Nat Sauteed
If your baby is experiencing dry skin, sore throats, stuffy noses, and congestion, then you need a humidifier immediately. Babies have fragile bodies and skin that obviously every caring parent needs to take care of. But besides that, babies have a weaker immune system than that of adults, making them easily susceptible to a plethora of parasites and viruses that can wreak havoc on their bodies and cause long-term problems on their health.
That is why a humidifier is a great solution that parents should opt for as it gets rid of dust and viruses roaming around in the air.
What is a Humidifier?
Humidifiers are household appliances that can add extra humidity into the air through its filters, water, fans and more. They are usually split into two categories; warm-mist and cool-mist. We’ll delve deeper into each of their functions and how they’re both great at preventing sore noses, chapped lips, and dry skin. Only by going through all of that will you know which is the best humidifier for baby.
Cool Mist Humidifier
Cool-mist humidifiers bring the extra necessary moisture into the air by distributing a cool-mist throughout the area with its rotating disk. With enough force, the disk will rotate and cut through water to generate microscopic droplets to fill the air with mist. It also helps lower air temperature, which can be especially beneficial during the warmer months.
It is worth noting that both this and warm-mist humidifiers are louder than the other models. As such, it could disrupt a baby’s sleep. That’s why parents prefer to place it just outside the entrance of their infant’s nursery. But if your baby is used to sleeping with loud noises, then perhaps this won’t be a problem.
Since they haven’t had much time to develop, the skins of babies are very sensitive to external elements. And the extra moisture in a naturally drier air at home can irritate the skin, forming dry spots and rashes on your baby’s skin that no moisturizer can fix.
Infants are also easily susceptible to common cold symptoms and will experience it much more often than adults. With this in mind, a baby’s nasal passages will be plugged up with excess mucus, causing them to experience congestion. But a humidifier can bring restore a room’s moisture levels at optimal levels, allowing the infants to breathe normally and sleep comfortably.
Cool-mist temperatures are especially useful during the warm months as it helps cool your baby’s nursery room fast.
Warm Mist Humidifier
Warm-mist humidifiers work in the same manner as their cool-mist counterparts with the force of a fast rotating disk to cut through water to distribute tiny droplets of mist in the air. He only difference, however, is the temperature of the mist.
Warm-mist humidifiers are extremely beneficial during winter months, especially when viruses and common colds are running wild. When babies experience congestion, they don’t cough with the same intensity as adults due to their tight lungs, thereby restricting their breathing.
The warm mist from this type of humidifier will turn up the temperature a couple of notches, which is a great benefit when your house’s heating system is drying out the air. As a result, warm-mist humidifiers will loosen a baby’s mucus and congestion on their chest, enabling them to sleep soundly and help their system fight off viruses. Furthermore, this humidifier can benefit babies with rashes and irritated skin.
One thing of note is to ensure that when your baby becomes mobile, you must remove the humidifier or place it somewhere that is out of their reach. That’s because warm-mist humidifiers can sometimes cause burns which is a top concern for parents, whether it is for their infant ward or themselves. Getting a burn is possible from this device as it releases hot steam into the air.
Which Humidifier is Best for Your Baby?
Obviously, whichever humidifier you buy out of the ones mentioned above is completely on you. Just be sure to go through each of their advantages and disadvantages before you decide to buy one. And also be sure to follow the instructions that come with the device.
