When the baby comes home porprimera time, parents are filled with joy and excitement, but at the same time, they feel anxious and may feel to some fear of wondering whether they will be able to respond correctly to his newborn son.
It is important to understand that mothers and fathers are not born but made and is, by doing the daily care of the baby, who manage to become experts.
However, it is always useful to know the basic care required for newborn babies which will facilitate their development and welfare.
The umbilical cord takes between one and three weeks in fall. Until then, it is necessary to take certain precautions and keep the area clean and dry as possible. To do this, you must fold the diaper down and shirt up so that the area to air and, at the same time, it protects it from urine.
After the cord is cleaned with antiseptic. It is important to note the site daily for signs of infection such as red skin around, discharge or odor.
Diaper dermatitis irritation that the baby is in the buttocks may be caused by the so-called diaper rash. Usually occurs when the baby continues to put wet or dirty diaper for too long.
There are some recommendations for prevention:
* Change your baby frequently, always after the depositions. In addition, the buttocks should be cleaned with warm water after removing the diaper.
* Try to leave the baby’s bottom as long as possible to aerate the area
Bathroom You can bathe your baby from day one, if not wet the umbilical cord. To do this, you can cover before inserting it into the water. Once the cord has fallen off, you bathe every day by following these precautions:
Take care that your room is at a temperature above los21 C and must not have drafts.
Measure the water temperature of between 36 and 37 ° C. First you put the cold and then hot. Do not fill the bathtub with the child inside.
During the bath, the baby should be held so that most of the body and head are out of water. Nail Babies nails grow very fast, but they are so soft that parents worry when cutting. If possible, it is best done while the baby sleeps to prevent movement. To do this, you must separate one of the fingers and hold the rest with a strong hand. With the other, cut the nail. The cut should be straight and fast. It is preferable to use special scissors with rounded tips to prevent accidents.
Gases Because much air babies swallow during meals, whether breast fed or bottle, it is necessary to help them so they can drive and thus do not feel uncomfortable. To get the child burp, the best is to wait for pause during the meal. At that time, it incorporates with his head resting on the shoulder of the mother or father. If in that time has not expelled gases is almost certainly not needed. In any case, there are two ways to help:
You can sit the baby in her lap and holds his head and torso with one hand while with his other hand he pats on the back.
You can put face down on the legs and putting his head in a higher position than the trunk. Then he pats on the back.
The baby’s temperature ranges, similar to that of adults, between 36.5 and los37 ° C in the armpit. However, in the rectum and mouth always rises half a degree, without this meaning a fever. It is important to consider because it is best to take it into the rectum, where the normal measure is between 37 and los37, 5 ° C
To take the temperature in the rectum, you must first shake the meter until the mercury reaches los35 ° C. Below is cleaned with alcohol or soapy water and rinse with cold water. Then she put the baby in her lap and pressed firmly with the hand on the lower back above the buttocks
Is then inserted with the other hand the thermometer pre-lubricated with glycerin or petrolatum-1 or 2 inches, while holding the baby’s buttocks. When they have spent approximately two minutes, is removed and read the temperature.
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