Baby bathing needs to pay attention to the details
1, the choice of baby soap: It is better to use special soap for babies with larger oiliness but less alkaline and less irritating.
2. When cleaning the nose and ears: Only clean the places you can see, and don't try to wipe the inside.
3. When cleaning for a baby girl: Do not separate the labia of a baby girl for cleaning, which will hinder the flow of mucus that can kill bacteria. When washing the vulva for a baby girl, wash from front to back. Prevent bacteria from the anus from spreading to the vagina to cause infection.
4. When cleaning a baby boy: Never push up the baby boy's foreskin to clean the inside, as this will easily tear or damage the foreskin.
5. When cleaning the baby's umbilical cord stump: soak the cotton with alcohol, and carefully clean the wrinkles of the skin around the umbilical cord stump. Then dip clean cotton in talcum powder to dry the stump.
6. When cleaning a baby's buttocks: Use a ball of cotton or a piece of gauze each time, soak it in warm water after washing, and wash it thoroughly.
Six situations in which it is not suitable to bathe your baby
1, do not take a bath after vaccination: After the baby is vaccination, there will be pinholes invisible to the naked eye temporarily, and bathing will easily contaminate the pinholes.
2. Don't take a bath when you have frequent vomiting and diarrhea: It is inevitable to move your baby while bathing, which will aggravate vomiting and cause vomiting if you are not careful.
3. It is not recommended to take a bath within 48 hours of fever or fever. Bathing a baby with a fever can easily make the baby shiver, and some may even have convulsions; improper bathing can sometimes close the skin pores and cause higher body temperature, sometimes It will also dilate and congest the skin capillaries throughout the body, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the main organs of the baby's body. In addition, the baby's resistance is extremely poor after fever, and it is easy to suffer from wind and cold to cause another fever when taking a bath immediately. Therefore, it is recommended to bathe the baby after 48 hours of fever.
4. It is not suitable to take a bath when the baby has skin damage: The baby has skin damage, such as impetigo, boils, burns, trauma, etc., it is not suitable to take a bath at this time. Because there will be wounds on the part of the skin damaged, bathing will spread or contaminate the wounds.
5. You should not take a bath immediately after breastfeeding: Taking a bath immediately after breastfeeding will cause more blood to flow to the expanded epidermal blood vessels stimulated by hot water, while the blood supply in the abdominal cavity is relatively reduced, which will affect the baby's digestive function. Secondly, because the baby's stomach is in a dilated state after breastfeeding, taking a bath immediately can easily cause vomiting. So bathing should usually be carried out 1-2 hours after feeding.
6. Low birth weight babies should take a bath carefully: Low birth weight babies usually point out babies whose birth weight is less than 2500 grams. Most of these babies are premature babies, due to immature development, low living ability, thin subcutaneous fat, poor body temperature regulation, and they are susceptible to temperature fluctuations due to changes in environmental temperature. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully decide whether to bathe such special babies. It should also be noted that in addition to the baby's own factors, bathing the baby should also be restricted by the surrounding environment. When bathing the baby, the ambient temperature should be 26-28℃, and the water temperature should be 40-42℃.
The best time to take a bath for your baby
Choose a time when you will not be disturbed during the day and can fully focus on your baby. It is best for the baby to be awake and interested before bathing. Choose between two feedings, the baby's belly is neither hungry nor full. If your baby is still in the neonatal stage, bathing him during the day will be easier. But when he is a few months old, taking a bath can be part of his routine before going to bed. Warm water can help your baby relax and make him feel sleepy. This is also a good opportunity for others in the family to participate. Bathing the baby at night is a part of the baby's nursing job that fathers are usually willing to take on.
Baby care after bathing
1. After the newborn is out of the bath, dry the body with a towel in time, and wrap it tightly with a large bath towel, then take it out of the bathroom and put it in a warm room, allowing them to lie on a soft bed to rest.
2. After lying down, clean the remaining water stains on your baby, and apply talcum powder and moisturizing oil to avoid abnormal skin symptoms, but parents should control the amount of such skin care products, if talcum powder or moisturizer If the oil is too thick on the skin, it can be counterproductive.Newborn babies’ buttocks can be painted a little more baby oil to prevent red buttocks when using paper diapers.
Note: If your baby has bad symptoms such as rashes, erosions, allergies, etc., do not use any skin care products at will. Please take them to the pediatrician first, and take the medicine correctly under the doctor's advice. If you smear talcum powder or baby oil indiscriminately, it is undoubtedly an unnecessary stimulus, but it may cause illness at home.
3. After everything is over, help the child with a clean diaper and put on comfortable clothes. The entire bathing process is complete. A pleasant bathing process is a pleasure for both adults and children.
