Rules for daily care for the newborn. Step-by-step hygienic care

The article describes all the hygienic procedures that mom should conduct with a newborn every day. The article contains the most necessary recommendations, the observance of which will ensure the full hygienic care of the child.

Many young mothers come back from the maternity home and feel a sense of confusion. After all, so many procedures need to be carried out daily with a newborn.

Care in the first days of a newborn's life

In the first days of a baby's life, care for him reduces to several mandatory procedures:

• washing
• washout
• nipping nails
• bathing
• umbilical wound treatment

IMPORTANT: Each of these procedures, except nail cutting, must be performed withnewborn daily during the first months of life. Treatment of umbilical wound is required until it is fully healed.

Newborn care products

In order to provide complete care for newborns you will need:

• bathing bath
• thermometer for measuring water temperature
• cotton wool or cotton wool
• cotton buds
• aspirator
• baby scissorswith blunt tips
• solution brilliant green
• hydrogen peroxide
• baby cosmetics

IMPORTANT: This is a list of the most necessary that you need to purchase for a fullcare

You can purchase

• wet baby wipes
• disposable absorbent diapers

Baby cosmetics

On the shelves of shops and pharmacies there are many different cosmetics for the care of the newborn.

You will definitely need it in the first month:

• cream for diaper or powder
• baby soap
• moisturizing cream
• 

IMPORTANT: Bathing foam, shampoo in the first month of life you do not need. Buy it afterwards, when you already have preferences for

manufacturers. Nursing of the umbilical cord of a newborn

. In the maternity hospital, when the navel has not yet disappeared, the treatment will be done by a nurse. At home, you have to take care of the umbilical wound until it is fully healed.

To process the umbilical wound should be after the evening bath:

• on the cotton swab dripping a few drops of hydrogen peroxide
• we lower the cotton swab in the navel with a point movement( the peroxide starts to slightly hiss)
• we lower the new cotton swab in the green solution
• when the peroxide ceased to hiss, the same point movementwith a cotton swab touch the navel

IMPORTANT: Do not press, do not twist, do not rub the wand in the umbilical wound

How to wash a newborn baby?

It is necessary to wash a newborn every day after a morning awakening. Washing includes several procedures:

• eye wash
• nose cleansing
• ear cleaning
• face and neck washing

IMPORTANT: Look also at the baby's mouth for timely detection of thrush that can occur in newborns

Eye wash for newborns

For this it is necessary: ​​

• two wadded discs or a piece of cotton wool
• Cooled boiled water

Take one disc and moisten it with water. Squeezing out excess water, rub your eyes along the line of eyelash growth. The movement should be from the outer corner of the eye to the inner corner. Then take the second wadded disc and do the same with the other eye.

How to clean the nose of a newborn?

Very often these babies are formed so-called "crusts" in the nose, which prevent the crumb from breathing easily.

IMPORTANT: For this reason, the condition of the nasal cavity should be monitored continuously and, if necessary, cleaned.

To clean the nose, you will need:

• rinsing agent
• cotton wool
• aspirator
• pipette

Several types of tools can be used for nasal cleaning:

• solution "Sodium chloride".The tool is cheap, sparingly consumed.
• is a harmless product for washing the nasal cavity of newborns. The basis of these drugs is most often sea water. Examples of such drugs: Aquamaris, Quix. They also have a natural composition, but there are many times more sodium chloride solution

IMPORTANT: If you decide to take a solution of "Sodium Chloride", pipette one drop into each nasal passage.

If you bought a special drug in the pharmacy, then drip according to the instructions. Wait a minute. Further you have two ways:

• aspirator for nose remove the contents of the nasal cavity
• twist the cotton turunda. You can do this manually, but you can tightly wind the cotton wool on the match, then remove it from the match.
• With a tuirundo, clean the nose. The size of turunda should match your baby's nose.
• Shove it in the nose of the child and gently scroll one turn one way.
• Get it out of your nose.
• Turundu can also be slightly moistened with a solution of

beforehand. Care for newborn ears

With a cotton swab wipe the outer ear.

IMPORTANT: Do not climb with a cotton swab or anything else inside the ear.

. Care for the neck and face of the newborn.

. Wipe the neck with moistened boiled water and then wipe the face with fresh fleece.

IMPORTANT: Wipe each wrinkle around your neck, as this part of the newborn's body is prone to the appearance of the

on it. How to wash a newborn baby boy?

To wash the boy follows running water in any direction, as you will be more comfortable. The main thing is that the head and body of the child are securely fixed by your hands. Always monitor the water flow with your hand so that the temperature does not change.

How to wash a newborn girl?

