Contents:
- Medical Video: How to care for your newborn baby
- Baby care guide for new parents
- 1. Basic things
- 2. Technique to calm the baby
- 3. Install diapers
- 4. The technique of bathing a baby
- 5. Umbilical cord care
Medical Video: How to care for your newborn baby
During pregnancy, you may focus on thinking about what will happen during labor, so often you forget to find out what you have to prepare after delivery. As a result, when you get home, after your baby is born, you are confused about what you have to do. The following tips might help new parents like you.
Baby care guide for new parents
1. Basic things
Wash hands with soap. Baby's immune system that is still weak allows babies to be susceptible to disease. So it is advisable for anyone who will take care of your baby, has cleaned himself first, especially his hands.
Head and neck. It's best to refute your baby's head, both when you carry it, and when you want to lay it down.
Wobble. Swinging the baby in the wrong way can actually trigger bleeding in the brain. Even when you are about to wake him up, it's best to do a little tickling his ankle or by gently touching his cheek. Similarly, when you play with him or when you take him for a walk. Avoid any movements that can give a strong shake to the body.
2. Technique to calm the baby
There are several ways to soothe the baby, as with the sound, rubbing it and wrapping it. But there are some things that new parents still need to pay attention to in doing these techniques.
Make sound in the form of songs, murmuring or music can support the development of the senses of the baby's listeners. You can also try these melodies to calm your baby when he is fussy.
Wipe the baby or give a small massage, you can do it as you carry it. Proper massage can even support growth. But because the condition of the baby is still weak, you need to be careful with the strength you give, especially if your baby has a medical problem or is born with a premature condition.
Swaddling babies for the first few weeks, besides being able to calm him down, holding a baby can also warm him up and give him a feeling of being safe and comfortable. But it's best to make sure you don't hold it too tightly until you can't remove it later, even making it difficult for your baby to breathe and increase the chances of the baby getting hip dysplasia. You can make sure it's not too tight by putting your hand between the blanket and the baby's chest.
3. Install diapers
Generally a baby will change his diaper 10 times a day. But some of the things new parents pay attention to when changing your baby's diaper include:
- Don't leave your baby alone above a high place without supervision. We recommend that you prepare in advance everything you need when changing diapers within your reach.
- Always wipe the baby's genitals from front to back. This technique can help babies avoid infection.
- A rash appears that is common when babies use diapers. This condition occurs because the baby's skin is sensitive and is irritated by wet diapers. But if the rash lasts more than three dayseven if the condition worsens, you should consult your doctor immediately. The rash may be caused by other factors such as the presence of fungi.
4. The technique of bathing a baby
Bathing your baby too often can make his skin dry. Generally in the first year, the baby will be bathed two to three times in one week. Before you bathe your baby, it's best to make sure first:
- The product you use is a product with a soft and scentless content.
- The water you use is water that is warm enough for the baby.
- Your baby may temporarily take a sponge in the first month of his life, then use a warm bath afterwards. If in the transitional phase of the shower technique changes and your baby cries, you can go back to using the sponge technique for one to two weeks. But when your baby doesn't cry and is ready for a bathing technique, make sure the water isn't too deep to soak your baby.
- Don't get too hard when you massage your baby's body when you want to clean the skin.
5. Umbilical cord care
In order to keep the rest of the umbilical cord after childbirth not attached to the diaper, you may need to apply it with petroleum gel or by using a diaper with a low cut so that it does not hit the navel part that has not been released. But you still need to keep this section clean with cotton, which has been moistened with a little water, at least once a day.
Does the number of points above illustrate that there is more you should pay attention to after delivery than before labor? Using the help of someone who is experienced is allowed if you really feel you need it.
