Bathing a newborn baby, the areas that need attention

Every parent should bathe their newborn, especially the areas that new parents need to pay attention to:

1. Newborns do not have to bathe too often. Newborns have limited sweat excretion and do not have to bathe every day, but every other day on hot days and every two days on cold days.

2. The towel used to bathe the newborn should be pure cotton and soft, the action should be gentle and methodical, so as to avoid hurting the skin and limbs of the newborn, and be careful not to let the newborn be choked by water. Pay attention to cleaning the folds of the skin.

3. The skin pH of newborns is 6.5-7.5, which is alkaline and does not have the ability to resist bacteria. In order not to increase the alkalinity of the newborn's skin, when bathing premature babies and newborns with broken skin, only scrub with water at the right temperature.

4. The time of contact with water in newborns each bath should not exceed five minutes. After washing, gently dry the newborn's body with a soft, absorbent towel and apply baby-specific emollient oil. Finally, put on clean clothing for the newborn.

Since the baby's body is very soft, you need to pay attention to whether the position of holding the baby in the bath is correct. Before bathing to prepare the required items in advance, the water temperature is controlled at about 37 ~ 40 ° C, if you are afraid of cold in winter, you can open a bath bully before the baby bathes, but the baby starts to bathe it is best to close the bath bully, so as not to cause unnecessary damage to the baby's eyes to see the strong light, and master some tips and follow the following bathing steps, novice parents can easily help the baby bathe.

Bathing steps

1. Take off the clothes on the body first, and cover the clothes or bath towels on the body to avoid the baby's cold. You can also wash your baby's small face before taking off your clothes.

2. Clean your face

(1) First wash your face with a gauze towel damp and warm water, put your hand under the baby's head to fix it, use the two corners of the gauze towel to clean the left and right eyes, and gently wipe from the eye to the corner of the eye;

(2) The other two corners are used to wipe the inside and back of the ear;

(3) After cleaning the towel, wipe the baby's face, and the left and right faces should be gently cleaned;

(4) After cleaning the gauze towel, clean the inside of the baby's mouth, and gently rub the tongue and gum part;

3. Clean your head

(1) Clamp the baby under the armpit, wrap the baby in an olive-style holding method with one hand, and wet the baby's head with water with the other hand;

(2) After rubbing the shower gel with your hands, gently apply it to your baby's hair and wash your hair with your fingertips. Then rinse off the foam with a gauze towel dipped in water.

4. Clean the body

(1) Put the baby into the bathtub and sit, the baby can put it on the bath towel holder;

(2) Start rubbing with two fingers and use a gauze towel to gently wipe the armpits, chin, neck and other parts;

(3) Then hold the baby's head and let the baby lie slightly flat, continue to wipe and clean the baby's body. Knee socket, toes;

(4) Turn the baby over and wipe the back, buttocks, etc.

New parents don't have to be too nervous when bathing their baby, but move a little faster; especially in winter.

Source: Neonatal Care ~