How To Give A Newborn First Bath (Newborn first bath)

How To Give A Newborn First Bath

When To Give Newborn First Bath At Home :

How To Give A Newborn First Bath: Newborn first bath should be bathed for the One time only once the umbilical cord stump has dried out or better still, fallen off which takes between 7 and 21 days of duration after the birth of a newborn baby.

Until then, the baby should be sponged washed, with great care and being taken not to get the umbilical Cord and stump wet. 

What To Use For Newborn First Bath:

There are many other ways in which we can Newborn first bath.

When it comes to the first bath it’s very essential to handle your infant gently and carefully, as newborn babies are so tiny, and we have handled them very carefully.

The products which we use for bath newborn baby should also need to check before using them.

There are many products in markets for babies, but we shouldn’t use all of them for our babies we should concern doctor and ask them which product is suitable for them and use them.

How many baby bath procedure :

There is various baby bath procedure to give the first bath to a newly born baby, we will know them to step by step.

1. Newborn First Swaddle bath.
2. Newborn First Tub bath.
3. Newborn First The traditional way of bathing (Indian Style).
4. Newborn First sponge bath

1. Newborn First Swaddle bath :

Before swaddle bath, to your newborn baby, you should carry some necessary things such as:

1. Clean towel, 
2. Mild shampoo, 
3. Mild soap, 
4. Temperature tested the water for baby.

It’s a method of bathing babies while he or she is securely and comfortably wrapped and should be confined in a swaddling square which could be cotton blanket, fabric nappy and many more

And it’s very essential to give the first bath is to handle your baby gently and carefully, and also keeping your baby warm and secure throughout the bathing. 

The aim is to prevent your baby from becoming distressed at any point during the whole bathing process.

2. Newborn First Tub bath :

Here you need to collect some necessary things before Newborn first bath with a tub bath method.

• Clean towel, 
• Mild shampoo, 
• Mild soap, 
• Water-filled bathtub.

1. Ensure that you have all the necessary items which are required for bathing a newly born baby. 
2. Fill the tub with cold water first then warm water up to the one-third level of the tub. 
3. And mix the water well, use your inner arm to test the temperature of the water and make sure the water is comfortable and not too hot. 
4. Squeeze small drops of baby soap into the water and mix them well now place your bath onto the bath towel and remove the vest.
5. Talk to your baby so that they will feel reassured and comfortable, wrapped him up with the towel, keeping his hands and feet wrapped within the towel
6. Cleaning your baby’s eye is important so to do that dip the cotton ball into the cool boiled water and squeeze out the excess water then gently clean your baby eyes. 
7. Now change the cotton ball for cleaning the baby’s face now with a cotton ball clean your baby’s face from the Center outwards, making sure you wipe.
8. The forehead, the nose, the cheeks and the mouth area. 
9. Now cleaning your baby’s hair, hold your baby’s head with your palm and tucking him between your arm and side of the body and wash his hair with the water which we took in the bathtub.
10. Then, dry his hair gently. Now unwrapped your baby and place him in the 
11. Bathtub and with the help of face cloth clean his body and clean his back area with your left hand and make him feel enjoy and gently take him from the bathtub and place him on the towel and pat him dry 
12. Make sure you are gentle with your baby.

3. Newborn First The traditional way of bathing (Indian Style) :

This are the Supply list that you need while bathing your baby :

• Clean towel, 
• Cleaning powder, 
• Mild shampoo, 
• Mild soap, 
• Water full of the bucket.

1. Take two equal heights table and on one table place your legs and on.
2. Another table you sit down on now place your baby on your legs take the help of another person in this process.
3. Gently with your hands pour water which is tested before by you on him, make sure you are not harsh on Your baby make him feel comfortable. 
4. In this traditional way, the products which are used are also Homemade powders which are specially prepared by our grand mother’s which Removes the tan and blackness of the baby, clean the baby with the powder.
5.  and then use soap that suits your baby, be very careful when it comes to cleaning the baby’s face because that’s the time when your baby starts crying.
6. so be gentle and sing songs, and make Some sounds so that your baby enjoys the sound and feel relax, after cleaning your Baby wrapped him or her with a towel and take him to the place where your baby gets enough Air and the water dries up easily.
7. never leave him wet for more time because your baby might get cold and cough which is not good for newly born babies.

How To Give A Newborn First Sponge Bath :

Choose a convenient time. Some mothers prefer mornings when babies are usually alert and furious to leave. Other mothers choose the evening as part of a quiet bedtime ritual.