Features of baby skin
In the first days and even weeks of the baby's life, his skin has its own characteristics. They need to be taken into account so as not to worry about the baby's health condition.
Care for the baby's skin should be careful, because it is very gentle Photo: Getty Here's what you should know about the skin of a newly born child:
- 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.
Moms are often frightened of such manifestations on the bodyyour baby. But it will not take very long, and the baby's skin will turn tender and pink. The main task of the mother is to provide quality skin care for a newborn baby.
Skin care for children
Moms should remember that to the skin of a child, suchvulnerable and sensitive, should be treated very reverently. There are basic rules that are important to adhere to by caring for baby 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 at first you can use decoctions of herbs - chamomile, calendula. To bathe a baby up to 6 months is needed every day. When the baby reaches half a year, 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 the hot season you can use powderunder the diaper, so as not to appear diaper rash. It should be longer to leave the baby without a diaper and do not cling too much to avoid overheating. It is important to take care of the skin of the baby carefully. This will be the key to well-being and the mood of the baby. See also:
