Should Mothers Buy Bath Rack for Babies?
I believe that for many new parents, the baby bath is a not so easy thing. Many times mothers use the wrong way to take a shower for their babies, which not only prolongs the bathing time, but can also lead to colds. Bathing a baby is not an easy thing to do because the baby's body is so small and the skin is so slippery that it's hard to grab, so when you bathe a baby, you must be extra careful. So, what about baby bathing precautions?
In the face of infant bathing, what should parents should do? How often is it appropriate to bathe the baby? How to give the baby a bath? What need to pay attention to?
How often should babies be bathed?
Generally speaking, babies do not need to be bathed too often. Frequent bathing may destroy the sebum on baby's skin and lead to dry skin. The Chinese Skin Cleansing Guide suggests that small babies up to one year of age can maintain the frequency of bathing twice a week until they learn to crawl, and that the frequency of bathing can be increased appropriately if the weather becomes warmer or the baby's activity level increases.
How should parents bathe their babies?
Babies of different ages are bathed in different ways. Generally speaking, bathing babies can be categorised into scrub baths and tub baths. For babies 1-2 weeks after birth, before the umbilical cord falls off, it is recommended that only a scrub bath is given to the baby, and the baby's umbilical cord area must be protected with a special sterile umbilical cord protector for babies. At the same time, wrap the baby's body with a bath towel to reveal only the parts that need to be cleaned.
1. Wash your baby's face
Wash your baby's face with a towel dampened with water, without the use of shower gel, to avoid the foam into the baby's eyes or mouth.
2. Wash the head
When cleaning the baby head, you can use the fingertips to gently massage the scalp to the baby, if the baby grows hair, you can use some baby-specific toiletries in moderation. But it should be noted that 1-2 times a week is enough, it is not recommended to use frequently.
Many babies are not very co-operative when washing their hair, most likely because the water flow or foam into the eyes or ears, parents can buy baby shampoo bath cap for baby to use. Immediately after washing the hair to the baby dry or blow dry, to avoid prolonged exposure to cold lead to cold.
3. Bathing
When your baby takes a bath, you can use a special baby bath, dip a towel into warm water containing body wash and clean your baby in order from top to bottom, and then clean your baby's little bum at the end.
When cleaning, be sure to pay special attention to clean the neck, behind the ears, armpits, leg holes and groin and other parts of the body, and then use water to clean the baby body residual bubble clean. Dry your baby's body the first time after the bath, and you can apply some baby-specific body lotion, which can prevent your baby's skin from becoming dry.
What are the precautions for bathing the baby?
1. Bath temperature should be appropriate
When giving the baby a bath, parents should pay attention to two temperatures. The first is the room temperature, it is best to keep at about 24-26 ℃, if it is colder weather, you can prepare some electric heaters to improve the temperature of the room. The second is the water temperature, the water temperature is too low, may lead to baby cold, the water temperature is too high, may destroy the sebaceous membrane or even scald the baby.
So the most suitable water temperature for baby bathing is 40-42 ℃ in winter, 38-40 ℃ in summer, if you can not accurately control the water temperature, you can also buy a special baby water thermometer to control the water temperature.
2. Choosing baby special shower gel
Generally speaking, the baby daily cleaning is best not to use shower gel and other products, the baby's sebaceous environment and adults are different, frequent use of bathing products instead of the baby burden, it is recommended to use 1-2 times a week on it. And the use of bathing products, but also to choose a baby-specific shower gel, are generally natural and gentle without the addition of natural weak acidic shower gel-based.
3. The bath time should not be too long
Giving the baby bath time should not be too long, the bathing time is mainly 5-10 minutes. Because as the bath time increases, the water temperature will gradually decrease, which is easy to cause the baby cold. If you have to extend the baby's bath time, pay attention to the changes in water temperature at any time.
These 3 situations are not recommended to give the baby a bath
1. Hungry state should not be bathed
When the baby is hungry and give him a bath, the baby may not cooperate, crying and restlessness, etc. In addition, when people are hungry, the body out of instinctive self-protection, the body surface of the circulating blood compared to usual less, the body's blood sugar level will also be reduced, if this time to the baby bath, it is very likely that there will be a lack of oxygen leading to dizziness and other symptoms.
