When a baby is young, their whole body is soft and limp, as if they have no bones or support. Therefore, we usually put the baby on the bed to sleep, but the baby also inevitably needs to be picked up and fed. Sometimes, he also likes to lie down. So, sometimes when only one person wants to give the baby a bath, how can one person give the baby a bath?
How can one bathe a baby alone
Due to the baby's weakness, some homes even have air conditioning in the summer, and there is a temperature difference between the inside and outside of the room. Therefore, when taking a shower, everything should be prepared before taking off the baby's clothes. Do not catch a cold or warm. The room temperature should be controlled at 26-27 degrees Celsius, and the water temperature should be controlled at 38 degrees Celsius. For those who are inexperienced, they can buy a thermometer to measure the water temperature, which is more reassuring.
Before taking a shower, exercise your baby by moving their legs and arms, and tell them that they need to take a shower. Don't resist or be afraid to go into the water. Remember not to take a shower after finishing breastfeeding to avoid spitting out milk. Take a shower between two feedings or one hour after one feeding.
When holding a baby in the water, do not immediately put them in the water. Instead, hold the baby and let their buttocks touch the water first, making them feel like they are in the water. Speak to the baby and call their name to make them feel at ease. This way, they won't make a fuss and refuse to go into the water.
Under what circumstances should I not give my baby a bath
Being clean is a good thing, but being overly clean may not necessarily be the case. In some specific situations, it is better to get dirty than to advise mothers to give their babies a bath, as it is not worth the cost. After getting vaccinated, it is temporarily not advisable to take a shower: After getting vaccinated, babies may have pinholes on their skin that are difficult to see with the naked eye, and taking a shower at this time can easily contaminate the pinholes. It is not advisable to take a bath within 48 hours of fever or fever: Bathing a baby with fever can easily cause chills, and improper bathing can sometimes close skin pores and lead to higher body temperature. In addition, after a fever, the baby's resistance is extremely poor, and taking a shower immediately can easily lead to recurrent fever caused by wind and cold.
If a person is bathing a baby, the room temperature should be controlled at around 26 degrees Celsius, the water temperature should be controlled at 38 degrees Celsius, and before bathing, the baby can move their whole body and be told that they need to bathe. Although the baby may not understand, at least there is a warning sign. When bathing a baby, their buttocks should be in contact with water first, so that the baby will not make a big fuss.
