24/11/2025
🌟 After a busy start to the school year, we’re back with one of the hottest topics for parents: newborn temperature! 🌡️👶
What Parents Need to Know 🌡️👶
At birth, babies go from a warm 37°C environment in the womb to around 24–25°C outside, a transition that requires a lot of energy. A newborn’s temperature is closely monitored during their maternity stay. Once at home, if your newborn is full-term, healthy, and of normal weight, routine temperature checks are not necessary.
⚠️ Warning signs to watch for:
Unusual sleepiness, irritability, poor feeding, vomiting, or unexplained crying. If you notice any of these, check your baby’s temperature under the armpit with a digital thermometer.
💡 Normal range: 36.5°C – 37.5°C
• Below 36.5°C → place your baby skin-to-skin and recheck in 30 minutes
• Above 37.5°C → uncover your baby and offer the breast or a bottle, then recheck in 30 minutes
🔥 At 38°C or higher:
• Under 1 month → contact your pediatrician immediately or go to the emergency department
A deviation from the normal temperature range in a newborn may indicate a maternal-fetal infection and requires prompt evaluation by a pediatrician.
• 1–3 months → contact your pediatrician within 24 hours and follow their instructions while waiting
👶 Special considerations:
Premature babies or those with low birth weight are more vulnerable and need more frequent temperature monitoring during the first days of life.
✅ Temperature is a simple, reliable indicator of your baby’s health. Always check it if you notice any unusual behavior.