2. Half an hour after the meal should not be bathed
Just after eating, the body's blood circulation is mainly concentrated in the digestive system, at this time the bath will lead to the expansion of blood vessels throughout the body, blood flow accelerated, thus affecting the operation of the blood in the stomach, the digestive system can not work well, may lead to the baby bloating, vomiting and other symptoms. So don't give your baby a bath immediately after eating, it's best to wait about 1-2 hours before giving your baby a bath.
3. The skin has broken should not be bathed
If the baby's skin is broken, trauma and other conditions, it is also not recommended to give the baby a bath. Wounds soaked in water may lead to infection and affect the healing, so it is best to wait until the baby wound healing before bathing. You can choose to clean your baby's body by giving him or her a topical wipe. If the wound is small, and have to wash the case, you can put a waterproof dressing on the baby's injured place, to protect the wound can also take a bath, but pay attention to avoid rubbing the wound, it is best to give the baby wipe clean on it.
What to prepare for your baby's bath?
The first thing you need to do for a baby bath is to prepare a bath tub, towels for the baby, toiletries for the baby, and other aids that you can use according to your needs. Giving the baby a bath is very important and almost every day to do things, how to use the least amount of force and manpower to do this thing is very important, the baby is relatively large some can sit straight in the bathtub on their own, but when the baby is still small, there is no way to sit on their own in the bathtub, if the parents do not pay attention to, it is easy to choke. Baby bath rack is very ergonomic, its advantages are its modelling design and easy to clean. If the little baby lies on it, the bath water will not flood the head, so that the baby feels very relaxed and able to enjoy the bath time, the bath frame is mainly suitable for 0~6 months old babies, so newborn babies can choose to use the bath frame to take a bath.
Newborn babies are so young that bathing is a particular hassle without a baby bath. Not only will mums and dads feel tired, but babies are also prone to danger. The baby bathtub, the size will be relatively small, and the design is very intimate, not only can make the baby feel comfortable when washing, but also allows mothers to be more worry, but also do not have to worry about the baby will slip into the water, dangerous.
In the choice of bath frame, the width of the bath frame, must be the same with the bathtub to work, a little bit less than the buckle can not be tight, it will increase the risk factor of sliding; There is also, the bath frame is a slope, mothers may not dare to put the baby on it, are hand-held wash, the big baby, it will slowly slide down so, most mothers feel like a hammock like the bath net is best to use, the bathtub is big enough, then you can always use. The bathtub is big enough to be used all the time.
What kind of baby bath rack is good?
The baby bath rack is able to provide back support for the baby in the bath so that the baby can be in a semi-reclined position, thus keeping his head above the water. This design is safer and the baby is less likely to wriggle around in the bath. Adults don't have to struggle to support their baby when bathing him. An ergonomic baby bath with a dual-purpose function will last longer.
Baby bath rack should be purchased to be able to easily buckle placed in the bath tub, to avoid sliding sideways and accidental dislodgement, it is best to have a wavy skeleton support, scientific concave and convex direction, in line with the law of the water flow, even dispersion of the baby's body gravity, to give the head, neck and back of the most natural support. It is best to have a hand buckle or suction cups, the bath frame and bath tub fixed, to ensure the safety of the baby in the bath, to avoid the danger of sliding in the bath time.
When choosing the time to pay attention to is, do not buy the smell of the bath frame, touch the edge of the bath frame, see whether the flat, in order to prevent cuts baby, the shape and colour of the bath frame can be cute, which can also improve the baby's motivation to take a bath.
However, apart from the use of bath racks, parents should also pay more attention to various precautions when bathing their babies, including the preparation of various utensils, such as bath towels and tubs, towels, and bath gel. If there are conditions, you can choose the baby's special love of music, so that the bath time baby will be more energetic.
In addition the baby should be ready to get dressed after the bath, it should be more rapid, because the baby's body is actually more susceptible to the interference of wind and cold, so it is necessary to wipe the baby's body clean, speed up the dressing, and then wrapped in a bath towel. Some babies have very delicate skin, so be careful to use water to wash can be, without the need to try not to use shower gel.