How to bathe a newborn correctly

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Bathing a newborn baby does not have to necessarily mean her body flushed with water in the tub. But it can also be simply done by wiping the face and certain parts.

The Right Time Baby Bathing
Face, neck, arms, and buttocks are part of the baby's body that should always be cleaned every day with care. Cleaning can be done with a damp cloth or rinse water.

Bathing Baby-Alodokter

To bathe the baby, choose the times when you're not in a hurry and are not distracted by other things such as the arrival of a neighbor or a ringing telephone. Avoid bathing the baby after her feeding or eating. Better to wait a while until his stomach adjusts intake who had just entered.

Some babies may sleep better and longer after a bath.

This is why in addition to cleanse the body of a baby, you can take advantage of this activity as a balm for the baby, especially in the afternoon.

But you need not worry if the infants, especially those born recently, looked uncomfortable and struggled when washed. This is a normal thing. Here is the best situation to be conditioned when bathing the baby.

Prepare everything before you bring the baby into the bath as hot water, towels, washcloths or cloth to wipe the baby, cloth diapers, and clean clothes.
Make sure the room in warm temperatures. Not too cold and not too hot.
Choose times when the baby is active and not being sleepy.
Step by step
The following steps are expected to be your guide in the bath.

Preparations that need to be done:

Before preparing toiletries, make sure your baby is in a safe position, such as in a crib.
Prepare all the toiletries in place to reach the hand around the baby bath. These kits include towels and clean clothes that will be used after the baby shower.
Remove jewelry on the hands and wash your hands.
Place your baby on a pedestal dressing. Clean the baby's face before opening his shirt. Start by cleaning the eyelid, from the inside out, with cotton or a soft cotton cloth dipped in warm water. Use different fabrics for the other eye.
Wash the whole face carefully.
Remove the baby clothes, starting with diapers.
The tub should not always be placed in the bathroom. But it can be in the bedroom or any room as long as the temperature is warm, clean, and safe. Place the bathtub on the table or kitchen sinks that berkeran water height that allows you to be able to hold your baby safely and comfortably.
Cover the tub with a cloth or towel that is not slippery. Also place the rubber footwear that where you walk and stand does not make it easy to slip.
Fill the tub with water up to a maximum of 5 cm. Do not fill the tub full before you are proficient enough in the bath.
The recommended water temperature for a baby shower is 36-38 ° C. Check the water temperature with your wrist or elbow.
Try not to add warm or cold water when the baby is in the tub so he was not surprised.

Bathing the baby:

Use one hand and your arm to support the baby's head and body. Then his other hand to hold the lower body and put it into the water, starting with the feet.
Make sure the one hand supporting the baby's sturdy back and head when your other hand over her body. Keep your baby's head remained above the water surface.
Begin by washing the head first, then the body, and finally buttocks and genitals.
Wipe each section with a washcloth or wet cloth. Use different fabrics for each part of the body to avoid the spread of germs, especially the buttocks and genitals.
Genital organs of female baby can be cleaned more thoroughly on a pedestal dressing or perlak. Cleaning is done with a tissue or cotton to dry, then wet cotton from vagina to anus. Spread apart the baby's feet, then wash well groin around the baby's sex. While the genitals of baby boys, gently pull the foreskin, clean overall.
After taking a bath:

Lift the baby slowly, then bring the chest. Immediately put the baby on board dressing or perlak which was covered with a towel. Dry each part of the body slowly.
It's a good time to baby massage with baby oil or baby oil massage special is widely available in the baby store. Sing a song or talking to to make the baby more relaxed. To avoid the risk of the baby falling because your hands are slippery, you can even do this process on the floor mat of thick towels.
After the oil wiped with a dry towel, you can put a diaper and clean clothes for the baby.
Bathing a Newborn
Newborns do not have to always be bathed in a tub. You can pretty wiped himself on perlak with a small towel dipped in warm water. Focus on the face, hands, neck and buttocks. This method is recommended for baby's umbilical cord has not whistle.

To clean the umbilical cord, open the gauze wrap, then clean the cord with a sterile cotton soaked in alcohol 70%. Repeat until clean. Wrap again with sterile gauze net.

After the baby is larger, you can more often bathe in a plastic tub. Cranium newborns have not yet formed strong, then you need to be extra careful when rubbed baby shampoo to wash her hair. Clean shampoo gently with a damp cloth under running water. Avoid contact with eyes baby shampoo.

Device Baby Bath
Here is a baby bath supplies you need to prepare. Some of which are optional, can even be dispensed with.

Bathtub

Special bathtub for bathing the baby is usually rectangular and made of plastic. Consider using age-appropriate size baby bath. Do not be too big and not too small if the baby is older than a year.

Baby bath seat

The tub can be equipped with a special baby bath seat or often called baby Bather. This shower chair will allow you to clean the baby's body with both hands.

Bath soap or water alone

The newborn baby does not actually need soap. Enough water is warm. Avoid scented soap as it can cause irritation. Also avoid soaps that generate a lot of bubbles as it can make the baby's skin becomes dry. Use soap with moisturizer when the baby is older.

Cloth / small towel

Babies do not have to always bathed in the bathtub. You can wipe the body with a cloth or small towel soaked in warm water.

Towels fine fibrous

Use good quality towels and not rude to dry the baby's body. Towels can also be used as a pedestal tub and pedestal dressing coatings.

Alas replace / perlak

Perlak usually made of rubber with an uneven surface that is not slippery. Select materials that are not heat.

various oil

Baby oil is generally used for massaging or clearing certain body parts. If you want to warm the baby, choose telon oil than eucalyptus oil that is too harsh for baby skin. Although the actual telon oils also contain eucalyptus oil in limited levels, combined with anise oil and coconut oil. Telon oil consumption is not an obligation and should be avoided even if the baby's skin becomes irritated.

Cotton bud / cotton

Cotton or cotton bud soaked in warm water can be used for cleaning certain areas such as behind the ears or navel. Avoid using a cotton bud to clean the inside of the baby's ear.

Alas rubber

Place in an area where you'd normally bathe the baby so that the floor is not slippery and pose a risk of accidents.

Things that need to be considered
Get used to communicate with the baby while bathing him. In addition to making him relax, communication can make learning to listen and speak. Besides talking, smiling and singing is the best way to communicate with the baby.
Should moisturizers, and baby powder? Generally, newborns do not need a moisturizer (lotion). Skin rash on infants prevented by keeping certain body parts such as a baby's bottom dry. But if you really want to use a moisturizer, select labeled hypoallergenic or does not cause allergic reactions.
Never leave your baby alone in the bathtub for whatever reason, too.
If your baby is old enough, as it can support his own head, you can try to take a shower together.