Features of baby skin
In the first days and even weeks of a baby's life, his skin has its own characteristics. They need to be taken into account so as not to worry unnecessarily about the baby's health.
Caring for your baby's skin should be done with care, as it is very delicate. Photo: Getty Here's what you should know about the skin of a newborn baby:
- in the first few hours or days after giving birth, the skin of the children's palms and feet has a cyanotic shade, and to the touch it is cold;
- the skin on the entire body of the baby until 1 month becomes dry and flaky;
- on the skin often there is a marble pattern, which is explained as yet by the child's inability to maintain a constant temperature of his body.
Mothers are often frightened by such manifestations on the bodyof your baby. But it won't be long before the baby's skin becomes soft and pink. The mother's main task is to provide quality skin care for her newborn baby.
Skin care for children
Mothers should remember that the baby's skin is so sensitivevulnerable and sensitive, should be treated with great care. There are basic rules that are important to follow when caring for the baby's skin:
- Mom's nails should be cut short so as not to injure the skin of the baby.
- It is important twice a day to cultivate the umbilical wound with green. Do this until the full healing of the navel.
- It is required to change the diaper as it is filled, and then to wash the baby. Purify the skin with warm boiled water. Only in exceptional cases you can use wet napkins.
- The eyes of the newborn should be wiped with cotton-wool discs soaked in boiled warm water. It is necessary to do this, moving from the outer corner of the eye to the nose.
- The face should also be wiped with a cotton pad moistened with warm water.
- For bathing, you can initially use decoctionsherbs - chamomile, calendula. You need to bathe your baby every day until he/she is 6 months old. Once the baby is 6 months old, you can use baby soap once a week.
- Do not abuse moisturizers. They should be applied to those parts of the skin that need moisturizing.
- To prevent the occurrence of diaper rash, it is necessary to arrange air baths for the newborn. First, you can give the child to lie naked for 2 minutes, and gradually increase this time.
- You can not comb formed on the headpeeling crusts. This can lead to the formation of abrasions, which strongly itch. It is better to lubricate the peeling areas with warm vegetable oil before bathing, and during washing your head wash off the crusts with a sponge.
In hot weather, you can use powderunder the diaper to prevent diaper rash. You should leave the baby without a diaper for longer and not wrap him up too much to avoid overheating. It is important to take care of the baby's skin carefully. This will ensure the baby's well-being and mood.See also:
