What should you pay attention to when your newborn baby swims?

Nowadays, many parents will take their babies swimming after their children are born, and swimming for newborns has become a kind of entertainment and health care program for babies. However, many parents who take their babies swimming only know that swimming is good for babies, but they are not clear about what benefits it has. What benefits does regular swimming bring to newborns and what should they pay attention to? Here we will introduce some things to pay attention to when your baby swims.

1. If you take your newborn baby swimming, especially right after birth, the water can massage the body and promote gastrointestinal motility, so that the baby can expel meconium as soon as possible. It can also help babies with physiological jaundice get rid of jaundice.

2. Swimming is a sport that can exercise the whole body, especially for babies, as the amount of exercise is relatively large. In this way, babies can exercise muscles and ligaments throughout the body during swimming, and it can improve their lung capacity. If you take your baby swimming often, then the baby's physical fitness will be better, and the appetite will increase after exercise, and the baby's nutrition will also keep up.

3. The baby's body organs need to be trained to stimulate their development. Swimming is a good sport. Touching water will stimulate the baby's brain and sense of touch. Such babies will be more flexible and energetic.

4. Some new mothers may think that the baby should not come into contact with water until the umbilical cord falls off. Actually, it is possible, as long as the new mother helps the baby dry and disinfect the umbilical cord after the baby finishes swimming, so even newborns can go swimming.

5. Choose a swim ring that is suitable for your baby. Normally, the baby's swimming ring is worn around the neck to prevent the baby's head from being immersed in water. The swimming ring for the neck is not like the swimming ring for the waist. The size of the swimming ring must be just right. If it is too big, it may fall off easily and cause an accident. If it is too small, it may strangle the neck and cause suffocation. Therefore, the general standard for a swimming ring is that after it is put around the neck, there should be a distance of two fingers between the swimming ring and the neck.

The above article introduces some benefits of swimming for newborns, but there are also many things to pay attention to when swimming, such as keeping the baby warm, the cleanliness of the swimming environment, and the disinfection of the swimming pool and swimming ring. After swimming, be sure to keep the baby in clean clothes and disinfect everything used.