The procedure connected with an enema is not especially pleasant and there is no wish to apply it to the child at all, but there are situations when it is impossible to avoid it, and then everything needs to be done correctly definitely not to do much harm.
The baby is given an enema in case of a lock or when there is a need to enter drugs rektalno. In the second case such way of treatment is always appointed by the doctor, in the first – it is not necessary to address self-treatment too. The fact is that in pediatrics there is no accurately established rule about that how often the child has to defecate. So the first precautionary measure – not to apply an enema without cause. The fact that it seems a lock to inexperienced young mom can be quite usual course of nature.
If the kid did not crap several days, but the tummy soft behaves quietly, and gases freely depart, it only means that food which he eats is ideal for it and is acquired almost completely, it very quickly grows during this period of life. As disturbing symptoms the firm tummy, lack of a pukanye, crying at touch, the turned-in legs can serve. In that case it is necessary to see immediately a doctor at least by phone.
Most important precautionary measure: not to be nervous. The procedure is not too difficult also the main thing – to forget and not to confuse anything.
When the decision to give an enema after all is made not to do much harm to the child, it is necessary to observe rather simple algorithm of actions. First of all, "pear" needs to be boiled, for disinfecting and carefully to drain from it hot water. Before starting the procedure organize process so that all necessary was near at hand: container with warm boiled water, clean diaper, oil or children's cream.
The bed or table need to be laid an oilcloth, from above to put a diaper. Then it is necessary to wash carefully hands with soap, to undress the kid (belts that did not freeze are only lower) and to wash to it a bottom, paying special attention to an anus zone. It is necessary to arrange the child on a table, having put on a back, having lifted and having a little bent it legs. It is better if someone from family members entertains him a rattle.
It is very important that water in an enema was not neither too hot, nor too cold.
From the syringe it is necessary to let out the air and to gather in it boiled water (warm, but it is no more than 28 degrees). The baby requires 40-50 ml, to the newborn there will be enough 20-30 ml. Now the anus of the child and a tip of "pear" carefully grease with cream or oil, then let out all air from an enema. Accurate spiral movements the tip is inserted into an anus on 2-3 cm, having parted with other hand of a buttock of the child, and slowly enter liquid. When all liquid appeared inside, the syringe is slowly accurately got, having cramped the child's buttocks that water did not flow out. So it is necessary to take him about five minutes, then it is possible to dress in a diaper and to wait for effect which will be shown after a while: from 1 toseveral o'clock. It is quite possible that for once the kid will not cope with all stagnant stool therefore after the first excrement he should stroke accurately a tummy clockwise, having checked at the same time whether there was it soft and whether the baby has negative feelings.