Girls are more difficult to wash up, since the mother should be able to keep the baby in such a way that the water drips away from the tummy to the back. It is more convenient to do this as follows: put the child on the inside of the left hand, keep the legs spread apart with your palm, control the water with your hand and wash the child

IMPORTANT: Do not allow faecal masses to enter the vagina

Intimate hygiene of the newborn girl

Several rules for intimate hygiene of girls:

• to wash the girl with water should be at least once a day. And after the stool - every time immediately
• use soap should only after bowel movement. In other cases - only with water
• , when using soap, do not allow it to get on the internal mucosa of the vagina
• after washing, soak gently with a baby towel or diaper
• . At least once a week, the girl has to open the labia to see the intergrowth of small or large labia( synechia)
• after washing, apply a small amount of cream under the diaper or powder

IMPORTANT: All listed rules are suitable for intimate hygiene of the boy

How to cut the nails of the newbornnnomu?

Pediatricians in the maternity hospital often do not allow cutting their nails the first week after the birth of the child. But it happens that the infant already in the first days of life has long fingernails, capable of scratching the skin. In this case, put on handles special gloves - "scratches".

IMPORTANT: If the toddler does not cut his nails while awake - do this during his sleep

Upon arrival, look at the baby's nails. If they have grown so much that they can scratch the delicate skin of a child - they should be cut. This procedure is done exclusively with special scissors with blunt tips

IMPORTANT: At the hands of the nail round off, on the legs - trim exactly

IMPORTANT: Do not hold the toddler's hand always dressed in gloves. Baby's skin must breathe

Care for premature newborns

Care for premature newborns is carried out according to the general rules. There are only a few exceptions:

• a child is allowed to bathe not immediately after discharge from the maternity hospital, but when the doctor permits. Can pass 2 and 3 weeks
• bathe the baby prematurely the first month is necessary in boiled water
• the temperature of the water when bathing should be 37-38 degrees.when swimming, immerse the child completely in water, except for the head
• after bathing the child wrap in a warm diaper

IMPORTANT: Your main task is not to freeze the child. Always create a warm environment for the baby, so in preterm infants the mechanisms of thermoregulation are very weak.

Bathing a newborn. Bathing time

Bathing baby is necessary daily. Before bathing, prepare everything you need:

• clean bath
• solution of potassium permanganate
• water thermometer
• rinse bucket
• baby soap
• baby shampoo
• towel
• herbal decoction( if desired and after healing of the umbilical wound)
• everything necessary for umbilical cord treatment
• clean clothes
• bathing slide( optional)

• In the bathtub, dial the running water 37 degrees.
• Add a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
• Immerse the child in the water by the shoulders.
• Wipe each fold of the baby with your hand.
• Two times a week, use a small amount of soap.
• Shampoo to wash the head for the first month is not necessary,
• after - once a week.
• The washing field rinse the child with water a degree less than the one in which the baby was initially lowered.
• Be calm, otherwise your anxiety will be passed on to the child.

IMPORTANT: Finish the procedures when the water cools down 2 degrees from the initial temperature of

. Before healing the umbilical wound of a child, it is worth to bathe in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, after healing it is possible to add herbal infusions( chamomile, string)

IMPORTANT: Although herbs have a calming and anti-inflammatory effect,more often they should not be used, so as not to provoke an allergic reaction or dry skin

To bathe the baby best before feeding to sleep at night. After taking a bath, the baby will get tired and relax a bit, after which it will eat well and will go to sleep.

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Developing care and education of a newborn. Games for babies

Before the baby reaches 6 months, it is necessary to exercise with him for the prevention of orthopedic problems:

• raise the legs and arms of the child in different directions. Do it slowly and gently
• alternately pull your knees towards the tummy
• bend and unbend your arms at the elbows

Repeat each exercise 10-15 times.

IMPORTANT: These are the basic exercises. If there are problems with the child, the orthopedist will appoint the appropriate massage and special exercises.

. In the first month of life, the baby will not pay attention to a different kind of toy. At best, the child will react to the sound of rattles.

After a month, you can hang a musical carousel with toys over the crib, give the child to touch various toys and lure them with rattles. The child will start to follow their eyes.

Tips for the care of newborns

• more often let the baby's skin breathe without the diaper
• for washing, you can ALWAYS use wet wipes. It is better to use them only when there is no possibility to wash it with water.

IMPORTANT: Do not wash your child with wet wipes. Even the best quality napkins affect the delicate skin of the child

• if you use herbal decoctions when bathing - always use after moisturizing cream
• after washing and bathing gently soak the baby's skin with a towel or diaper
• during bathing do not make the water temperature above 37 degrees,otherwise the bathing ceases to be a healing procedure

IMPORTANT: If your child does not feel comfortable swimming in cool water or using a roller coaster, do not torment him. Find the most suitable for your child way of bathing

Do not neglect the rules of caring for your child. Observe a certain algorithm and rest assured that you are doing everything right.

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