At the correct organization of process of bathing, for parents and their baby the procedure will become very pleasant and entertaining. In general, bathing is intended not only to provide purity of a body of the child, but also, more, contributes to his hardening and the physical development. But most of young parents who just brought the newborn from maternity hospital very often are afraid to bathe him.
Instruction
1. Opinion of most of pediatricians on that how often it is possible to bathe the newborn disperse. Some are completely sure that to bathe children it is possible at once after discharge from maternity hospital, however, at the same time not to wet an umbilical cord. While others say that it is only possible to bathe after the umbilical cord completely heals, that is approximately in one or two weeks. If you decided to wait for healing of a navel, then it is necessary for you daily and not on time to process leather of the baby, especially folds, the cotton tampon moistened in warm water. And after each chair, the child it is necessary to wash away in flowing water.
2. For the first year of life of the child it is better to bathe daily, but not because it is strongly soiled and in order that his organism developed and became tempered quicker. Along with everything, bathing allows the kid to fall asleep well in the evening. However, some children, on the contrary, become more active after bathing therefore for them it is better to do this procedure in the afternoon.
3. According to pediatricians, the best means for bathing clear water is considered. And for kids at whom the umbilical cord did not heal yet, it is necessary to use only boiled water. Was considered earlier that for bathing it is necessary to add a small amount of potassium permanganate to water, but it is at the moment irrelevant. As this means for bathing can become the reason of emergence of allergic reaction, whether it be officinal herbs or expensive import soap. Frequent use of cosmetics can sometimes lead to drainage of children's skin. To wash the child with soap enough one or two once a week, and it is possible to use children's shampoo only for children since three months, but not more often than once a week.
4. For an exception of overheating of the kid it is better to bathe in hot season several times in day. But only in that case if it gives pleasure to the kid. It is possible to bathe it in cold season in the usual mode. However, if temperature in the room is not lower than 21 degree's - it will be very useful for strengthening of an organism of the child.
5. Small children are usually bathed by about ten minutes, but in the first month of life this procedure can be reduced, especially, if at the same time the child strongly cries. Children who derive from it pleasure can prolong this procedure up to 30 minutes, at the same time to add hot water there is no need. The kid will get used to cool water over time, and will feel in it absolutely comfortably.