When Should Newborns Wear Clothes?

Question

How soon after birth should a newborn wear clothes?

Answer

Generally, newborns in the postpartum period only need to wear a shirt or a robe, and then be wrapped with a small blanket on the outside. It’s important to keep the room warm; if the room temperature is low, you can wrap them a bit thicker to prevent the baby from catching a cold. Additionally, if your baby has eczema, whether they can eat egg yolks depends on whether their eczema worsens after eating them. If it doesn’t, they can continue to eat them, as egg yolks help with iron supplementation. If your baby is being breastfed exclusively, consuming egg yolks is even more necessary, as the iron content in breast milk may not be enough to meet the baby’s needs.