Monday, June 2, 2008

Best Ways to Follow for Natural Baby Care

Natural baby care or taking care of your baby the natural way is a bit of an attentive process. At first your baby is going to be a bit of a couch potato, sleeping up to twenty
hours in a day. This is fine, even expected, and as long as Baby sleeps on his or her back everything is safe.

During fits of crying, your baby may accidentally scratch its face. Nails grow quickly and long at this stage of a child's development. Be sure to trim the nails on a regular basis to limit scratching.

Until the crawling stage, Baby just won't be getting that dirty. Bathing is only necessary once or at most twice a week. Until the umbilical stub falls off, sponge baths in the kitchen are best. Shampoo Baby's hair as a part of each bath. Be sure to include mild soaps and shampoo as part of the supplies in your newborn baby care regimen.

Don't put any soap on Baby's face, water will do for now. Baths should come one hour before a meal or a couple of hours after. Wash the baby from head to toe, leaving the diaper area until the end. Be sure to thoroughly but gently clean this area and pat it dry. The cleaner the genital and anal areas the less chance Baby will suffer from diaper rash and other irritations.

Diaper changing may not be the most glamorous part of parenting, but someone's gotta do it. A new diaper should come after a bath and after each soiling obviously. There's a different method for boys and girls. If your baby is a boy, thoroughly wash his private area. If he is uncircumcised, there's no need to push the foreskin back. If you are confused about how to appropriately clean a male child, talk with your pediatrician. For a baby girl's private area use a soft washcloth or baby wipes.

Becoming a new parent can be quite frightening. Reach out for help. You'll find that getting some assistance and bolstering your conf idence level will drive away your anxiety and making caring for your child the most pleasurable experience of your life. Newborn baby care is infinitely easier in this day of quality baby care products and is a skill you will acquire rapidly.

No comments: