The newborn baby's bath should not take more than 10 minutes and can be given in any part of the day and every day. However, about 2-3 baths per week are sufficient for the baby and you should never give the baby a bath after he eats or sucks because he can play.
In addition, it is important to use hygiene products, such as shampoo and soap, suitable for babies because they are less aggressive to the skin and do not cause eye irritation, for example.
How to give a baby a bath
To give a bath to the newborn baby, the following steps must be followed:
1. How to clean the bathroom before bathing
- Prepare all the material before giving the baby a bath, such as towels, toiletries, clean diaper, clean clothes and place them near the baby's bathtub;
- Keep the temperature pleasant, between 22 to 25ºC, closing all doors and windows to avoid drafts that can make the baby sick;
- Fill the tub with warm water, checking with a thermometer or wrist if the temperature is between 36-37 ° C so as not to burn the baby. The bathtub should have a maximum of 13 inches of water or about 8 fingers.
2. How to wash the hair and face of the newborn baby:
- With the newborn baby still out of the tub and body wrapped in a towel, hold your head over the tub, placing your arm under your body and hand on the neck;
- Throw a small amount of water from behind the head, without wetting the baby's ears, lightly running his hand through his hair, without rubbing or massaging;
- Wash the eyes, nose and face of the newborn baby only with water and a gauze, changing gauze after each use.
3. How to wash the body of the newborn baby:
- Place the baby in the bathtub and hold it by placing one of his arms around the baby's back, holding it under his arm so that the baby's head rests on his forearm, as picture 2 shows;
- Wash the arms, hands, belly, legs and baby's inner region, in this order, with little soap;
- Wash the baby's back and buttock . To turn the baby, turn it with free hand, keeping the baby's chest and face resting on the arm that was holding it, as shown in figure 3;
4. How to dry the newborn baby:
- Dry the baby very well, especially the folds, with a soft towel, without rubbing;
Put moisturizing cream suitable for babies in the baby's body, put on the diaper and wear it.
You should never leave the baby alone during the bath for a second so that he does not drown and the baby's nails should be short so as not to hurt him.
Here's how to do other baby care:
- Baby bath in bucket
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