How to care for baby's skin

The body of a newborn child works individually with the laws and even the skin is different from the skin of an adult, therefore, and the care she needs much more comprehensive. To prevent inflammatory processes and the bad ailments should daily offer a series of hygiene procedures. Since the care of the newborn's skin, ensures the purity, the absence of rashes and diaper rash, which will have an impact on the well-being of your baby.

Features of the structure of the skin of the newborn

skin care of the child

When you see crumbs in the light of the surface area of your skin covered with a thin layer of fat, it promotes a good barrier in the gestation period. Previously, it was thought that the fat must clean or wash, but doctors recommend not to interfere in the biological process and to give completely to penetrate the skin of the baby.

After the disappearance of the lubrication of the skin acquires a reddish hue, which is completely normal:

  • the phenomenon is conditioned by the largest amount in blood of red blood cells;
  • affects the proximity of the blood vessels and the absence of deposits of the fat layer.

It is possible the appearance vascular of the image or the "marmara" when hypothermia babies.

Care of the skin is due to its tenderness: it is soft and velvety, thanks to a weapon lanugo. Small very delicate hairs covering the back, shoulders and even the crumbs from the hip. But already after three days the surface of the skin becomes dry, and it can be form of peeling. So goes the adaptation of the water habitat to the aircraft, due to the sebaceous glands to work even with the interruptions. Greater desquamation vulnerable to the feet of the baby and the print of his hands due to the lack of lipids in the foam, retains moisture.

Sometimes, the skin is covered with eruptions in the form of small white dots – Mily. To be safe, if the parents do not begin your departure, or delete. As only fix the normal functioning of the sebaceous glands, disappear. Red acne ("flowers") indicate hormonal restructuring of the agency and child and, also, that do not pose a threat to health.

Care rules

  1. To avoid damage to the skin of a newborn nails in the adult you need at a glance cutting and processing nail file.
  2. If you have fungal, inflammatory processes or boils in the adult in the arms of a preference ordering to the care of the skin of the baby healthy member of the family.
  3. All is well in the measure, so it is best to apply a soap for babies with flavors and cream water-based.
  4. Applied in the area of cosmetics should be of high quality.

The care of the person

Every day after wake up, the baby needs the washing of warm boiled water. In the first few weeks the water is heated up to the 36, in the future, you can reduce the temperature up to 25 C.

  1. The eye is then rubbed with a damp cloth disc in a straight line from the outside corner inside.
  2. The peak with the outer side of the rub wet using a cotton swab.
  3. Two times a week, clears the outer layer of the eye. Don't forget to clean areas behind the ears, because there is where it accumulates dirt that causes inflammation.
  4. At the end of the procedure, wet lightly with a piece of rock wool is cleaned, smiley babies.

The care of the body

Up to six months, babies should be every day bathing, and cleaning carried out after each emptying of the bowel. To prevent the onset of diaper rash will allow air baths – it is best to practice several times a day for 10 to 15 minutes so that the skin "breathed". The procedure begins with a minute, little by little, increasing life expectancy.

  1. Until we heal umbilical wound, bathe the baby in boiling water. The water cool up to 36 With water and soap to use daily is optional, and the washing of the head out two times a week. At the end of water procedures of the wound with the medication process zelenkoy. Before putting on diaper, carefully blotting (neither in a coma case of not to rub!) the body of the baby with a towel or flannel diaper.
  2. Some pediatricians do not recommend to bathe the baby the first 2-3 weeks, in order not to bring the infection in the belly button. In this case, the entire body of the baby all day, clean with a soft cloth dampened in cushy boiled water. All care is necessary to wash fold and the area under the paal.
  3. After each walk in the toilet the baby needs for washing, passing of the hand of the crotch to the crease of the gluteus medius. Also washing is done after each 3 of the urination, so that in this stretch there appeared diaper rash.
  4. Skin care for babies involves the application of creams to protect the delicate surface of the irritating urine. So that the ass does not sweat, necessarily, use the cream under the diaper or the cream.
  5. After each bath, all the skin folds in the baby's body necessarily clean oil, which not had a diaper rash and the dryness of the skin.

Possible problems

the care of the person of the child

Even if the parents know how to take care of a baby and your skin can't always avoid problems:

  1. Most mothers are concerned about the appearance of the baby's head scabs, that is not a disease. For their elimination must be lubricated before a children's swimming pool cream or vaseline oil. And when the child is in a dish, rub the affected area of the head with a clean cloth of gauze or a bandage. Firmly that this is not necessary, so as not to damage the delicate skin – enough circular light strokes.
  2. When you see the heat rash, you need to check the habit of treats for the baby and postpone things too hot. Help baths with chamomile infusion or decoction of oak-bark.
  3. With the onset of the dermatitis of the diaper should to wash baby after each urination and the emptying of the intestines, often changing diapers, and diapers. Change of diapers should be accompanied by the processing of the inflammation of the special area of the cream. Recommended air baths.

The proper care, you are giving your baby a good mood, health, and mom's precious peace of mind. Just pay the necessary attention to the problematic areas of the body to prevent more serious diseases of the skin.