How to care for the newborn in the early days of the home?

First, the temperature, humidity, lighting and,of course, the cleanliness of the room in which the newborn is located must be optimal. To do this, at least twice a day to do a wet cleaning, air a room 5-7 times for 15-20 minutes, maintain a constant temperature of about 20-22 ° C. In addition, the room should not have too bright light, loud sounds.

Cot baby should be placed so that it does notfell under direct sunlight, but was not in the intense shadow. In the crib of the child do not put a pillow, and instead use a headrest height of 2-3 cm or choose a crib with a raised part for the baby's head. Next to the crib, you can put the changing table if the mother plans to swaddle the baby.

Clothing and underwear The newborn should only be made fromnatural soft tissues (cotton, linen), without coarse seams. Baby things should be easy to wear off. Before you put on your baby or make him a bed, all things must be washed and boiled thoroughly. During the first month, you need to iron the things of the newborn with a hot iron on both sides.

Clothing should not restrict freedom of movementkid, should prevent hypothermia or overheating of the child's body. If the room is kept at a constant temperature of 20-22 ° C, then the baby's head can not be covered. It is necessary to wash and store the newborn's clothes separately from "adult" things.

The health of the newborn requires an extremely careful and careful attitude. Experts recommend buying for children's first-aid kit the following drugs and instruments:

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  cotton wool is sterile


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  rubber nipples


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  horns, graduated


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  potassium permanganate (manganese)


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  iodine solution 5%


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  solution of brilliant green (green)


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  furacilin


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  vaseline oil


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  cream for children


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  powder for children


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  body thermometer


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  water thermometer


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  bandage is sterile


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  glass jar for cotton wool (with tight-fitting lid)


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  capacity with a lid for boiled nipples


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  capacity for boiling nipples and bottles


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  hot-water bottle


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  Children's enema №3


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  gas-evacuating tube

All these items should be stored in a separate place so that they are always at hand.

By the time of discharge from the hospital umbilical wound The newborn baby is usually already dry and can bebathe. If the wound is still "wet", then you can not bathe the baby yet. The nurse must visit the newborn and perform an umbilical wound treatment with a 2-3% solution of hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, and then potassium permanganate (it is possible and green). All operations are performed only with sterile dressings (cotton wool, bandages, napkins, cotton swabs).

Daily toilet of newborn should be done in the morning, before the first or second feeding. Begin procedures with washing the face of the newborn under a stream of warm boiled water. Child's eyes wipe with a sterile cotton swab dipped in warm water. The direction of movement is from the outer corners of the eyes to the inner corners. Do not rub the same eye several times with the same swab. Baby's Trowel Purified with cotton wool, which are moistened in sterile vegetable or petrolatum oil. Movements should be careful not to damage the tender mucous membrane of the child's spout.

The mouth of a healthy baby does not need processing. If the newborn has a thrush, then the mucous membrane of the mouth is recommended to moisten with 2% solution of drinking soda (1 teaspoon per 1 cup of boiled warm water). It should be repeated every 2-3 hours, before feeding the baby.

To cleanse the ears of the newborn in no case should you use hardsticks or other solid objects. The auditory passages are gently wiped with soft cotton swabs, and the ears are wiped off with a damp soft napkin. In order not to develop diaper rash behind the ears of a newborn, after folding and drying, grease the folds behind the ears with vaseline or vegetable oil.

It is necessary to closely monitor those body parts baby, which are most often formedintertrigo: folds behind the ears, cervical, axillary and inguinal areas. The skin of the child in these areas should be carefully and carefully treated with sterile vegetable oil (or vaseline).

To wash the child should be after urination and after the stool with baby soap under running water. Girls should be washed away from the genital tract to avoid infection. How right? bathe a newborn You can find out from this article.

To walk you can go out with a newborn from the first dayafter discharge from the hospital, if the baby was born in the summer, and from 2-3 weeks of age - if in autumn or winter. In winter, the first walk of a newborn should be performed at a temperature not lower than -5 ° C. The duration of the first walk is 10-15 minutes. Later walks last half an hour-hour on 2 times a day. When the month is reached, the baby should be at least 1.5 hours a day outdoors. In cold weather, you can walk with the baby for 20-30 minutes, but more often.