Preparing the room
The children's room will require wet cleaning, ventilation and the establishment of an optimal temperature for a newborn - 21-22 degrees. The cot should have an even hard washable mattress and stand away from the window and the battery. A bedroom of parents for many kids will become their own, so take care of cleanliness. Bed linen must be changed at least once a week, my mother's shirt - as far as contamination, and the mother herself should take a shower at least twice a day.
Bathing and cleaning
Fundamentals of care for newborns say that you should wash your baby every day with simple water (you can cleaned). If there are signs of infection - chilled boiled water. You need to moisten 2 cotton balls, squeeze water out of them and wipe the eyes in the direction from the outer corner to the inside. Then, with the help of a new ball, wash the whole face. Do not forget to get wet with a napkin.
Cleaning of the spout is made by a turunda, which can be twisted from cotton wool. It is best to soak it in vegetable oil. Then gently, as if screwing into a spout, enter in turn in each nasal passage to a depth of 1.5-2 cm, removing all the extraneous.
Cleaning the ears is done only from the outside. Wadded wicks and balls to remove some of the secretions visible to the eye. Do not forget that for every eye, ear, nostril, you need a new cotton wick.
You need to bathe a child in a special baby bath. Prepare a water thermometer, a soft sponge, a baby soap or shampoo, a baby cream or powder, a terry towel, a diaper, some crumbs. First, bathe in a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate (until the navel has time to fully heal) at a temperature of 37-38, then it can be reduced by 1-2 degrees. Water does not have to be boiled. The first bathing can be done right in the diaper - this immersion will be most comfortable for a newborn baby. Duration of bathing small - no more than 4-5 minutes. Over time, stay in the bath can be increased to 10-15 minutes. In the first months it is enough to bathe the crumbs with soap 1 -2 times a week, but it is possible and daily, preferably in the evening hours.
Wash crusts on the head after lubricating them with a special baby oil or sterile sunflower. Sterility is achieved by the fact that a vial of oil is boiled in a saucepan with water for 10 minutes and stored in a refrigerator. Before use, heat under a stream of warm water. During bathing, you can wipe the crusts with a soft sponge, gauze or bandage.
After bathing a newborn baby, dermatologists recommend rinsing the skin (at first, bypassing the navel) with starch water (1 tablespoon of starch is mixed in 1 liter of warm boiled water). Such rinsing softens the skin well and prevents the appearance of diaper rash.
Fractures
The main concern here is the observance of sanitary and hygienic standards. Use breathable diapers, change them every 2-3 hours, and with pronounced diaper rash, discard them completely. Use daily baths with medicinal herbs (alternating, chamomile), on the recommendation of the doctor - zinc containing ointments. After bathing, grease intertrigo with baby cream or powder. For dry skin, use emollient oils.
The girls must be washed after 2-3 micturitions, and after each - it is enough just to gently blot the external genitalia. After the chair, be sure to wash the girl with warm running water, holding the baby up with the tummy, so that water drains from front to back. If irritation develops from the baby's soap, use it once. Consult a doctor if you find the daughter has reddening of the mucous membranes of the genital organs or vaginal discharge.
The washing of boys in frequency is the same as that of girls. When washing, keep the boy upside down. Consult a doctor if the skin of the foreskin and glans penis turns red and increases in size, excess of cheesy discharge is noticeable or after every urination the child is very concerned (this applies to girls).
Care of the navel
This procedure is the basis for caring for a newborn baby. This requires processing with a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide or a 1% solution of green. With the help of the thumb and index finger of one hand, you need to dilute the edges of the umbilical wound and drip a drop of hydrogen peroxide with a pipette. If a foaming liquid appears, it means that in the wound the process of purification from microbes has started. With the help of a cotton swab you first need to dry the "bottom" of the navel, and then its surface and edges. It is extremely important to observe exactly this sequence to exclude infection. It is necessary to carry out 2-3 procedures a day, each time carefully drying the navel and cleaning it from the crust. At the end of this procedure for caring for a newborn baby, you need to treat the belly button with a green. Simply dilute the edge again and lubricate the "bottom" of the navel first, then the wrinkles, then the skin around it.