After the baby is born, many mothers will pay attention to the baby's personal hygiene and are worried that the baby's dirty body will have a bad impact on the baby, so they can't help but clean the baby, but there are several parts that the baby's body should not be too clean. Yes, excessive cleaning will actually affect the baby's health. Today we will talk about three places where newborns cannot be washed randomly. Moms, please be careful, don’t do bad things with good intentions.
These three places of newborns cannot be washed randomly. Mothers should remember
Belly navel part
It takes 7-14 days for the stump of the newborn's umbilical cord to fall off the baby's body naturally; the unfallen umbilical cord looks dirty, and many mothers will look awkward.
The roots of the umbilical cord of a newborn are very fragile. If care is not good, bacteria will be infected and the baby will become sick. Therefore, mothers should pay attention to the neonatal umbilical that the navel of the newborn should not be overly cleaned and should be disinfected every day.
When cleaning other parts of the baby, in order to ensure the umbilical cord is dry, you can choose a waterproof patch to protect the navel; keep the navel in a dry environment.
After the root of the umbilical cord falls off, you must also take care of it. If you find any abnormalities in your baby's navel, you must seek medical treatment in time.
Ear canal part
Many mothers are worried that the garbage accumulated in their children's ear canal will affect their baby's hearing development, so they often use cotton swabs and other substances to help their baby clean their ear canals; this practice is also wrong.
ear canal itself is a relatively fragile place, especially for young babies, the ear canal has not yet developed completely and is even more fragile than adults; frequent ear pulling or washing too clean will cause damage to the baby's ear canal.
Pediatricians say that the ear canal of a newborn can be cleaned every two weeks, and the frequency of cleaning the baby's ear canal should be minimized.
Because the baby's ear canal is immature; if the mother is really worried, you can go to the hospital to ask about the actual situation; or gently wipe the visible place with a cotton swab and try not to touch the baby's ear canal.
Folan part
After the baby is born for a period of time, some secretions will appear on his head, such as a cradle hat, which looks dirty and ugly. Many mothers will wash their baby's hair, but they must pay attention to their heads. fontanelle part.
The fontanelle part after the baby is born takes a certain amount of time to close. Fonione is related to the baby's brain development. Once damaged, serious consequences are likely to occur.
The fontanelle part is usually not recommended to parents to touch it with their hands, so sometimes even if it looks a little dirty, the mother cannot over-clean.
When cleaning, be sure to pay attention to your strength and be gentle to avoid damaging the baby's fontanelle; in addition, be sure to protect the baby's fontanelle to avoid any sharp objects from harming the baby.
When cleaning the personal hygiene of newborns or small babies, mothers must pay attention that many of the baby's organs are still in the development stage. Injury is harmful to the health of children.
When taking care of infants and young children, three points should be paid attention to: gentle movements, proper techniques, and not in-depth. Infants and young children do not have the ability to express themselves, so many things need to be guessed by their parents; so be more careful when taking care of them.
