When the child is born, in many families inevitably there is a question of how to protect the baby from diseases. Often kids are ill in the first year of life, at this time they form own immunity therefore it is very important to begin strengthening of an organism from the very first days after the birth. The easiest way of strengthening of immunity is hardening.
Instruction
1. Small children it is possible to begin to temper in maternity hospital. For this purpose do not swaddle the child too hardly, do not put on to him legs warm socks and a cap. If the child was born in winter time it is only possible to use instead of a flannel diaper print, and in summer is to manage one diaper and thin cotton socks. Optimum temperature for newborns indoors is 21 degrees.
2. During the first bathing it is necessary to add to water potassium permanganate for processing of an umbilical wound. 37-36 degrees of heat are recommended to do water temperature. Daily diminish temperature by one degree, and at the end of bathing take for the rule to rinse the child with water 35-34 degrees of heat. Besides, during the hygienic procedures rub off the child the terry mitten moistened with water, which temperature not higher than 33 degrees.
3. Every day perform the following procedure. Take a hand of the kid and, since fingers, up to a shoulder wipe it with a wet damp rag then pound a dry terry towel before easy manifestation of redness. Make, thus, massage of all body, special attention, giving stupnyam, to palms and a tummy. Let the kid will lie down naked several minutes, only after that he should be dressed.
4. Arrange to the kid air bathtubs more often. For this purpose two – three times a day undress the child completely for 5-10 minutes. At this time it is possible to do to the child massage, to play with it or to feed. Main that the body of the kid was completely naked.
5. When the child is more senior it will become possible to start douches. Begin with warm water, with the temperature of 36 degrees. After each water procedure rinse the child, since a neck and is lower water, and within three days gradually lower water temperature to 20 degrees. Is lower than this limit you should not fall that the kid did not freeze. The procedure should not continue more than one minute.
6. At once it is necessary to rub off skin of the kid a warm terry towel. Then to give it warm drink and to dress. Before going to bed pour the child's foot cool water, reducing gradually degree, but not lower than 16.
7. Well strengthen immunity and temper a walk organism in the fresh air. It is necessary to walk with the child in any weather, irrespective of his age not less than two times a day 2-3 hours.
8. Try to carry out hardening of a throat, to make it resistant to infection and to prevent appearance of tonsillitis, a tonsillitis and pharyngitis in the future. For this purpose during a morning toilet let's the child rinse a throat, water of room temperature gradually reducing degree within 5 minutes.
9. Tempering the child from early age, you put guarantee of his health in the future.