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Bathing a newborn baby is very important, helping to clean the baby's skin and stimulate blood circulation in the body, which is beneficial for organs in the body such as the respiratory system, the circulatory system and the digestive system. . Bathing a newborn baby can be fun for both parent and baby. However, with the slippery bathing environment, if the baby does not cooperate and stir a lot, it will cause some difficulties, so how to safely bathe a newborn baby is a matter of concern to many people.To ensure safety when bathing a newborn baby, parents need to understand the basic instructions for bathing a newborn baby before starting to do it. For many mothers, bathing a newborn baby is a huge challenge, because the wrong way to bathe a newborn baby will also harm the health and development of the child.
Instructions for bathing a newborn baby safely for the first time :
Step 1: Prepare before bathing the newborn
Clothes, diapers, towels, socks, gloves, hats, cotton balls and 70 degrees alcohol to clean the navel for children. Bathtub contains warm water from 36-37 degrees Celsius (use elbow to check the temperature of water, avoid bathing with too hot water for children). Baby soap (if your baby has a soapy bath) Step 2: How to bathe a newborn
When your baby is bathing, let him sit comfortably on an absorbent chair. Hold your baby on your left or right arm, with your baby's head in the palm of your hand and your back on your arm. The baby's bottom is placed on the mother's lap. Use a soft cloth soaked in warm water, wring it out, and then gently wipe your baby's face, eyes, bridge of nose, ears, and neck. Use the thumb and middle finger of the left hand to cover the baby's ears to prevent water from entering the baby's ear during bathing. Use your right hand to wash your baby's hair by gently rubbing it to remove dead cells on your baby's skin with warm water, then dry your baby's hair with a towel. Take off the baby's clothes and diapers. Put the baby in the bath tub, wash the newborn baby's whole body with shower gel. When bathing, mothers need to pay attention to clean the intimate area, groin, elbows, elbows, buttocks, armpits... In case the newborn has not yet shed the umbilical cord, the mother needs to bathe carefully and absolutely do not let water fall in. baby's umbilical cord to prevent infection.
After bathing the newborn baby, please quickly dry your body with a clean soft towel and then apply baby powder to the following parts: Neck, armpits, chest, groin, buttocks, elbows, elbows. The baby has not yet shed the umbilical cord, the mother should use alcohol 70 degrees to disinfect and gently change the umbilical cord for the baby. If you find that the baby's belly button is swollen and has pus, you should take the child to see a doctor for the fastest examination and treatment. Finally, put on diapers, clean clothes, mittens, gloves, hats, towels for the baby.
When a mother knows how to bathe a newborn, it will definitely help her feel more comfortable and enjoy every time she is bathed by her mother, not crying.
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