Daily baby care: is it difficult? Of course not! Using our tips, you can easily learn how to care for a newborn baby. His skin is very delicate and vulnerable, and mother's care is needed to make the baby feel good and comfortable.. Morning toilet, treatment of the umbilical wound, washing and bathing - all this is skin care. After all, the child's skin performs the function of breathing, excretion, it is a " In the first months of life, the baby receives a lot of information through the skin - through tactile sensations.. And for these sensations to be pleasant and bring joy from communication, the skin must be healthy..

To care for the skin of the baby you will need:.

- baby cosmetic oil or boiled vegetable oil.

- liquid soap.

- baby cream or cream "

- powder.

- cotton wool.

- small scissors with blunt tips.

- for the treatment of the umbilical wound: cotton swabs, hydrogen peroxide, brilliant green.

- brush with soft thick bristles for combing.

- wet wipes When choosing baby cosmetics for a newborn, pay attention to its composition: the content of essential oils is undesirable; from herbal supplements, chamomile extract, aloe, wheat germ are preferable. Choose, if possible, cosmetic products that do not indicate a mixture, but only one plant extract: this way it will be easier for you to determine whether this substance is suitable for your baby. Wet wipes preferably of the same brand as diapers.

For evening bathing, you will need a bath with warm (35-36 degrees) water.. Supporting the head and shoulders of the crumbs with one hand, immerse it in water.

With your other hand, wash your baby, gently rinse the head.

After that, turn the child over and wash the back of the head and back.

Soap can be used once every 2-3 days, and if the child's skin is prone to dryness, then every 4-5 days. The head can be washed about 1 time per week with baby shampoo or soap.

After bathing, dry the baby's skin with a towel, gently blotting, wipe the head. The baby's hair will dry very quickly, so there is no need to use a hair dryer - hot air can dry out delicate skin too much..

How to wash a child? Take it so that the child's head lies in your elbow bend, the back is along the arm, and grab the leg in the thigh area with your fingers. With your other hand, support the child by the second leg or under the buttocks. It would seem easier to use napkins... But for the baby's skin, the best thing is warm water and baby soap. And no napkins can replace this!

You need to wash the crumbs often enough, but use soap only if the child has pooped.. In all other cases, only water is sufficient.. After washing, pat the skin and folds with a towel and apply a thin layer of cream if necessary.. Do not rush to immediately put on a diaper - let the baby stay a little without it, and the skin will “breathe”. This is very important for the prevention of diaper rash..

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Morning " First, wash the child's eyes with a ball of cotton dipped in boiled water, moving from the outer corner of the eye to the inner one.. For the other eye, take a new piece of cotton. After that, wash the forehead, chin and cheeks of the baby.

To clean the nose, make a few small flagella from cotton wool, moisten them with water. Holding the head of the baby with one hand, and with the other hand, insert the flagellum into the nostril with a rotational movement and carefully remove. With a new flagellum, repeat the same with the other nostril. You need to clean the nose every day, sometimes even several times if a lot of crusts form..

Ears need to be cleaned less often - every 3-4 days, since earwax is not very active. As for the spout, you will need cotton swabs and water.. Don't use cotton swabs! Even if they are soft and have a "

Next, moisten a cotton swab with a small amount of oil and lubricate all the folds of the crumbs skin: behind the ears, on the neck, under the chin, armpits, inguinal folds, folds on the legs. There should be very little oil - while you lubricate the skin, it is almost completely absorbed..

Treat the child's umbilical wound daily - during the morning toilet and after bathing. Moisten a cotton swab abundantly with hydrogen peroxide and touch the navel with it, and with the other hand at this time slightly stretch the skin on the baby's tummy, as shown in the photo, so that the umbilical wound opens slightly. At the same time, the baby does not hurt at all, since there are no nerve endings in the umbilical wound.

After that, blot the peroxide with a new stick, remove the soaked crusts that may form until the navel has healed.

After peroxide, lubricate the umbilical wound with brilliant green, and the skin 3-5 mm around the navel.

Nail cutting is a real microsurgery! It is convenient to do after bathing, when they are softer.. Interestingly, the nails on the handles grow much faster than on the legs.. Wipe the scissors with alcohol to prevent accidental infection, wash your hands. On the legs, cut the nails evenly, and on the handles - rounding the corners.

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