Bathing a newborn baby.
Bathing a newborn baby.
There are several rules to bathe a newborn baby. It is important that bathing always liked the baby.
The first six months of newborns should bebathe daily. The first time to bathe a child is allowed after examination of the pediatrician. The main condition for the beginning of bathing is the fall of the umbilical cord and the healing of the umbilical wound. The temperature in the room should be 23 ° C, and the water should be 37 ° C.
During the first three months it is recommended to bathe only in boiled water. Water procedures are best spent in the evening before feeding. Before bathing, the mother should wash her hands thoroughly with soap and water.
For the child to like waterprocedure, you need to make favorable conditions. Water should not be hot or cold. The hands of the mother should be warm. The child should be lowered into the water with his back, supporting the head and back with one hand.
It is recommended to wash the baby with detergents 2or 3 times a week. The hair on the head is soaped and washed from the forehead to the back of the head. After bathing, the child should be rinsed with clean warm water. Then dry with a towel, grease all creases with baby cream or powder and put on clean underwear.
