Young parents, bathing their baby for the first time, must answer a number of pressing questions:
- What water should I bathe a newborn in?
- Do I need to (disinfect water by boiling)?
- In what cases is it necessary to bathe a newborn in potassium permanganate?
What water to bathe a child in
First of all, you need to inspect the bathroom. Decide which bathtub you will use for bathing - large or special for children. In the nursery, it is easier to cope with the baby, in case of interruptions in water it is easier to fill it. A large bathtub will allow you to do water gymnastics with your child, and if you buy a special inflatable ring around his neck, he will be able to move independently in the water.
Next, you should decide in what water to bathe the newborn. Usually, pediatricians recommend using tap water, especially if it is supplied purified. The first days you can add a solution of sea salt in a small concentration, this will give additional disinfection of the umbilical wound that has not yet healed.
Important! Optimum water temperature for bathing a newborn baby
Many mothers like to use decoctions of various herbs when bathing. However, you should not get carried away with them, strict indications are needed for their use - for a baby this is a strong medicine.
In any case, it is necessary to know the commonly used herbs for various skin conditions of the newborn:
- if you are worried about dry skin in a child, add chamomile decoction to the bath,
- if you notice diaper rash - pour the broth of the series (details about the bathing process in a row).
- if diathesis appears, use a weak decoction of bay leaf.
Boil bathing water or not
Bathing a newborn in boiled water just because of the desire to make it softer should not be. Better to purchase bubble bath or use a weakly concentrated sea salt solution. But in the case when the quality of tap water purification leaves much to be desired and there is a possibility of contracting any infection, then the water simply needs to be boiled.
Whether to add potassium permanganate to the water
Several decades ago, our mothers added a solution of potassium permanganate to the water to disinfect the water. Today it has been proven that there is no need to bathe a newborn in potassium permanganateMoreover, it has a harmful effect on the baby's skin, drying it out.
You also need to choose the right bathing products, created specifically for the delicate skin of newborns. It is best to buy them at a pharmacy, then there will be no reason to worry about their quality. Such funds will not damage the baby's skin that has not yet matured, and will preserve its protection.
On the topic of swimming:
- How to bathe a newborn (Basic Rules)
- The child is afraid to swim: reasons and what to do?
- Is it possible to swim in the same bath with a newborn? The opinion of doctors and mothers
Video help
Bathing nursery rhymes
Babies often protest and be capricious when they are carried into the bath and lowered into the water, and in order to calm the baby, hum him special nursery rhymes, which have long been used when bathing newborn babies, in a quiet, gentle voice.
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Who will be the kup-kup here,
Squish-squish for some water?
Quickly jump-jump into the bath, jump,
in the bath with a leg jerk-jerk, jerk!
The soap will foam
And the dirt will disappear somewhere.
***
We swim, we splash
And we are having fun with you in some water!
Leg up, leg down!
Stick up, stick down!
Twirl our legs
And we float like uti!
Splash splash! Boo-boo!
Let's wipe out!
***
Lather your baby gently and gently with a soft bathing mitten or sponge, humming a song or saying a nursery rhyme:
We'll go swimming
And splash in the water
Splatter, frolic,
The baby will wash.
We will wash your feet
To our dear baby
Wash your hands
To a dear boy
Back and tummy
Face and mouth -
Clean that's what
My dear son!
***
Ay, fret, fret,
We are not afraid of water
We wash cleanly
We smile at mom.
Fluid water
The child is growing fast
Water off a duck -
With a child thinness.
Water down,
And the child is up.
***
Water, water,
Wash my face
To make the eyes look
To make your cheeks turn red
So that the mouth laughs,
To bite a tooth.
***
The fish lived in the lake,
She sailed to us with you (while moving your hand under water, as if a fish is swimming).
We will wash the baby
We will catch fish.
The water is not cold for us.
Where is the fish? There she is! (gently sprinkle some water on the baby)
