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26th May 2020
10:25am BST

Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, carried out research and tested the temperature inside a pram before and after the blanket is applied.
They found that without a cover the temperature inside a stroller left out in the heat was 22 degrees Celsius.
Although with only a thin cover put over the buggy in half an hour the temperature rose to 34 degrees Celsius, and after an hour it rose to a staggering 37 degrees Celsius!
I'll be honest. I didn't know how bad this was when my son was a baby and shaded him like this a couple of times.
Thanks to social media though, parents are becoming more and more aware of practices that were once thought to be safe, and the real consequences of them.
While innocently done, putting a blanket over your child's pram can lead to overheating, heat stroke and even the child losing consciousness.
If you currently own a buggy that can't fully shade your baby investing in a clip on parasol for your pram is a much safer option.Explore more on these topics: