Many knowledge of what to do in different situations, how to help the baby and how to properly care for it are laid in the woman by nature itself. She senses at a subconscious level what her child needs.
But the very care of a newborn is often not so simple: it's necessary to bathe, and cut off tiny nibbles, and spout the nose, if it snores, and process the umbilical wound and much else what needs to be done. In order to simplify and simplify all this as much as possible, the newborn needs to have a special children's first-aid kit, the content of which should be taken care of even before the baby was born.
The most important thing that a crumb will need after being brought from a maternity hospital is in the daily cleansing of the umbilical wound. For this you need to buy:
- cotton buds;
- gauze wipes;
- 3% hydrogen peroxide;
- potassium permanganate;
- green.
The procedure for processing the navel is as follows: first wipe the wound with a solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide, remove unnecessary dried crusts (be very careful if the crusts do not depart well, it is better to leave them and remove the next day). Then the wound should be greased with a green leaf to dry it. If the navel of the baby is bleeding profusely or becomes wet, you should immediately tell this to your health visitor or consult a doctor, as this can lead to an inflammation of the navel.
A newborn baby is bathed daily in the evening, preferably at the same time, preferably at bedtime. The first time for bathing you need to put a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate, it disinfects the water. To properly dilute manganese in water, dissolve several crystals first in a glass, stir well, and only then pour the solution into a bath. To see the initial color of the solution in the bath with water, it is better to purchase a white baby bathtub. A too saturated solution of potassium permanganate can burn the baby's tender skin. In a few weeks for bathing the baby you will need such herbs as the turn and chamomile, they can also be bought at the pharmacy in advance and stored in a nursery first-aid kit. These herbs have a soothing and anti-inflammatory effect on the baby's skin. To correctly determine the temperature of the water in the bath, use a thermometer.
After water procedures, children's skin sometimes needs care. To avoid dryness and peeling, use a baby cream. It is advisable to buy the cream that contains the least amount of additives and perfumes. To deal with diaper rash and irritations on the skin, get a baby powder. But remember that you can not use both powder and baby cream at the same time.
In children's medicine chest should be present baby wipes. They will be very useful to you when you go to a doctor or on a trip.
To wash and wash the child's head, use a baby soap. Do not wash the body with the soap and the child's hair every day, you can use it only 1-2 times a week, this is quite enough. Too frequent use of soap will wash out the protective layer of the skin and make it dry.
To trim the tiny baby nails is possible only with special children's scissors with a round edge. Such scissors do not injure a kid accidentally. Let them be in the nursery first aid kit.
An important item of the first aid kit is a small enema. It can be used for its intended purpose and as a respirator. For different purposes it is necessary to have your enema. Do not forget that before any use of the enema you need to boil and lubricate its tip with sterile vegetable oil.
Grudnichkov often suffers from colic, which causes a lot of trouble to my mother. Of course, you can use the old methods: put a warm diaper under your tummy, massage the tummy clockwise, put a gas pipe, etc. But you need to know that now there are harmless children's syrups on the market, which facilitate colic and remove gases from the intestines. And also there are special teas for newborns based on dill and fennel seeds. They can be given to a child instead of water from the first days of life, they also contribute to the improvement of children's digestion. You can prepare tea for crumbs yourself: 1h. l. seeds of fennel pour 100ml of water and brew these seeds in a water bath.
Of course, in children's medicine cabinet must be antipyretic drugs: paracetamol (syrup or candles). To serve antipyretic it is necessary only in the event that the temperature of a body of the kid has risen above 38 degrees. In this case, you should also call a doctor. Children under 3 years of age should not be given analgin and aspirin as antipyretic drugs. Therefore, the only antipyretic for a pediatric medicine chest is children's paracetamol and the drugs on its basis.
To measure the temperature of the child's body, it is better to purchase an electronic thermometer, which is more safe for the baby.
The most common and common childhood disease is a runny nose. Often the baby is brought from the hospital with a cold. In order for the crumbs to have as few problems with the spout, you should rinse the spout daily with sea water, which can be purchased in any pharmacy in the form of a spray or drops. Rinse the spout in the morning and evening. So the baby will be less susceptible to allergies, viruses and diseases. If the baby has a runny nose, a baby's first-aid kit should have drops in the nose for this case, for the newborns, which facilitate breathing. The accumulated mucus is removed by enema.
Let your baby be healthy and happy!