Your baby will get sick every once in a while. Even thought as parents we don't like it, it is a part of building their immune system. But, how to chose humidifier for baby? Should you go with cool mist or warm mist humidifiers? What is the difference between the two?
In the recent years Doctors have been recommending a cool mist humidifiers. The main reason for this is that there is a lot less danger of having injuries and humidifier overheating. And the babies safety is the most important.
Now it is important to state that warm mist humidifiers may be a little more effective than cool mist because warm steam kills the bacteria in the air. Also, most of the cool mist humidifiers need to use distilled water and you will need to change filter at least once a year. There are pros and cons to both.
Besides choosing the cool mist or warm mist humidifier, you need to get the one that has a built in humidistat. You want to keep the room temperature at humidity level between 30-50%, the experts say this is the best level. In addition, when choosing the humidifier for your baby, try to chose the one that has an automatic shut off when water tank empties.
However, I just wanted to mention. Even thought Doctors recommend the cool mist for babies, if you live in cold area, you may still decide to go with warm mist, because cool mist will make the room feel very cold. I feel that, that is the only downside to cool mist humidifiers.
Being that this humidifier will be used for the babies room, you want to get the one that is quiet. Some of the good brands on selecting a good baby humidifier are Air-O-Swiss Ultrasonic Humidifiers, Holmes Humidifiers, and Vicks Humidifiers.
The most important is to keep the baby well and safe. So per Dr. recommendations, you may want to chose cool mist humidifiers but still with the humidistat in tact. Because too little or too much humidity is not good, as mentioned before, the humidity level should be between 30-50%.
