Is it okay for a baby to take a bath while sleeping?

At night, it is normal to bathe your baby before going to bed. However, in the eyes of many people, bathing your baby in this way will have an impact on the baby. Some even think that you should not bathe your baby before going to bed. This is likely to cause a lot of discomfort to the baby and may be very bad for the baby's health. Many people bathe their babies in the morning, and some even bathe their babies when they are sleeping. So is it good for babies to bathe before going to bed?

This is not a question of whether or not you can do it. There is no rule that says you can't bathe your baby when he is asleep. But you also need to understand that the baby's body is very relaxed when he is asleep. If you bathe your baby, he may be frightened and start crying. In addition, bathing your baby at this time may make him prone to catching a cold, choking on water, etc. Anyway, I personally recommend that you don't bathe your baby when he is asleep. Think about whether you would feel comfortable if someone gave you a basin of water while you were asleep, so please bathe your baby at the right time.

Please note that our baby cannot take a bath in six situations.

① Do not take a bath for the time being after getting the vaccination. After a baby has received a vaccination, there will be temporary needle holes on the skin that are invisible to the naked eye. Bathing at this time can easily contaminate the needle holes.

② Do not take a bath if you experience frequent vomiting or diarrhea. It is inevitable to move the baby when bathing, which will aggravate vomiting and may cause accidental aspiration of vomit if you are not careful.

③ Bathing is not recommended within 48 hours after fever or fever subsides. Bathing a baby with a fever can easily cause the baby to have chills, or even convulsions. Improper bathing can sometimes close the skin pores, leading to higher body temperature, and sometimes cause the skin capillaries throughout the body to dilate and become congested, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the baby's main organs. In addition, the baby's resistance is very poor after having a fever, and taking a bath immediately will easily cause the baby to catch a cold and have a fever again. Therefore, it is recommended to bathe the baby 48 hours after the fever subsides.

④ It is not advisable to bathe the baby when skin damage occurs. If your baby has skin damage, such as impetigo, boils, burns, trauma, etc., it is not suitable to bathe him. Because there will be wounds at the site of skin damage, bathing will cause the wound to spread or become contaminated. >>>How to make your baby love taking a bath

⑤ Do not take a bath immediately after feeding. Taking a bath immediately after feeding will cause more blood to flow to the epidermal blood vessels that are dilated after being stimulated by hot water, while the blood supply to the abdominal cavity will be relatively reduced, which will affect the baby's digestive function. Secondly, since the baby's stomach is expanded after feeding, taking a bath immediately can easily cause vomiting. Therefore, bathing should usually be done 1 to 2 hours after feeding.

⑥ Low birth weight babies should be bathed with caution. Low birth weight babies usually refer to babies whose birth weight is less than 2500 grams. Most of these babies are premature babies. Due to their immature development, low living ability, thin subcutaneous fat, and poor body temperature regulation function, they are easily affected by changes in ambient temperature and have body temperature fluctuations. Therefore, for these special babies, you should carefully decide whether to give them a bath.

The decision of whether to bathe your baby is not only influenced by the baby himself, but also by the surrounding environment. The ambient temperature when bathing your baby should be between 26 and 28 degrees Celsius, and the water temperature should be between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius. >>>Things to note when bathing your baby in winter.

Have you chosen the right method to bathe your child? Bathing your child is also a very important thing. Avoid choosing inappropriate times to bathe your child. Do not bathe your child before going to bed. Let your child fall asleep half an hour after bathing. Do not bathe your child when he is asleep, as this will wake the child up suddenly and have a great impact on the child's psychology. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the time for your child to bathe.