Evening procedures are designed to calm the crumb and prepare it for bed. But it happens that for unknown reasons the newborn cries after bathing and the mother simply does not know how to behave. Consider the main reasons why a child cries after bathing, and methods for their elimination.
Crying after bathing: how to solve the problem?
There are several easy ways to find out why a newborn cries after bathing. To do this, it is enough to change the process itself and thus determine the true cause by the elimination method.
1. A sudden change in temperature. Children are more sensitive to temperature changes. If the room is cool and the water is too hot, then the child will experience discomfort.
What to do: the ideal temperature is 36-37 ° C. As you bathe, gradually add cool water and after you take out the baby, it will not react so violently to the cool air. Also, do not close the bathroom door while bathing, then the drop will not be felt.
2. A common reason why a child cries after bathing is an ordinary hunger or thirst. Surely you yourself after water procedures sometimes catch yourself thinking about a snack.
How to proceed: for half an hour or hour before a bath, feed the crumb. If even in this mode the baby is hungry, immediately after bathing give him a breast, and afterwards gently dress and put him to bed.
3. Often a child cries after bathing, if in the tummy colic begins. It is evening time becomes the peak of pain in the abdomen, which coincides with the time of bathing.
What to do: reduce the pain will help to charge. In warm water, muscles become more relaxed and supple, because a small gymnastics very effectively helps the child to cope with the gazikami.
4. The child cries after bathing, if he is tired. Many babies during the procedure are relaxing and their body is ready to fall asleep, because all the manipulations with wiping and dressing so strongly irritate the crumb.
What to do: try to shorten the period of taking a bath. Do not take too long to bathe the baby, and time choose so that he did not have time to get tired by this moment.