After birth, the baby undergoes adaptation to the environment. It is very important to create conditions for a more comfortable stay in our world.
Bathing a baby is one of the important moments in caring for a newborn. Many mothers are perplexed whether it is possible to swim together with the baby. Let's find the answer to this question.
Contraindications to joint bathing
- For a newborn, until his umbilical wound has healed, and this is the first 2 - 3 weeks, it is undesirable to swim with his parents. During this period, the child must be bathed in boiled water or with the addition of potassium permanganate.
- Mom or dad should not have any infectious, contagious diseases - viral, bacterial, fungal (herpes, warts, streptoderma, candidiasis, etc.). Otherwise, some time after such a bath, you will find them in the baby.
- Lack of personal hygiene. This rule is very important, and not all parents follow it.
Swimming together - are there any advantages?
It happens that children are sharply negative about the bathing process.
And the parents have no choice but to immerse themselves in the bath with the baby. So the child will feel your warmth and care, he will be more comfortable.
Sometimes babies like to swim in their mother's arms under the shower. That also has a beneficial effect on the psyche.
In the absence of mom during the day, swimming together can make up for the attention deficit with the help of various water games.
Water itself has soothing properties, develops touch and provides tactile stimulation, relieves hypertonicity of the extremities. If you add to this the presence of your mother, then you can practice diving, if the bath allows.
Very useful and relevant information on how to bathe a newborn and what is required for this procedure is contained in the article by the pediatric doctor.
Bathing conditions
It is important to follow the principles of joint bathing:
- mom or dad must wash before getting into the bath with the child;
- it is better to swim in your underwear;
- compliance with the temperature regime of water 36 - 37 degrees;
- you do not need to swim with your baby every day, once a week is enough;
- if your child is not afraid of bathing and feels comfortable in the water, then swimming together is not for you.
Doctor Komarovsky E.O., pediatrician with 30 years of experience: “I am completely indifferent to swimming with my mother. In this I do not find especially minuses, but also pluses too. If the parent has taken all the necessary hygiene measures, then why not. If we talk about microbes, then they surround the child everywhere. You can also go to bed with your baby, on the same sheet where microorganisms also spend an active life. But, sometimes in especially excitable children, bathing causes negativity, and then mom will help to calm the child. And if a child's bathing with parents causes a squeal of delight, then why not. "
Joint bathing and contraindications in infants
- Unhealed umbilical residue.
- Pustular manifestations on the skin as streptoderma. You can make your baby worse.
- Age over 12 months. In order for the child to develop the "correct" childish sexuality, it is better for mothers to swim with their daughters, and for fathers - with boys. It is better to practice joint bathing up to a year.
- Child's unwillingness. The idea of taking a shared bath should be abandoned if your baby needs space and does not like being in the water with you.
Feedback and discussion
There are many forums and discussions on this topic. What do ordinary mothers think?
Olga, Yekaterinburg, 22 years old: “I always bathe my 2-month-old daughter in an inflatable ring and sometimes I'll put her in the bath with her. This is more convenient, no need to bend over the side of the bath. For one thing and you yourself will sit, relax. "
Anastasia, a young mother of two daughters: “For a long time they did not dare to do this type of bathing, as I watched the program that you can infect your child with your microflora. First I washed, put on a swimsuit and go ahead. It was very positive. "
Alexandra, Moscow: “What microbes, what are you talking about? We also kiss the child, hug him, put him on the bed - what now, to disinfect the mouth or to boil the bed? I have a very positive attitude to this procedure and advise everyone. "
Anna: “I wouldn't, unless in the pool. I think this is some kind of a whim of parents, unwillingness to let go of their baby, so to speak, to finally cut the umbilical cord. "
In general, there are many opinions, both positive and not very. Personally, I saw the only plus in this: when the child cries in the water, the mother can swim with him in order to calm him down. But I didn't notice any special minuses. If bathing with the whole family gives you a lot of positive emotions, then why not. If only it was comfortable for both mom and child.
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