Many parents say that baby's skin is not easy to care for. Yes, the skin of the newborn is very delicate. Although it is a protective barrier against external infection, it is easily eroded by sweat, urine, milk and dust in the air. Therefore, it is very important to bathe newborns frequently.
Guide to neonatal bathing
How to give your baby a comfortable bath every day is the ideal of many novice parents. "If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first." In fact, as long as the items needed for bathing are ready and put in a place that is readily available, it will be handy when taking a bath.
Preparations to be made before bathing the baby.
Room temperature: room temperature is preferably 22~ 25℃. When bathing your baby, whether in the bathroom or in the room, you should close the doors and windows to prevent your baby from catching cold. If there is no water heating in winter, you can turn on the air conditioner or electric heater to raise the indoor temperature.
Water temperature: keep it at 38~4 1℃. Before putting him in the water, try the water temperature with your elbow, because our elbow skin is the most sensitive. And prepare some hot water nearby, so that water can be added continuously to prevent the water temperature from being too low.
Supplies: small face towels, large bath towels, cotton swabs, baby oil, diapers, underwear.
Bathing: It is best for newborns to take a bath with clean water, and it is not necessary to use bath lotion frequently, even for babies.
Personnel: It's best to have two adults, mother washing and father helping, so as to seize the time to prevent the baby from catching cold.
Time: Bathing is generally chosen before feeding 1 hour, which can prevent the disharmony caused by galactorrhea and hunger.
How to put the bath products?
When bathing a newborn, you should use an appropriate baby bathtub, and the location of the bathtub should be appropriate, so that it is more convenient to bathe the baby, and it makes the operator comfortable and labor-saving, and avoids backache. Put the baby bathtub on the workbench at a moderate height; Or put it on the floor with a towel under it, and you kneel next to the bathtub. If you buy a dedicated bathtub rack, you can ensure that the height of the bathtub is exactly the height you need.
Before taking a bath, prepare the clothes that the baby wants to change, and cover all kinds of clothes in the order of inside and outside as far as possible to avoid the baby being in a hurry when dressing.
When the newborn baby's umbilical cord has not fallen off or can't take a bath due to illness, you can use the method of scrubbing the body. Then how to scrub the baby?
Scrub both ends
Two ends, in short, is to clean the baby's most needed parts-hands, face, neck and diaper area. Especially in the first week or two, you and the baby are not sure that this washing method is more suitable when taking a bath in the baby's bathtub. Cleaning your baby's ass should be part of your daily activities in the morning or before going to bed. This cleaning method is also the best way to replace bathing when the room temperature can't meet the requirements in cold winter. After wiping a part, the towel should be washed again to prevent infection.
Details to pay attention to when scrubbing
You can use hot water of about 40 degrees and scrub your baby with a hot and wet towel; The movement should be gentle, and some sensitive parts can be gently wiped with cotton gauze, and can't be scrubbed back and forth repeatedly. Be careful, don't get all worked up at once, let the baby do it. Where to wipe, what clothes to take off, some to wipe and some to wear. Babies can be placed on a wide platform. For example, on the sofa, on the sofa, or even on the dining table. Put a towel under your body. Protect the baby from cold.
In addition to taking a bath and scrubbing the body, you should also take good care of your baby's skin to reduce the chance of infection. Also pay attention to the following points:
Avoid using ointment at will.
Newborns have thin skin, rich blood vessels and strong absorption and permeability. Therefore, it is not allowed to use ointment for newborns at will, especially ointment containing hormones. If it is really necessary to use it, it should be stopped after the condition is relieved, and it should not be used for a long time. Bathing newborns should use baby soap and neutral soap, not adult soap or medicated soap.
Don't tear off the scab
Sweat glands and sebaceous glands on newborn skin have strong secretion function, and sebum is easy to overflow, which is more common in the top of the head (at the front fontanel), eyebrows, bridge of the nose, external auditory canal and root behind the ear. If not cleaned regularly, it will be mixed with dust in the air and debris on the skin to form a thick crust. Therefore, when cleaning, you should first rub vegetable oil on the scab skin, soak it until it becomes soft, and then clean it with water. Never tear off scabbed skin by hand, so as not to damage the skin.
Finally, what needs to be added is that the newborn's skin is delicate, the stratum corneum is thin, the skin lacks elasticity, and its ability to resist external forces is poor. When it is subjected to a slight external force, it will be damaged, and the skin will be easily infected after being damaged. Therefore, the newborn's clothing, shoes and socks should be appropriate to avoid all factors that may damage the skin. Apply baby lotion after bathing to reduce surface friction.