Morning toilet of the newborn

The appearance in the family of the baby is connected not only with incredible joy and happiness, but also with a lot of questions. He looks so vulnerable and tender that even holding a regular morning toilet of a newborn child seems problematic.

However, there is nothing complicated in this! Having become acquainted with the basic rules of care, the morning toilet of an infant will become in a few days the most usual and even fun procedure.

Algorithm

So, outside the window the morning, the kid just ate, he does not want to sleep anymore - it's time "to clean the feathers"! The first point in the algorithm of the morning toilet of a newborn is a washout. Remove from the crumbs disposable diaper and go to the bathroom. Baby can be washed without any means under the running water, after all, the most "children's" foams, soaps and gels tend to dry the skin. If water pollution is not washed off, then the usual baby soap is better foamed in the hands, and then the skin is treated with foam.

Note that boys and girls are washed away in different ways. If newborn men can be washed in the direction of priests to the genitals, and vice versa, but the girls - only from the genitals to the ass! Do not try to delay the boy's foreskin to rinse the head of the penis - physiological phimosis at this age is considered the norm. When washing, intensive rubbing, massaging and rubbing it harm the delicate skin of crumbs.

Hygienic wet wipes are an option in case there is no water. This tool is suitable for spicy situations during walks.

In the maternity hospital the morning toilet of the newborn baby always begins with the treatment of umbilical wound . If the umbilical residue has disappeared, and the wound has not yet healed, then it should be treated daily with peroxide and an antiseptic (diamond greens, solution of potassium permanganate or alcohol solution of chlorophyllite). Be careful when using dye solutions, so as not to miss the onset of the inflammatory process!

Now you can wash your little face. It is very convenient to use wadded disks moistened with boiled water. Eyes wipe gently in the direction from the outer corner to the bridge of the nose. Every eye is wiped with a new disc! Miles, that is white eels, which during the first month can appear on the face of a crumb, can not be squeezed out.

The oral cavity of the newborn does not need treatment, since the mucous membranes are capable of self-cleaning. With stomatitis or thrush, the technique of carrying out the morning toilet of the oral cavity of the newborn is reduced to treating the mouth with a solution of baking soda or borax in glycerin.

Care for the ears consists in a careful removal of the secretion of the sulfur glands from the auricle. Usual cotton buds are not suitable for this, because they are too thick. Use special chopsticks with a stop. Do not try to remove the whole secret, because it protects the baby's hearing aid. But you do not need to clean the nozzle at all, if breathing is not difficult.

Cosmetics for babies

After washing and washing, it is necessary to treat all the wrinkles in order to prevent the appearance of diaper rash. The oil is best spread in the palm of your hand and warmed slightly by rubbing your hands. Treat the baby with the skin behind the ears, underarms, neck, elbows and popliteal folds, palms and wrists, ankles and inguinal folds. Make sure that the oil does not get into the genital cleft in girls and the umbilical wound. Means based on mineral oils and paraffin should not be used.

On this morning toilet of a small child is completed! Now you can safely embark on a warming and invigorating massage, and then to children's gymnastics.

Happy motherhood!