First time: the first bath, the first walk, the first tears

• How to bathe a child and when it can be bathed for the first time?

You can begin to bathe the baby after healing of the umbilical wound. Usually, it completely heals about two weeks after birth. But if in a week the umbilical wound has no signs of inflammation and your local pediatrician does not see any other contraindications, you can start bathing the baby.

For the first bath, the water temperature should be about 36 ° C. It is not necessary to boil water at all. Considering that you will begin to bathe your baby before the umbilical wound completely heals, a solution of manganese can be added to the water. In doing so, you need to ensure that the tray does not hit the crystals themselves.

For bathing, you can use baby soap or special shampoos for children, containing additional ingredients derived from various herbs. You can, in the old manner, use for bathing the broth of the string, which, in addition to cleansing properties, has an anti-allergic effect.

Now let's talk about how to bathe a baby. Put his head on his left forearm so that it lies on his arm closer to the elbow fold, and with his palm support him by the back. Or you can support it with the palm of your hand for the head and neck, and let the body "hang out" in the water. And with the palm of your right hand, collected in the "boat", water it with water from the bath. When namylivanii remember that the body becomes slippery, and try not to drop it. If you bathe the child together, one of the parents supports the child, and the other - soap and water. You can use a special lounger, installed in the bath, on which you lay the baby.

Many parents are afraid of getting water in the ears of the child. Of course, especially "pour" the ears do not need, but also to be afraid of getting water in them is not worth it. Remember that in utero the baby swam in the amniotic fluid and, naturally, that they fell into the ears without causing any negative consequences. True, amniotic fluid and tap water are different in their composition of fluid. Therefore, if the water is still caught in the ears, remove it by curling the soft flagellum from the cotton wool, which must be inserted into the eyelet. You should not use chopsticks for this purpose, since you can not calculate the depth of the ear canal and damage the eardrum.

The first bath should last no more than 5-7 minutes, as the water in the tub quickly cools. In the future, gradually increase the duration of bathing and gradually lower the temperature of the water (1 ° C per week or 3-4 ° C per month).

Many parents are interested in how long it takes to process the navel? Disappeared stump of the umbilical cord (it disappears on the fourth day of the fifth day) is lubricated with a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide and a solution of brilliant green. Usually, in one week, the navel is completely healed. I repeat that before full healing (with instillation or lubrication with hydrogen peroxide, until the foam ceases to appear), the baby's umbilical wound is better not to bathe.

• When can I start walking?

The first walk can be done right after discharge from the maternity home, if it happens in the summer, and after 3-4 weeks - if in winter. During this time the child will have time to fully adapt to the extrauterine life. In addition to the immunity received from the mother through the placenta, he will receive additional protective factors with milk. The child is born sterile. That is, there are no microorganisms on him or in his body. There must be a so-called contamination with various harmless microorganisms for the child. And most of them he will receive from his mother. All this takes time.

If you make the first walk in the summer, then its duration should not exceed 30 minutes. If in winter - then no more than 10-15 minutes. Gradually increase the duration by 5-10 minutes a day, bringing the time of walks in the summer to 2.5 hours, and in winter to 1.5-2 hours. Frequency of walking: in winter - 2 times a day, in summer - 3 times a day.

In the first six months of life, the temperature at which you can walk - not below 12 ° C below zero, and later - at least 15 ° C below zero.

How to dress a child for walking, you already know (one layer of clothing more than you). If you are walking with a stroller, then take it with you: in the summer - a diaper, and in the winter - a blanket to cover the baby.

In summer, on the visor of the stroller, you can hang gauze or tulle to protect against insects.

To find out whether the child is cold or not (especially this is important in winter), touch his spout. If the nose is warm, then the baby is warm, if it is cold - you need to get home urgently, the baby is cold.

• Why do babies and babies cry?

The fact is that a newborn or a baby can not attract the attention of adults to himself and his problems, except by crying. He can not speak either words or gestures, and therefore he can only ask for help.

Experienced educators and pediatricians distinguish about six types of children's crying: crying, denoting hunger; crying, signifying pain; crying, denoting discomfort (wet diapers); crying, signifying fear; crying, indicating the desire to sleep (if you can not sleep for some reason); crying, denoting the desire for communication ("I'm bored"). Knowing the possible causes of crying, you must understand what the child wants, and after understanding, you can help him. In this case, in no case be angry at the child. Trying to help him, you should try to calm him in a gentle, gentle tone. After all, children are very sensitive to intonation, not understanding the words. After the problem is solved (the child is fed, repopulated), it must be distracted, even if, after solving his problem, he continues to whine. To do this, it must be picked up, pat on the back, draw attention to some new thing for him.

Do not ignore a crying child! This is not he "harmful", and this you can not or do not want to understand what he needs, what's wrong with him!

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