How to bathe a newborn?

First bathe newborns only afterwill heal the umbilical wound. Before this, instead of bathing, wet wipes are used. For bathing a newborn baby you need a special baby bath. Modern manufacturers offer different designs of baby baths, down to anatomical, repeating all the bends of the child's body. However, these baths have a significant drawback - the baby of them very quickly grows.

Bathing a newborn baby needs daily, twice a week - with soap. Soap should be used specially for children, which does not dry and does not irritate the delicate baby skin. And every other week, when a baby is bathing, a cotton sponge is used.

Water temperature for bathing a newborn and air temperature in the room must be strictly observed: 37 ° C for water and 24-26 ° C for air. To measure the temperature, it is desirable to purchase a special thermometer, since for a child deviations of even 1-2 degrees are already significant. Therefore, if your bathroom is colder than other rooms in the house, it is better to bathe the baby in these rooms or to warm the bathroom, for example, by turning on a strong pressure of hot water.

What should be the water for bathing the newborn? If you have hard water, you can boil, andYou can add a solution of potassium permanganate to the bathing water to make it pale pink. Particular care should be taken to ensure that the crystals of potassium permanganate dissolve completely, otherwise they can burn the baby's skin. In general, modern pediatricians no longer insist on adding potassium permanganate or boiling water, so use these methods or not - decide at your discretion.

In some cases, infusion of medicinal herbs can be added to bathing water: sage, chamomile, string, St. John's wort. Do not abuse these infusions, it is better to consult your pediatrician.

Does it matter the time of bathing? It is recommended to bathe the newborn in front ofthe last feeding, that is, about nine or ten at night. After feeding the baby is not worth swimming, because as a result of sudden movements, he can regurgitate food.

Prepare to bathe in advance. At your fingertips should be Baby soap, baby washcloth or soft cleancloth, ladle with clean water for rinsing, a large towel, baby cream and a set of clean clothes. At the first bathing of the child it is better, if with you there will be an assistant who in case of that will be able to give you, for example, a forgotten towel or help to hold the baby.

For the first time a baby can be scared of water andown body. Therefore, there is one old advice - first to put the baby in the water in a diaper. In addition, it is easier to keep the baby in a diaper, because the soaped baby is very slippery.

During bathing, you must hold the child to the lefthand over shoulders - to put a hand under the back, and right to soap. It is necessary to thoroughly wash the folds of the neck, armpits, between the thighs. Next, rinse the child with clean water from the ladle.

Bathing a newborn should last about 8-10 minutes. After bathing, put the baby ona soft towel and cautious blotting movements to dry the skin, paying special attention to creases and folds. Wear a child only when it is completely dry.