Care and hygiene of the baby's skin

The baby's skin is very tender and sensitive. It requires daily careful care. To keep your baby's skin clean will help our advice.


WE PASS THE NEGINE


• The most common procedure during the day is changing the diaper. This should be done every 3-3.5 hours.
• Remove the old diaper, wash the child under running water (girls must necessarily be washed from front to back, so as not to accidentally put the infection in the genitals).
• Dry the buttocks and legs of the baby with a diaper.

• If the baby has irritation, redness, apply a thin layer of cream under the diaper. • If you can not wash the baby at the moment, use a wet wipe.


NODSTRIGAEMY THE STEM


• See if the nails are too long on the baby's handles and legs.
• Cut nails with special children's scissors with rounded ends.
• On the handles of the nails need to cut round, on the legs - straight.
• Try not to cut your nails too short.


WE BUILD THE BATH


• Bathe the baby daily.
• In the first month of the life of the baby, add a weak solution of potassium permanganate (manganese) or a decoction of chamomile into the water.
• To bathe a child with special detergents (for example, foam) and to wash his head with shampoo should not be done very often, only once a week.


CHECK FOR THE DAIRY


• Inspect the baby's mouth: if a white coating appears on the mucosa, these are manifestations of thrush that need to be removed.
• To do this, prepare an alkaline solution: 1 teaspoon of soda dissolve in a glass of boiled water.
• Take a cotton swab, dab it in a solution and treat the baby's mouth.
• If these actions do not help, you need to consult a pediatrician who will prescribe medications to treat thrush.


NO FALSE!


• Inspect the axillary cavities, inguinal folds, neck, bends of elbows and knees - there is no accumulation of secretions.
• If necessary, treat these areas with wet wipes.
• If there is redness, irritation, use special cosmetics.


DAILY MORNING TOILET


• In the morning, wash the baby's face with warm running water.
• Cotton swabs soaked in boiled water, wipe the baby's eyes in the direction from the outer corner of the eye to the nose. For each eye, use a separate tampon.
• Wet cotton wicks in baby oil and squeeze well. With cautious twisting movements, clean the child's nasal passages, remove crusts, accumulated mucus. Use for these purposes, cotton buds are undesirable - by negligence you can injure a delicate little spout of crumbs.

Antonina Volzhina, a neonatologist
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