Can a baby who is not yet one month old take a bath every day?

Parents are very concerned about the daily care of babies who are not yet full-month old, especially the hygiene of their children. Parents think that their children's bodies must be washed frequently when they are young, so that they can keep their bodies clean and prevent diseases. Bathing babies who are not yet full-month old every day, every day, this makes many people have great doubts, not knowing whether this is good or not. So can babies who are not yet full-month old take a bath every day?

No; infants and young children have incompletely developed sebaceous glands and their skin is 5 times more delicate than that of adults. Excessive washing will wash away the sebum, and frequent use of disinfectant cleansing products can easily cause skin allergies, and will also kill normal bacteria and damage the natural barrier on the skin surface. It is recommended that parents use clean water to bathe and wipe their babies’ faces, and disinfectant products should not be used frequently. For new mothers, how to bathe a newborn is still a problem, as they don't know where to start because the newborn's umbilical cord has not fallen off yet. Here are the five steps to bathing a newborn:

1. You can bathe your baby every day after birth, one hour before or after feeding in the morning. 1-2 times a day in summer; 1 time/day or 1-2 times/week in spring, autumn and winter, or frequently rub the skin folds such as the neck, armpits, and buttocks.

2. Prepare a bathtub, basin stand, bath towel, small towel, talcum powder, baby bath gel and body lotion, etc.

3. The room temperature is 26-28℃, the water temperature is 38-40℃. Use the back of your hand or elbow to test the temperature.

4. When holding the baby for washing, be careful not to let it fall and get injured; do not remove the scaly patches on the head forcibly, and do not let the ears, eyes, nose and mouth enter the water; when washing in a basin, hold the baby steady and do not let it fall into the water to prevent choking and illness. 5. It is not advisable to take a bath if you suffer from serious diseases such as pneumonia, respiratory and heart failure, skin damage, etc. Since the newborn's umbilical cord has not fallen off yet, it cannot be washed in water to avoid umbilical cord infection. When the umbilical cord falls off, sit or lie on the basin rack to wash. Wash the upper body first and wrap the lower body, hold the buttocks with the left elbow and waist, support the back and head with the left arm, cover the ears with the thumb and middle finger respectively, and wipe gently with a small towel dipped in water. Order: upper body - face - eyes - ears - neck - chest - back - arms and hands. Lower body (upper body wrapped, head resting on left elbow, left hand holding left thigh) buttocks - legs - feet. Wash - dry - talcum powder - body lotion - navel (dry, disinfect, deiodine) - put on clothes - put on diaper - end.

It is best not to bathe a baby who is not yet one month old every day. At this time, the baby is not so easy to get dirty. It’s just that the baby will urinate and defecate every day, and the number of times is quite large. So instead of bathing the baby, you can choose to wash the baby’s buttocks every day, especially around the anus, which must be cleaned. If possible, wipe the baby’s body with warm water.