Benefits of bathing your baby

In daily life, people often take a bath to soothe their body and mind and relax themselves to a certain extent. Of course, in addition to relaxing the mind, taking a bath has many benefits for the human body. For example, giving your baby a bath can keep the skin clean, promote growth and development, enhance the mother-child relationship, and detect skin lesions in a timely manner. Next, I will introduce to you some relevant knowledge about baby bathing!

1. The benefits of giving your baby a bath

1. Keep your skin clean

The baby's skin is delicate and has poor resistance. It is easily irritated by urine, feces, sweat, vomit, etc., causing infection. Regular bathing can remove dirt from your baby's body and keep your baby's skin clean.

2. Promote growth and development

Bathing can produce a benign stimulation to the baby's skin. On the one hand, it can promote blood circulation throughout the body. On the other hand, it can enhance the skin's perception of temperature and pressure, and improve the baby's ability to adapt to the environment. At the same time, bathing can enhance the baby's appetite and is good for the baby's sleep and growth and development.

3. Discover skin lesions in time

During the bathing process, parents can promptly discover changes in the baby's skin all over the body. If there are signs of skin damage, parents can detect and treat it early, which is very important for the baby's health.

4. Enhance the mother-child relationship

When parents are bathing their babies, they must communicate with their babies through eye contact, language, and touch. Although the baby cannot speak, he can fully feel the deep love of his parents through his parents' words and actions. Therefore, bathing the baby is also a good opportunity to increase the mother-child relationship.

2. Master the best bathing time

Best time: 10 am to 3 pm, which is the warmest time of the day and can help you avoid catching a cold.

Before feeding: You can bathe your baby, massage your baby after bathing, and then feed your baby after massage;

After feeding: wait for 1 hour before bathing the baby to avoid causing gastrointestinal discomfort to the baby and causing vomiting and other reactions.

Before going to bed: It is not suitable to bathe the baby as it may cause excitement and affect sleep.

Parents also need to note that the time for bathing the baby should not be too long. Generally, about 10 minutes is most comfortable. If your baby stays in the water for too long, he or she may catch a cold.

3. Don’t bathe your baby in these situations

1. If the baby is sick, such as severe nasal congestion, or frequent vomiting or diarrhea, bathing may aggravate the child's condition.

2. Babies should not take a bath on the day of vaccination or if they have skin damage. If damaged skin comes into contact with water, it is easy to cause infection, making recovery more difficult.

3. Parents should not bathe their baby when he is emotionally excited or crying loudly. Forcing your baby to take a bath will not only cause the baby to be disgusted and uncooperative, but will also increase the fear and difficulty of taking a bath next time.