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Best Ways to Bathe a Newborn Baby
Normal newborns are recommended to take a bath once a day in winter and twice a day in summer due to the secretion of sebaceous glands, sweat discharge, dander shedding, and the large number of bacteria that stick to the skin. Johnson & Johnson found that newborns’ skin is weakly acidic and 30% thinner than adults. The first bath is crucial, Johnson & Johnson Baby Moisture Care Newborn Series, using repeated purification of nine levels of pure water and glycerin of 99% purity, gentle cleaning does not penetrate the baby’s skin, so that each bath becomes a joyful time with the baby. Mom can use the hug bath method or tub bath method a baby bath, the specific method for.
1. Bold bath method: first wash the face, head, then trunk and limbs, and finally wash the buttocks. When washing the head and face, the baby’s head forward, mom and dad with the left forearm supporting the back of the baby’s shoulders, the left armpit clamps the child’s hips, left hand holding the baby’s head, thumb, and middle finger from behind forward to its ear Guo ear blocking to prevent water. The right hand wash the baby’s face first (nobody wash), then washes the head and dries it off. Then start washing the torso, limbs, and buttocks. Should especially wash the elbow, armpit, neck, thigh root.
2. Tub bath method: soak the gauze in the tub, wring it out and use it to wipe your face, then take off your clothes, use the diaper or clothes you changed, wipe your buttocks clean; pick up the baby’s body with a towel, hold the armpit with the palm of one hand, support the head with the elbow, hold the feet with the other hand, gently put them in the tub, pay attention to the buttocks into the water first, let the child half sit in the bath, but be careful not to let the umbilicus get wet.
When washing, start from the neck, then to the hands and feet. When washing the baby’s back, use one hand to support the front of the body, turn the baby over and wash from the back to the bottom. Use an oil-based, lightly alkaline baby bathing gel and wipe it on the towel used for bathing, then wipe it on the baby’s body. After washing the whole body, wash off the foam with water and gauze.
When is the Most Appropriate Time to Bathe a Baby
To baby’s health, parents will bath the baby every day, but parents do not know that the baby bath also depends on the timing, some cases are not suitable for the baby bath, the following to learn more.
5 Situations that Should NOT Give Your Baby a Bath
First, it is not recommended to bathe the baby in 5 kinds of situations
1. When the baby is hungry, not suitable for bathing
Generally, when the baby is hungry, the body will give priority to energy and blood supply to important organs, such as the brain, heart, etc., which will lead to a relative reduction in the amount of circulating blood on the body surface. If you take a hot bath at this time, hot water will make the peripheral blood vessels expand, resulting in an increase in blood on the surface of the body, making the blood supply to the heart, brain, and other important organs drop, which can easily lead to dizziness, fainting and other uncomfortable symptoms in babies.
Because the bath will also consume more energy, if the baby’s stomach is already very hungry, may also, therefore, appear hypoglycemic dizziness.
2. Baby has just eaten, not suitable for bathing
The above said baby hungry tummy is not suitable for bathing just full is also not suitable for bathing.
Because just full, the main task of the human body at this time is to digest and absorb, blood will be distributed to the internal organs of the digestive system as a priority, then, at this time, the peripheral body surface blood circulation will be relatively lower. If you take a bath at this time, it will cause the peripheral surface of the blood vessels to expand and blood volume to increase, which is equivalent to some of the blood used for digestion and absorption to compete, resulting in the digestive system can not work well, easily lead to indigestion, gastrointestinal discomfort, and other situations. It is recommended that 1-2 hours after the baby eats, and then take a bath, so as not to affect digestion and absorption.
3. When the baby vomits, not suitable for bathing
When the baby vomits or diarrhea, it is easy to get the clothes dirty, then, parents are likely to bath the baby it is not recommended to take a bath.
When a baby vomits, if you bathe your baby, you will inevitably move the baby, which is more likely to cause the baby to vomit, increasing the discomfort of the baby, and even the risk of choking due to accidental inhalation of vomit. Therefore, it is not recommended to give a bath to the vomiting baby.
4. When the skin is seriously damaged, not suitable for bathing
Generally, when the baby’s skin has more serious damage, such as septic sores, boils, burns, trauma, etc., it is not recommended to bathe your baby. Because in the case of skin damage with trauma bathing, easy to make the trauma spread or contaminated. For example, when the skin has burns or scalding, encounter not clean enough water, the wound will be contaminated and secondary infection, edema, pus, etc.
5. When the baby is sleepy, not suitable for bathing
We usually have the view that the body will be very comfortable after the bath, easier to sleep. Therefore, generally will be in the baby before going to sleep, give him a fragrant bath.
