How to bathe a baby, the correct steps to bathe a baby

When the baby is just born, how to bathe the baby becomes an important thing for new parents, because the baby's skin is delicate and the body resistance is relatively poor. Therefore, you need to pay attention to the water temperature when bathing. It should not be too hot or too cold. In summer, the water temperature of 40 degrees is more appropriate. In addition, there are several main steps to bathing your baby.

1: Wash the face and hair first. Before taking a bath, the mother can take off the baby's outer clothes first, but it is not necessary to take them off completely. Leave an inner layer on to prevent the baby from catching a cold. Then hold the baby in one hand and use a small towel with the other hand to wash the baby's face with clean water, paying special attention to the eyes and ears. Then, wet your hair, apply baby shampoo, rub gently, and rinse with clean water.

2: Use bath products. There are two common bath products on the market. One is that you can squeeze it into water to dissolve it for easy cleaning, and the other is that you can apply it on the baby's body first and use it in appropriate amounts. Both methods are acceptable. In addition, experts added that for some babies with more active secretions, or those with seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis, it is recommended to wash with clean water; if the baby's head oil secretion accumulates too much and becomes somewhat hardened, use gauze dipped in baby oil to soften it, then gently rub it and wash it with clean water.

3: When soaking in water, it is recommended that the mother hold the baby firmly with both hands and slowly immerse the baby's lower body in the water.

4: Wash the front of the body and the hands and feet. The mother should help the baby wash the front of the body first, especially the neck, armpits, groin... and other places where dirt is easily hidden. In addition, the hands and feet are also easy to get dirty due to frequent activities, so remember to pay special attention.

5: Turn over and clean the back Then gently turn the baby over and clean the back, not forgetting the neck and groin.

6: Rinse with clean water After washing your whole body, rinse with clean water. There are also bath products that claim that no rinsing is required, so you only need to wash the baby's body clean.

7: Dry the body, change into clean clothes, pick up the baby, put him in a room with prepared bath towels and other things, and dry him. If you are used to applying lotion and talcum powder, you can also help the baby apply lotion and talcum powder at this time, and then change into clean clothes.

We need to prepare for bathing first. For example, prepare the baby's clothes and bath towel, as well as bath water. Preparation of bath water is the most important thing. We need to control the temperature of the water.