How long after the injection can the baby take a bath?

Babies need injections to prevent various diseases during their growth, especially epidemic infectious diseases, which pose the greatest threat to children's growth. However, there are many contraindications to injections, otherwise the drugs will become ineffective and the children's bodies will be threatened by various diseases. For example, bathing after an injection is an important precaution. Let's take a look at how long after an injection can the baby take a bath? Let's take a look at the explanation below.

It is generally recommended not to take a shower on the day of vaccination.

The reason is obvious - fear of infection! Fear of infection at the injection site, fear of breaking the wound which is not conducive to recovery, fear of unclean water causing inflammation of the wound. Of course, it is not absolute that people are not allowed to take a bath on that day, and there is currently no news about anyone being infected with the virus due to taking a bath. Therefore, parents can decide according to the situation, but just in case, it is generally not recommended to bathe the baby who has just been vaccinated on the same day.

On the second day after the vaccination, when the wound is completely healed, you can take a shower.

Three situations in which you should not bathe your baby

1. After breastfeeding

After the baby drinks milk, his stomach becomes expanded and if he is given a bath immediately, it may cause vomiting. For the baby's health, it is best to bathe the baby 1 to 2 hours after feeding.

2. Frequent vomiting

It is not appropriate to move the baby at will when the baby vomits frequently. Giving the baby a bath inevitably requires moving the baby, which will intensify the baby's own movements and cause the baby's vomiting to become more severe. Moreover, when the baby is moved, the vomit may be accidentally inhaled if you are not careful, which will have a great adverse effect on the baby's health.

3. Fever or fever subsides within 48 hours

Bathing a baby with fever may not only cause the baby's body temperature to rise and worsen the condition, but also cause the baby's skin capillaries to dilate and become congested, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the baby's major organs, and in severe cases even convulsions may occur. Babies whose fever has just subsided have poor resistance and are prone to catching a cold and having a fever again if they take a bath immediately, which will aggravate their condition. Therefore, it is not recommended to bathe babies within 48 hours of having a fever or having a fever subsided.

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