Baby (Child) Skin Care
The skin of new born baby is so tender and sensitive that it may be harmed by the clothes it is dressed in, or the bed clothes, and bites of mosquitoes and other insects. Great care has there for to be exercised. This is even more necessary when the baby has been born prematurely. Such premature babies have to be wrapped in very soft cloth, and in some cases in layers of clean cotton wool.
Sometimes there are red, violet or bluish patches of color on the skin of the baby. In most cases these patches tend in disappear of their own accord with time, but in a few cases the colored patches may remain permanently-these are the so called ‘birth marks’. Such patches are not harmful, and there is no need to take remedial measures. In some cases, small red or whitish rashes or pimples like prickly heat may develop on the skin of the baby within two or three days of being born. These also should cause no concern, as they subside spontaneously.
It is important that any blood or sticky fluids adhering to the baby’s skin be cleaned up as soon as it is born and the baby clothed in a soft loose-fitting garment, or wrapped up in a piece of soft cloth. Its head too should be kept covered with soft cloth or a suitable cap. If the weather is chilly, a woolen blanket may be spread over the cotton cloth or garment.
After a day or two, the baby can be given a warm bath with water that has been boiled previously. Carbolic or glycerin soap may be applied at this time. But bathing a baby is a task that requires great care, and no undue haste or clumsiness can be tolerated in this matter. The neck, armpits, things etc. should be given special attention while bathing the baby, and due precautions must be taken to see that no water is allowed to enter the mouth, nose, eyes or ears. Its body should be dried with a piece of flannel or similar soft cloth. If the skin of the baby tends to become dry in chilly weather, a light oil massage will help.
The skin of new born baby is so tender and sensitive that it may be harmed by the clothes it is dressed in, or the bed clothes, and bites of mosquitoes and other insects. Great care has there for to be exercised. This is even more necessary when the baby has been born prematurely. Such premature babies have to be wrapped in very soft cloth, and in some cases in layers of clean cotton wool.
Sometimes there are red, violet or bluish patches of color on the skin of the baby. In most cases these patches tend in disappear of their own accord with time, but in a few cases the colored patches may remain permanently-these are the so called ‘birth marks’. Such patches are not harmful, and there is no need to take remedial measures. In some cases, small red or whitish rashes or pimples like prickly heat may develop on the skin of the baby within two or three days of being born. These also should cause no concern, as they subside spontaneously.
It is important that any blood or sticky fluids adhering to the baby’s skin be cleaned up as soon as it is born and the baby clothed in a soft loose-fitting garment, or wrapped up in a piece of soft cloth. Its head too should be kept covered with soft cloth or a suitable cap. If the weather is chilly, a woolen blanket may be spread over the cotton cloth or garment.
After a day or two, the baby can be given a warm bath with water that has been boiled previously. Carbolic or glycerin soap may be applied at this time. But bathing a baby is a task that requires great care, and no undue haste or clumsiness can be tolerated in this matter. The neck, armpits, things etc. should be given special attention while bathing the baby, and due precautions must be taken to see that no water is allowed to enter the mouth, nose, eyes or ears. Its body should be dried with a piece of flannel or similar soft cloth. If the skin of the baby tends to become dry in chilly weather, a light oil massage will help.
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