Insulating the Infant Clothe infants as soon as they are considered medically stable. The clothing of the infant may occur several days or weeks before the infant is ready to be weaned to an open crib.
Clothing consists of double thickness cap, cotton shirt, and diaper.
Once the above requirements are met, the second step of the transition process can begin. Add two layers of blankets and place the incubator on manual control. While such a probe may be used to document temperature, it is not considered to be necessary during clinical use. Record the temperature from the continuous monitor every 15 minutes for 1st hour after the incubator temperature has been decreased. Optimal infant abdominal skin temperature is between 36-37 C. 4.