If the baby is not sleepy, this is the right thing to do. However, if the baby has begun to sleepy, it is best not to bathe him at this time. The baby is easily sleepy and can sleep naturally, but parents have to give a bath, so it is not a blind toss, not only interferes with the baby’s sleep rhythm, but the baby may wash more and more spirit, or so and tantrums and crying, can not sleep for a long time.
When the baby encountered the above five situations that are not suitable for bathing, you can use a soft wet towel or sponge to warm water to wipe the body to increase the comfort of the baby’s body, but pay attention to gentle movements, so as not to rub the skin and lead to infection.
2 Situations that You Still Can Give Your Baby a Bath
These 2 cases can also give the baby a bath
1. When the baby has a fever, you can take a bath
Many parents will stubbornly believe that the baby has a fever, must not take a bath. This depends on the stage of the fever. When the baby is still shivering and shivering, it means that it is in the period of raising body temperature, and is not suitable for a baby bath; after the period of rising body temperature, the baby’s palms and feet will sweat, no longer feel cold, you can consider giving the baby a warm bath for physical cooling, but pay attention to keep warm and avoid getting cold.
2. Babies can take a bath after vaccination
Many parents may think that you cannot take a bath on the day of vaccination! They are worried that the needle mouth will be contaminated and affect the healing after being immersed in water. In fact, after vaccination, it is completely possible to bath your baby on the same day, because the vaccination wound is very small, as big as the eye of a needle, and the skin can quickly repair itself to form a scab to prevent the invasion of germs. If you are worried that using a bath will irritate the wound, you can avoid the eye area or disinfect it with iodophor after washing to reduce the risk of infection.
Finally, remind parents: when the baby is still relatively small, mobility will be poor, once the face accidentally immersed in the water, the baby is not able to save themselves. Therefore, parents should pay special attention to prevent their babies from drowning when bathing, must not leave the baby, even if you want to leave to get something or deal with small things, but also to take the baby, do not let the baby alone in the bathroom.
What is the Best Newborn Baby Bath Water Temperature?
To the newborn baby bath, new parents must pay attention to control the bathwater temperature. Newborn baby bath water temperature is generally controlled at about 37 degrees. Usually, parents will use hand contact to sense the water temperature, but the hand is not as sensitive to the water temperature as the baby’s entire body is to the water temperature. Moms and dads can use their elbows or wrists to test the water temperature. You can also use a professional thermometer to measure the water temperature.
During the cold season, parents should always pay attention when bathing their babies, whether the water temperature drops, the bathing process should be done quickly. Parents should also pay attention to the fact that the water temperature is too high or too hot is easy to burn the baby’s sensitive skin. During the bath, the baby’s skin should not turn red. If the baby has been crying throughout the bathing process, it is likely that the water temperature is too high or too low, or that the baby does not like the bath.
How to Wash a Newborn’s Face and Head?
Take off the baby’s clothes and wrap this around the chest and abdomen to keep warm for a while. Start washing the face, head, and neck, taking care not to let the water run into the ears. Hold the baby’s bottom with the left elbow and waist, hold the baby’s head with the left palm and left arm, and wash it slowly with the right hand.
- Wash the face – use the gauze or small towel to wash the face with water and wipe gently.
- Wash the eyes – from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye wipe.
- Wash the forehead – gently wipe the forehead from the center of the eyebrows to both sides.
- Wash the ears – gently wipe the ears and the back of the ears with a towel wrapped around the fingers.
Wash the hair – pour the baby’s special, non-irritating shampoo on your hands, and then gently rub the baby’s head, taking care not to touch the baby’s scalp with your nails. If there is dirt on the scalp, baby oil can be applied to the baby’s head before bathing, which will soften the head dirt and make it easy to remove. Then wash the shampoo off the newborn’s head.
Newborn Baby Bath Before the Preparation Work
Prepare bathing supplies in advance, such as bathtub, towel, gauze, cotton swabs, diapers, change of clothes, baby shower gel, talcum powder, etc. Before the umbilical scabs fall off, also prepare disinfectant cotton swabs and 75% alcohol.
Precautions After Bathing a Newborn Baby
Immediately after bathing your newborn baby, you should wrap the baby’s whole body with a bath towel and dry it in the bathroom. You can leave the umbilicus and use alcohol swabs to clean the umbilicus from the middle outward, paying attention to keeping the umbilicus dry and clean. You can dry the upper half of the body first, followed by putting on underwear; then dry the lower half of the body and put on pants.
Mothers and fathers can also rub baby talcum powder on the folds of the baby’s skin and also apply skincare oil on the baby’s buttocks. It is worth noting that when applying skincare products to babies, moms and dads should test them on themselves and not use them if there is a rash or red buttocks on the baby’s skin.
