Quite often new parents are in difficulty, how to bathe a newborn baby properly and when is it best to start this procedure?
Before the first time to bathe a newborn baby, the mother must make sure that the umbilical wound is completely dry. Most often this happens in the second week after the birth of the crumbs. Until that time, parents can wipe their baby with a clean diaper, previously moistened in boiled water. Particular attention should be paid to the skin folds, which the baby has a lot.
Preparing for bathing
In order to expiate a newborn, parents will need a special baby bath . It will be used for 5-6 months, that is until the child begins to independently and confidently sit.
If the selection of trays usually does not have problems, then how to bathe a newborn boy / girl, in which water and what herbs are best for this, know a few inexperienced parents.
A very important point is the water temperature. It should be 36-37 degrees, that is equal to the temperature of the body surface of the newborn. As a rule, it is better to use boiled water for bathing a newborn for the first time. Also, to prevent the appearance of sweating and diaper rash, you can add a couple of granules of potassium permanganate. Also in the water add the broths of chamomile, the turns that help calm the child.
The bath must be clean. If it is new, it will not be superfluous to treat it with some kind of detergent (preferably baby or just baking soda), and then rinse thoroughly.
Bathing newborns
Having collected water in the tub by one third, a diaper is usually placed on the bottom. It is far from an indispensable attribute, but many mothers do so on the advice of the representatives of the older generation (grandmothers).
Before dipping the baby, it is better to make sure that the water is right, not cold and not hot. In order to do this faster and do not measure out the values with a thermometer, the mother usually dips her elbow into the water. But for the first time it's better to check with the thermometer readings.
Since the toddlers are quite mobile, usually in the process of swimming take part 2 people. Most often these are parents of a crumb. One of the parents takes the baby and neatly puts it in the bath. In this case, it is better to hold the baby under the neck, placing beneath it your elbow fold. The second parent washes the baby with gentle, light movements. For bathing such crumbs it is better to use some kind of natural fabric or special gloves that are available.
Duration of bathing
Often, moms do not know how much time it takes to bathe a newborn and how much it is better to do. As a rule, for this "procedure" choose the evening hours. The whole point is that bathing helps to relax the muscles in the crumbs, and water with herbs calms it. The duration of this manipulation is quite an individual parameter. It all depends on the child.
The first bathing , of course, should be short-lived - 5-10 minutes. But over time they can be increased, bringing up to 30 minutes to 6 months. At this time, the crumb already sits on its own and splashes with pleasure in the water.
Useful properties of water procedures
Many mothers, tired of everyday worries, want to ease their work and do not understand why to bathe a newborn baby every day, can it just do it 2-3 times a day?
In fact, water procedures must be carried out every day. The fact that the skin of the baby is content with the tender, and the sweat glands still function poorly. Therefore, there is a high probability of development of diaper rash and sweating, which will only add trouble to the mother.