Not every young mother knows how to properly care for a newborn. She will learn a lot in the process of communicating with a crumb, in our article we will consider the general rules for caring for parts of a newborn's body.
How to care for the umbilical cord of a newborn?
Treatment of the umbilical wound of a newborn requires special attention in the first days of a baby's life. Proper treatment contributes to the timely physiological healing of the wound. Umbilical wound of a newborn requires daily care. To do this, a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide is collected in a sterile pipette and several drops of liquid are dripped onto the wound. When all the crusts are softened and begin to peel off, they should be removed with a clean cotton swab. After that, the umbilical wound and the skin around it are lubricated with 5% solution of potassium permanganate and 1% solution of zelenka. If the baby has reddening of the skin, an unpleasant odor from the wound and a fever, this may indicate an inflammatory process. In this case, you need to urgently go to the doctor.
How to look after the eyes of a newborn?
The face of the newborn should be looked after as well as the whole body daily. Special attention should be paid to washing eyes. The main rule for parents is not to infect an infection, so you should thoroughly wash your hands before the procedure. Washing is carried out with a sterile cotton swab dipped in boiled water from the outer corner of the eye to the inner corner. Flushing the left eye of the baby, tilt it slightly to the left so that water from one eye does not get into the other, and vice versa.
How to care for the newborn's ears?
Baby's ears are best cleaned after bathing. Over time, this procedure will become a kind of ritual, signaling the preparation for sleep. Parents should know that you can not clean your baby's ears with fleece wrapped around a match or cotton swabs for adults. For newborns, you should use special care products - cotton buds with a stop, which is almost impossible to damage the eye. Many experts advise cleaning the ears tightly rolled up with a cotton flag, which is absolutely safe for the baby. While cleaning the ears of the baby, do not try to get deeper and clean it better - it's enough for kids to collect sulfur, which accumulated at the output of the auditory canal. Beyond the ears of the child, crusts often form, as on the head, so the skin around the ears should also be cleaned daily with a damp, and then with a dry cloth.
How to care for a newborn's nose?
It is believed that the nose of the newborn is able to cleanse independently during the process of sneezing. For the normal well-being of the child, the most favorable conditions should be created, including the air temperature (not above 21 ° C) and humidity (at least 50%), then the crust will not form in the nose, which makes breathing difficult. If the crusts are still formed, then you can bury the baby's nose with saline solution and clean with cotton buddies.
How to care for a newborn's hair?
Care for the scalp and hair should be done with extreme caution, because on the head of the baby there is an unplugged area called the fontanel. At many children, on a head crusts can be formed. To get rid of them, you should lubricate the problem areas of the head with baby cream half an hour before bathing and put on a hat. During bathing, rinse exfoliated scabs with shampoo or soap and rinse the head with running water. The baby's hair should not be washed with cosmetics every day, just rinse them with water.
How to care for the skin of a newborn?
The skin of a baby differs from adults in a thinner horny layer