The daily bath and after bath lotion application is not all that is needed for proper baby skin care. It involves making sure that all of your baby's skin stays healthy and clean. Laundry, sun exposure and erupting skin conditions are all things that you need to stay on top of. It is important to remember that a baby's skin is way more sensitive than an adult's skin. Your baby needs you to help him make sure that skin conditions don't take hold anywhere on his body. The good news is that caring for your baby's skin is not very complex. You should be able to put together a quality routine early on in your baby's life. Use these tips to help you out.
Your baby's bath can be short; it does not have to be long. The truth is that if your newborn's bath is too long it can be harmful! Your baby's bath time shouldn't last longer than five minutes--all you need to do is get her wet, soap her up and rinse her off. After rinsing off the baby, apply a little bit of lotion or moisturizer and then towel her dry. Make sure you dry your baby off completely or a variety of rashes or infections could develop. After all, newborn's skin has lots of little folds and ripples that moisture can hide in. Make sure you use a soft towel!
Talcum powders are easy for the baby to inhale and corn based powders and starches are breeding grounds for yeast. Believe it or not, the best thing to do is simply wash the baby's bottom with warm water and dry him with a clean cloth before putting a new diaper on him. This will keep your baby's skin clean and healthy and help you avoid rashes and other issues.
Your baby's umbilical stump is fragile--be careful around it. Don't pull on it or rub on it. Swab some rubbing alcohol on it a few times a day until it falls off. Don't mess with it any more than that. Don't even give the baby a full bath if the umbilical cord stump is still in place. Your newborn's diaper should be folded down so that the top of it doesn't scrape or rub on the umbilical cord. The stump is very sensitive so you want to make sure that it does not get irritated. The stump will leave behind a spot on your baby--talk to your pediatrician about how to best care for that spot.
There are special products designed just for newborns. Just because a product is safe for babies over six months (or toddlers) does not mean that is necessarily safe for a newborn. Your newborn's skin is still figuring out how to function and deal with a world outside of mother's womb. Your baby's skin is incredibly sensitive and is more prone to irritation than it will be when your baby gets older. When looking for skin care products, be sure that the products you buy are made for newborns! When you bring your first baby home, proper baby skin care will seem impossible. It will probably be tempting to over-bathe your baby. Believe it or not, it is pretty easy to practice proper baby skin care. You will eventually realize that baby skin care, at its heart is based on common sense and all you need to do is keep him (or her) away from irritants and out of the dirt! You'll get the hang of it soon enough so don't panic.
Your baby's bath can be short; it does not have to be long. The truth is that if your newborn's bath is too long it can be harmful! Your baby's bath time shouldn't last longer than five minutes--all you need to do is get her wet, soap her up and rinse her off. After rinsing off the baby, apply a little bit of lotion or moisturizer and then towel her dry. Make sure you dry your baby off completely or a variety of rashes or infections could develop. After all, newborn's skin has lots of little folds and ripples that moisture can hide in. Make sure you use a soft towel!
Talcum powders are easy for the baby to inhale and corn based powders and starches are breeding grounds for yeast. Believe it or not, the best thing to do is simply wash the baby's bottom with warm water and dry him with a clean cloth before putting a new diaper on him. This will keep your baby's skin clean and healthy and help you avoid rashes and other issues.
Your baby's umbilical stump is fragile--be careful around it. Don't pull on it or rub on it. Swab some rubbing alcohol on it a few times a day until it falls off. Don't mess with it any more than that. Don't even give the baby a full bath if the umbilical cord stump is still in place. Your newborn's diaper should be folded down so that the top of it doesn't scrape or rub on the umbilical cord. The stump is very sensitive so you want to make sure that it does not get irritated. The stump will leave behind a spot on your baby--talk to your pediatrician about how to best care for that spot.
There are special products designed just for newborns. Just because a product is safe for babies over six months (or toddlers) does not mean that is necessarily safe for a newborn. Your newborn's skin is still figuring out how to function and deal with a world outside of mother's womb. Your baby's skin is incredibly sensitive and is more prone to irritation than it will be when your baby gets older. When looking for skin care products, be sure that the products you buy are made for newborns! When you bring your first baby home, proper baby skin care will seem impossible. It will probably be tempting to over-bathe your baby. Believe it or not, it is pretty easy to practice proper baby skin care. You will eventually realize that baby skin care, at its heart is based on common sense and all you need to do is keep him (or her) away from irritants and out of the dirt! You'll get the hang of it soon enough so don't panic.
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