In each family prepare for the birth of the kid with special awe. But quite often it happens that even at observance of recommendations of the doctor and careful behavior of future mom the child is born before the put term.
Reasons of prematurity of the child
Not always the premature child is born because of diseases of mother, the low social standard of living of family or the negligent relation to pregnancy. Often early birth is promoted by polycarpous pregnancy when twins just physically have no opportunity to develop fully, and on medical indications the planned or urgent Cesarean section becomes.
Care for the premature newborn has the subtleties with which surely parents should get acquainted.
Optimum temperature in the room of the premature child
At premature children not only small weight, at them very little subcutaneous fat which helps a body to keep normal temperature. Therefore in the room where there is a child, it is necessary to watch temperature condition very carefully.
Optimum temperature has to be +22-25 degrees, but it in case the child is dressed or lies under a blanket. If he is undressed, for example, takes air baths, then temperature in the room has to be +27-32 degrees.
At the same time it is necessary to air the room as often as possible, in the winter – not less than two times a day, and in warm season – each 3-4 hours 15 minutes. The attending physician can sometimes recommend additional heating of the child. It is the for this purpose best of all to use a rubber hot-water bottle, and it is even better – several hot-water bottles which need to be wrapped up in diapers and to put in legs of the kid and on each side. It is not necessary to lean close against a body to a hot-water bottle, the kid already will feel heat proceeding from it. Water in a hot-water bottle has to be not higher than 65 Pages.
Features of food of premature children
The opinion is wrong that the kid needs to be fed strictly in certain time. Any newborn baby and furthermore premature, it is necessary to feed according to the slightest requirement. So he will quicker gain missing weight and will soon catch up with the age-mates. The best food – breast milk.
The diet of young mom has to be as it is possible more variously as the kid has to receive through breast milk all necessary minerals for growth and development. Surely you watch that the menu did not include products allergens, the small child is subject to an allergy as nobody else.
Treat such products:
- honey;
- chocolate;
- nuts;
- greasy food;
- smoked products;
- citrus;
- spices, etc.
Walks with the premature baby
As well as walks are very useful to any babies, premature kids. To the weight of 2 kg the pediatricians do not recommend to take out the child on the street even in the summer as any breeze or just sharp change of temperature can be dangerous to the child, it is still too weak and subject to colds.
It is necessary to make the very first walks at air temperature from +10 degrees and not longer than 10 minutes. Such small walks need to be carried out daily within the first week. Further gradually it is necessary to increase walk time for 10-20 minutes and to finish festivities till 1.5-2 o'clock.
In cold season when air does not get warm higher than +8 degrees to begin to walk with the kid it is possible only when his weight reaches 3 kg.
Consequences of prematurity of the child can be the most various, and only comprehensive care and care will help to minimize all available or arising problems of health and development.