- Bathing your baby should be daily. "Why, - you ask, - after all, the baby, who is in the bed all the time, has nowhere to get dirty?" And then, when bathing a baby, parents not only take care of the cleanliness of his body, but also create a certain physical activity for him, which makes it possible to relax and relieve tension from the muscles that are in constant tone.
Parents should remember: taking a daily bath is a completely everyday procedure, in which not only the baby himself and the one who bathes him should participate. Inexperienced parents often wonder which bath is more suitable for this. An excellent option is a bath with a stopper that allows you to drain the water after the end of the procedure. For bathing the baby in the first weeks of life, you can use all kinds of devices (mattresses, "slides"), which make the procedure safer. By supporting the baby, they make the task easier and relieve the mother of unnecessary anxiety. Bathing an older baby (from one month of age) can be done in a large bath. The baby quickly grows out of the baby bath: it restricts the freedom of its active movements. Are you also familiar with the picture when a five-kilogram child, hunched over, wallows in a cramped plastic container? It is difficult to expect any benefit from such bathing. Immediately transfer the robust man to the spacious bath.- Water temperature 37 degrees... Lower temperatures are sometimes even welcome. Punctual parents can use different types of thermometers (for example, alcohol or electric) to make sure that they bathe their baby in water of the right temperature. All others can use the old way, dipping their elbows into the water: the absence of any sensations at the same time suggests that the water temperature is equal to body temperature. During the bathing process, there is no need to add hot water to the bath: cooling the water naturally will help to harden the baby.
- It is undesirable for the air temperature in the bathroom to exceed the usual room temperature (~ 22 degrees)... While swimming, it is advisable not to close the bathroom door. The fears associated with the fear of chilling the baby in this way are completely unfounded: it is much more dangerous to bring him from a steamed room into a room with a lower temperature. Equally destructive for the baby is the constant stay in a room that is too hot (above 25 degrees): in this case, colds will become his constant companions in the future. To disrupt the natural thermoregulation of the infant's body, it is enough to overheat it several times. It will be much more difficult to restore normal heat transfer.
- For bathing the crumbs, ordinary tap water is quite suitable; no boiling is required for this. You should not dramatize the situation if the baby accidentally sips some water right from the bath: some children even like it. There will be no harm from this (We also read: in what water to bathe a newborn baby, whether to boil water, whether to add potassium permanganate).
- Is it dangerous for water to enter the ear? This happens quite often while swimming; this also does not pose a particular danger, so do not cover the ears of the crumbs with lumps of cotton wool. But it will not hurt to dry them after bathing with cotton turunda.
- Is it okay to take a bath together with your baby? It is noticed that even very shy and capricious children are happy to bathe in the same bath with their beloved mother. Occasionally, you can afford such procedures (of course, if the mother does not have any infectious diseases), including active games with the use of special developmental toys (bath toys), but you should not introduce such bathing into everyday practice. We read in detail:Is it possible to swim in the same bath with a newborn? The opinion of doctors and mothers
- During bathing, the baby should actively move. The smallest (up to three months) babies should be given the opportunity to swim in a large bathtub on their tummy (with mother's support for the chin and tummy) or on the back (it is necessary to support the baby's head). Any activity of the child, manifested in a brisk waving of arms and legs, should be encouraged in every possible way (we also read: infant swimming). This not only helps to relax his muscles, but also allows him to get rid of excess energy. Tired, the baby will fall asleep faster with a healthy sound sleep. If the baby behaves too sluggishly while bathing, this most likely indicates that the baby is too hot.
- Fear of water most often develops in babies due to negative bathing experience. A baby can be frightened by too bright lighting, loud sounds, parental "hysteria" about the accidental immersion of the baby in water. Keeping in mind that the bathing procedure should bring pleasure to the child, parents must create all the conditions for this, eliminating any factors that can cause him even the slightest discomfort. You should not arrange events from this everyday procedure. At this moment, excited screams, fuss, every minute measurements of the temperature of the water in the bath and attempts to protect the baby from a non-existent draft (what to do if the child is afraid to swim in the bathroom) are completely unacceptable.
- When bathing, the crumbs are not worth it: liken the bathroom to a steam room, lay a diaper on the bottom of the bath, cover the baby's bare shoulders, not covered with water, pour into the water a large number of special bathing products (designed for even the most sensitive skin), leave the baby in the bathroom unattended even for one give me a sec.
Parents should remember: taking a daily bath is a completely everyday procedure, in which not only the baby himself and the one who bathes him should participate. Inexperienced parents often wonder which bath is more suitable for this. An excellent option is a bath with a stopper that allows you to drain the water after the end of the procedure. For bathing the baby in the first weeks of life, you can use all kinds of devices (mattresses, "slides"), which make the procedure safer. By supporting the baby, they make the task easier and relieve the mother of unnecessary anxiety. Bathing an older baby (from one month of age) can be done in a large bath. The baby quickly grows out of the baby bath: it restricts the freedom of its active movements. Are you also familiar with the picture when a five-kilogram child, hunched over, wallows in a cramped plastic container? It is difficult to expect any benefit from such bathing. Immediately transfer the robust man to the spacious bath.
