5 times when it is not appropriate to bathe your baby

Infants and young children have tender skin and a very active metabolism, so sweat and other excretions are easily accumulated. Therefore, bathing is an important part of infant care. In previous articles, we have also introduced the basic steps for bathing your baby. However, there are some special circumstances when it is not suitable to bathe the baby immediately. Do mothers know what these circumstances are? Mothers should remember the following 5 times when it is not suitable to bathe the baby.

1. When you have just eaten

The baby's little belly is as big as a small balloon after eating so much. It is not advisable for the mother to give the baby a bath immediately after putting down the bowl and chopsticks. It is not good for the baby's health to bathe when he is too full. Especially for small babies who need to be held in your arms while washing their hair and taking a bath, taking a bath will cause the food in the stomach cavity to flow back and cause gastrointestinal discomfort; and washing the hair right after a meal can cause the brain to be deprived of oxygen due to the stimulation of water, which is harmful to the baby's health.

It is not advisable to bathe the baby 48 hours before and after a fever caused by a viral infection. The reason is that the pores are opened during the bathing process. Although it has a physical cooling effect, the baby is young and has poor resistance. At the same time as the temperature is lowered, cold air will also invade the pores, which may worsen the condition. Therefore, it is not recommended to bathe the baby within 48 hours before and after the baby has a fever. You should wait until the baby's condition stabilizes and his health improves before bathing him.

Damaged skin is prone to infection when it comes into contact with water, making recovery more difficult. Babies are young and don’t know how to avoid water. If they are not careful, their damaged skin may get wet and cause unnecessary infection, which may delay healing or cause various risks due to infection. Therefore, when the baby's skin is damaged or has skin diseases, the mother should be careful when bathing the baby. Even if she must bathe the baby, she must follow the doctor's advice.

The baby vomits milk after eating. If the baby vomits frequently, it is recommended not to bathe the baby for the time being. Because when bathing the baby, you will inevitably have to move to the baby, which may aggravate the baby's vomiting, make the baby very uncomfortable, and is not good for his health. When the baby vomits, the mother should pat the baby's back gently. Don't worry about the baby's dirty clothes and don't bathe and change them in time. Instead, wait for the baby to stop and rest for a while before bathing him.

Sometimes babies don’t want to take a bath and become emotionally agitated and cry loudly, but their clean-loving parents do not take their babies’ feelings seriously at all and force the babies into the bath tub. The babies are frightened and resist desperately. In this case, the baby will be greatly frightened, which will increase the fear and difficulty of taking a bath next time. It is recommended that parents think of good ways to coax the baby instead of forcing the baby to take a bath when the baby is in a bad mood.