The manufacturers don't recommend it as it could burn the skin with prolonged direct contact.

Oh hey great! Cheers 🙂

Thanks for letting me know, Dann. I've contacted them to see if they can share a new code for readers or reactivate it, I'll update the article in the next week either way and let you know if a discount code becomes available again. Have a good weekend.

Thank you for the response. I'm hoping it's not too cold while we're there. I'm worried I won't be able to tell if my toddler is freezing. I have yet to find baby winter bonnet, gloves and scarf where we live.

Hi Ann, the safety directions around not using heat pads while pregnant or on babies and young children comes from the manufacturer's instructions. Medical practitioners warn pregnant women against raising body temperature artificially such as using hot pools and electric blankets. Young children can't say if they are too hot and their bodies don't regulate their body temperature as quickly putting them at risk from overheating.

I understand looking at ways to keep warm travelling into Japans late autumn / early winter from a tropical country. If you are around the bigger cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka you may not find it too cold yet, we were there at a similar time for autumn leaves last year and dressing in layers was sufficient although I definitely wanted a scarf and gloves a few evenings. It's a great time of year to walk around at night with the winter light-ups starting.

Thanks Sarah, I'll take a look