Probably, all young parents were nervous when they were going to bathe the first time the baby. So many dangers trap the kid and his still inexperienced parents! In awkward hands, apparently, it can easily slip out, fall and hit. The main thing - be quiet and attentive, and at you everything will turn out.
Instruction
1. Prepare everything that is necessary for bathing and for the subsequent swaddling. Prepare a bath with water, put soap and a towel so that they were convenient to be taken. If there is an assistant, then it is good because one can hold the child, and - to wash the second. Bring the child, supporting by a palm a head and undress him.
2. Slowly lower the child in warm water, supporting a back and a head by the left hand (if you the right-handed person). Some consider that it is the best of all to put the baby a head on an elbow bend. It not absolutely so. In such situation it is convenient to it to lie. And here it is not convenient to wash, especially if you have no assistant. The kid will be able to slide off a hand. Better, having lowered him in water, to hold a hand by a neck and a nape, and to support by the right hand buttocks. It is possible to hold him by a shoulder, having put the child's head on itself on an elbow. It is convenient when you have to carry out water procedures unaided. Then you will be able to wash with the right free hand it.
3. The soaped rag, a gauze or a hand carefully and gently wash out to the child a neck, a breast, then a stomach, handles, legs, then inguinal folds, armpits, a back. Accurately and carefully wash out all folds not to allow in them formation of an intertrigo.
4. Wash genitals of girls thoroughly, but without using soap - only water and a hand. When washing genitals of boys, soap is admissible. It is necessary to remove carefully extreme flesh and it is good to wash up.
5. During bathing you watch that water did not get into ears to the child. The head of the child has to be over water. The head of the kid is washed in the last turn. For this purpose it is necessary to cast away it a little back and to water with the clear water prepared in advance. Wet it and put a little special children's shampoo, hypoallergenic and not defiant got down. It is also possible to soap children's soap. Make foam shampoo or soap, then it is careful, but carefully wash away.
6. Many children are frightened bathings, especially at the beginning. Therefore all your movements have to be very careful, smooth. Especially it is important when washing the head which is not loved by many children. Talk tenderly to the child during it that he heard your quiet voice and was not frightened.
7. At the end of bathing pour over the child water. If you have no assistant, then it is difficult, but it is possible. Take the child on hands, bend down over the bathroom and carefully pour over the kid water from the prepared jug. After that wrap the baby in a towel or a diaper.