In fact, the baby bath, not as difficult as you think!

In fact, the baby bath, not as difficult as you think!

Don't worry, in fact, the baby bath is not so difficult, today I will hand in hand to teach you, how to methodically give the baby bath ~
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What should I do before taking a shower?
1. Prepare your bath kit ahead of time
Prepare bath items for your baby, including tub, towel, clean gauze, diapers, change of clothes, baby shower gel and baby lotion.

Doing these two things well will make you feel more at ease
Choose the tub with finalize the design bath net

After the baby is 1 month old, you can use the tub with finalize the design bath net to give consideration to safety and practicality.

However, a round tub about the size of a washbasin is recommended for the neonatal period, and the baby is held in place by the parent's arm while bathing.

Prepare two towels of different sizes

One is to wrap the baby's whole body of the towel, in the baby after the bath immediately wrapped baby, can reduce the chance of catching cold;
The other towel is specially designed for swaddling babies, especially newborn babies.
Swaddling bath refers to wrapping the baby in a towel about the size of an adult washcloth and placing it in a bath tub.


Advantages of swaddling type bath ↓
1
Make the baby feel safe, can reduce the baby cry effectively.
2
Can play a certain role in heat preservation, to avoid the baby caught cold.
3
With a towel wrapped, the baby is safer and the mother more assured, swaddling bath can be used until the baby is 4 months old.
2. Adjust the water temperature and amount
The water temperature

The optimal water temperature is not higher than 37℃. Therefore, it is suggested that parents can choose a temperature close to 37℃, slightly higher in winter and about 36℃ in summer. If you don't have a good grasp of the water temperature, you can start by placing a thermometer in the tub to help you monitor the water temperature. After experience, you can use your body sense to judge.

The amount of water
The right depth of water is to the baby's buttocks. That's about 5 centimeters. If you are worried that your baby will catch cold if his belly is exposed to water, cover it with a small towel or swaddle.


What do You need to know?
In order from top to bottom, wash your face first, then your hair, and finally the rest of your body. Steps to bathe a baby

l Wash a face: use the 4 horn of small towel, press the order of eye → nose → ear → face, in turn by inside outside clean.

l Shampoo: the baby's body clamped in the mother's waist side, one hand to hold the baby's head, neck and back, like holding the way of football. With thumb, middle finger respectively press baby's two ears, to prevent water into the ear, with the other hand daub shower cream, gently scrub. After rinsing, dry your hair.

l Wash the front of the body: first dip the palm into the water, gently pat the baby's chest, let the baby get used to the water temperature, and then clean the neck, chest, upper limbs, abdomen, lower limbs and other parts.

l Wash the back of the body: turn the baby over, hand across the chest, fix the baby under the armpit, let the baby lie on the palm, wash the back in order → buttocks → lower limbs and other parts.

l Areas that must be cleaned: Make sure you pay special attention to cleaning your neck, behind your ears, underarms, elbows, groin, and hamstrings.

l Due to the lack of cervical muscle support, so in the newborn bath, must use the palm of the back of its head and neck, to prevent the baby's head caused by excessive backward breathing discomfort.
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2. Control shower time and frequency

Shower time: Shower time is recommended to be limited to 5 to 10 minutes. If your baby has atopic dermatitis, try to control it in about 5 minutes.

Bath frequency: it is recommended to wash twice a week, and once every other day at most; When the weather gets hot or the baby's activity increases, the bath frequency can be appropriately increased.

3. Use body wash properly

Frequency of use of body wash

You don't have to use body wash every time you take a shower. It is recommended to use it once or twice a week.


Pay attention to your baby post-bath skin care
From the birth of the baby, neonatal period, we will give the baby to use the lotion, every time after the baby bath, to apply the lotion in time.

A final word of caution to moms and dads: Avoid bathing your baby under the following conditions:

Don't wash your baby when he is hungry.

Do not wash baby within half an hour after meals;

Do not wash the baby when the skin is badly damaged.

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