How to bathe newborn: advice of an experienced mom

Birth of a child - for young huge joy and great responsibility at the same time. Caring for the kid requires the newly-made parents of attention and affection. And if the love of croching can give all relatives, then with experience in terms of departure is much worse. The battery process seems very difficult, especially for the first time.


Call your husband or mom, let them help you. For a child in the first months of his life, the hygiene is very important. After all, gentle skin is very prone to dough and irritation. That is why the first 3 months wash the baby is necessary daily. Remember, gradually you will learn to all these wisels, and swimming will become great pleasure for you and crumbs. In the meantime, I will tell you how to do it right.

When can I start to bathe a newborn baby after discharge from the maternity hospital?

Usually children are discharged from the maternity hospital for 3-4 days. If the BCG vaccination was made on the day of the discharge, then it is not recommended to bathe a newborn immediately.

You immediately need to take a note that any vaccination is a contraindication to water procedures. And here The next day you can safely begin swimming the baby.

Water procedures are intended to wash off the dirt, discomfort and fatigue, so that the child is tempered, rose strong and healthy.

What do we need?

For the first and subsequent bathing, we will need several things.

  • Bath for crumbs.
  • Stand (you can hold your child with hand).
  • Baby soap, shampoo, thermometer, urine or sponge.
  • Manganese and grass turns and chamomile.
  • A terry towel for a child.

A very quickly ran nine months of pregnancy, there were gathering flour. Before mom is a small gentle lump. Of course, in the maternity hospital will help to cope with the newborn. But, having arrived home, you will stay without doctors and without their professional support. How not to be confused and feel confident with the baby alone? I will try to tell in detail about it and how, where, at what time and what is the best baby to bathe. So, proceed.

Water temperature

Bathing krochu advise indoors with air temperature not less than 26-28 degrees to prevent supercooling. The body of the kid is badly kept warm, so he can quickly get sick. The water temperature should be at least 36-37 degrees.

Before putting a newborn in the bath, I advise you to check the water with an elbow or a special thermometer. It should be warm.

What baths are better to do for swimming a child?

After you can bathe a newborn in non-filled water, but it is necessary with the addition of manganese (the driver should be light pink). Bathing in a weak solution 2 times a week.

The kid can be washed twice a week, and everything else time - in chamomile solutions, turns and oak bark. Tarwelling herb in the prescription and add it to the bath, watching the correct proportions.

Chamomile and a series have relaxing and disinfectant properties.

For crumbs, these herbs are very pleasant, because they, among other things, relax her muscles well.

Duration of the procedure

The duration of swimming time changes depending on age. The very first bathing can be held from 2 to 10-15 minutes.

In order to redeem the child, it will be enough and 5 minutes. But it is better to hold the newborn in the water, let him get used to or just beat the legs. True, it is possible only if the baby does not capricious. And remember that the water should not cool any degree!

When a baby will be 1.5-2 months, swimming time will increase to 25-35 minutes.

What time?

Time for swimming I advise you to choose yourself when you are more convenient - in the morning or in the evening. And in the future, I recommend this watch not to change.

It is best to do it shortly before feeding. After all, if the crumb is skete, she can start during swimming meat, and if the hungry is, it is just routing.

What is better to wash the child?

Wash the baby with a liquid hypoallergenic soap that does not dry the skin. To do this, it is better to take the "eared nanny" or "Johnson Baby." Shampoo I advise you to choose carefully, paying special attention to an important point: these funds should not pinch eyes when hit.

To wash your head and body, buy money 2B1, it is much easier. I also advise you to use a foam for swimming, it will be good to moisturize the skin of the crumbs. It is better to purchase it when the baby will be for 5-7 months.

How often do you need to bathe newborn?

If there are no contraindications, then I advise you to bathe newborn every day. It stimulates blood circulation and well affects the skin. After bathing, the baby appears good.

I started batting a child on the 3rd day of finding a house when he was already accustomed to the new setting.
To begin with, we undress the crumb, take out the handles from the sleeves, holds for the elbows. Boldly turn the baby from the sides on the side, while I comment on all my actions. I speak the name of the parties and the parts of the body of the newborn - the lesson of speech is also obtained.

Before swimming, I must proceed with cleaning agents suitable for children of the first days of life. Rinsing it after that several times.

Daily bathing turns into a swim lesson and remarkable gymnastics for the child during the first 3-5 months of life.

Bathing in conventional non-filled water with a weak mortar of manganese. The water temperature must be 37 degrees, and air - 26-28 degrees, about 4 degrees are higher than in the room where the crumb is sleeping. The bath is filled with 2/3 water.

Gently, starting with the legs, lower the baby into the water - until the middle of the chest. I wash your hand every fold of the newborn, starting with the neck, then muscle, elbow, brush and inguinal folds. My crumb without a washcloth or any sponges.

Once a week, my soap "Johnsons Babby" or "Mustela" and in a solution of chamomile.

Then, rinse with clean water, which is on the degree below the one in which I was bathing. I water from top to bottom. After removing the baby from the bath and freeze with a warm diaper. I treat and dress it in a pantice and a blouse so that the child felt relaxed. And I definitely put on the hands of the antitracks, so as not to scratch. And so, we, clean and satisfied, proceed to the reception of food.

How and the better to handle the child after bathing?

After bathing the newborn, you should not forget to treat baby cream or butter. If you can, before going to bed, make it a soothing massage.

Special attention is paid to the buttocks and inguinal folds. Here you need to use a special cream or powder.

Then you process the baby eyes, ears, nose, navel.

The eyes simply wipe the boiled water - one cotton disk on one eyebound, process from the corners to the nose. Ears clean with cotton chopsticks. Nose washed with twisted wool flavors. Navels process with green.

And you can wear a baby.