in the carseat for a long period of time or if she's feeling a little warm.  I'll also hold her against my chest and drape the cool washcloth on the back of her neck for a bit.  It seems to help cool her down.  She always gets super hot and sweaty in the car seat, even if we've been walking around the super air conditioned mall.