How many times a day should a baby be bathed

The weather is hot in summer and children sweat easily. Moreover, children will spit up milk when they are breastfeeding or drinking milk powder, and their bodies are easily soiled. Therefore, it is very important to bathe your child regularly to ensure that his body is clean. However, bathing your baby more often does not mean the better. It is very important to maintain a good frequency. So, how many times should a baby take a bath a day? Let’s take a look below.

In fact, it was also quite cold when my baby was born in the first month of the lunar year, but as long as the temperature at home is suitable, I can give the baby a bath. My baby was bathed 3 times during the confinement period, and after that, he was bathed once a week. Wash every day in summer.

Generally, as long as the baby is healthy, it is best to bathe the baby when the temperature is highest every day. In winter, you can turn on the heating, close the doors and windows of the room, and after all preparations are done, give the baby a bath.

Newborn babies will have peeling skin, don't worry. If the weather is very cold, it is best to bathe your baby once every three days or a week. Babies who take baths frequently are more likely to catch a cold.

Baby bath details and precautions:

Water temperature is between 38 and 41 degrees Celsius:

Bathing your baby should be arranged 1 to 2 hours before feeding to avoid spitting up. It is best to use a dedicated bathtub for newborns. Brush the basin clean before bathing. If possible, rinse the bathtub with hot water to avoid leaving bacteria.

The baby's skin is delicate. To avoid burns on the baby's skin, the water temperature for bathing the baby should be controlled between 38 and 41 degrees Celsius. Cold water should be added first and then hot water (every parent should pay special attention to this order. If you add hot water first and forget to add cold water, it may easily cause burns to the baby's skin), and then test the water temperature with the back of your hand or wrist. Because the skin in these two parts is more delicate and closer to the baby's delicate skin, they can sense what water temperature is more suitable for the baby, and the water temperature should not feel hot. You can also use a special water thermometer to measure the water temperature, which is more accurate.

You can pour baby-specific bath gel into the water or apply bath gel all over the body, and then gently put the baby into the water.

When bathing, use your left arm to hold the baby's body and support the baby's head so that the baby feels safe and comfortable. Use your index finger and thumb to gently cover the baby's ears inward to prevent water from flowing into the baby's ears. When bathing your baby, start from the head, wash the face first, then the hair, and finally the whole body.

Bathing with a cotton ball or soft washcloth:

The baby's skin is delicate, so you should not use a rough or hard towel to bathe the baby to avoid scratching the baby's skin. Instead, you should use a small, soft towel. If conditions permit, you can keep two towels, one for washing your face and one for washing other parts of your body.

Special attention should be paid. If you have used a towel to wipe the baby's vulva, especially for girls, you should not use the towel to wipe other parts of the body, especially the baby's nose, mouth, and eyes, to avoid bacterial infection of the vulva. If you use this towel again, you must wash it to ensure it is clean.

When using a towel to clean, you should fold the towel while scrubbing and use the clean corners of the towel to scrub. You can also use a cotton ball soaked in water to clean your baby's body.

After washing the face and head, wash the front of the baby's body. Then turn the child upside down with the top of the child's head against the mother's left chest. Hold the child's left thigh with the left hand, and use a small towel soaked in water with the right hand to wash the perineum, groin and buttocks first (baby girls must be washed from front to back), and finally wash the lower limbs and feet. After washing, immediately wrap the child in a large towel and gently dry him/her.

Clean your baby's face from the inside out:

Use a wet cotton ball or towel to gently wipe from the inside to the outside of the baby's eyes. The baby's eyelids are very tender, so be especially gentle. Then scrub from the bridge of your nose to the sides, and wash from the center of your face to the outside.

When scrubbing other parts of the baby's body, if using bath gel, be careful to gently cover the baby's eyes, nose and mouth with your hands to prevent the bath gel foam from splashing into these parts.

After the baby is born, whether the umbilical cord has fallen off or not. The navel area should be cleaned after taking a bath every day. Use a towel or cotton swab dipped in 75% medical alcohol, and gently scrub in circles from the center of the navel from the inside to the outside. Repeat three times to remove dirt or blood scabs and keep the navel clean and fresh.

If you find redness, swelling or purulent discharge in your baby's belly button, you should see a doctor.

Do not take a bath for more than 5 minutes:

When bathing your baby, it is best not to exceed 5 minutes to avoid colds. When bathing, parents should talk to the baby gently (although the baby may not understand, it can make the baby relax). When bathing your baby, you can bathe the baby alone or with your parents.

Massage your baby's body after washing:

After bathing your baby, dry the body and then apply baby powder on the baby's body, but be sure to cover the baby's face with your hands to prevent the powder from flying into the baby's nose and mouth. Then you can massage the baby's body.