Caring for a newborn to be a very happy experience for new parents. New role as a mother in addition to encouraging sometimes cause concern. During the mothers follow the care instructions midwife or doctor, then do not worry. One thing to consider when caring for a baby is a cautious, careful and not easy to panic.
There are several important concern is to know in relation to newborn care at home. The habits you need to know in order to provide the best care for the baby include:
1. Newborns do not need to wear an octopus.
Treatment with a dressed baby octopus is now slowly becoming obsolete. The use of baby octopus on it will push the baby's stomach and makes babies difficulty breathing. If mothers want to keep an octopus wearing ties should be loose. Do not worry that the baby's umbilical cord will be displaced and anxious about the baby in pain.
The use of an octopus that is too tight it will push the stomach and make the baby uncomfortable. In addition, the baby is also growing organs. Mother worried about the baby's stomach will be bloated? No need to worry. No bloating due to not using the baby as a baby octopus.
In infants, the abdominal wall muscles are still strong and very flexible, so that sometimes appear larger. Along with the baby's growth and motion of the active muscles of the body and the baby will be faster when it started to crawl and walk in a natural condition of the baby's stomach will be much faster because there is movement and activity.
Latest way umbilical cord care, umbilical cord should be left open without adequate wrapped gauze pads and rubbing alcohol while in hospital. Furthermore, in the house every shower soaped and cleaned. What if the cord is bulging later for not wearing an octopus? A new belly button off base sometimes seem a little poking a natural thing, unless conditions are severe umbilical hernia, it is necessary to the pediatrician for a referral for further treatment. Umbilical cord after taking care not need a coin attached to prevent not bulging.
2. Baby care with bedong
Newborns do require warmth, but not by wrapping it tightly with a cloth bedong. When you want to give warmth, should not be too tight folds of fabric. It is advisable for the more frequent release of bedong baby so the baby can move freely. Caring for a baby with a cloth wrap bedong become a habit that some parents than for warmth as well as they worry if your baby look like there are reflexes in the shocked or medical language called hynogogic startles.
Looks like a startled reflex movements of the hands and feet such as seizures and shaking babies, but only a few seconds. This is normal and will disappear on their own when the baby enters the age of 3 months. How to cope with warmth and comfort with a hug, put his hand on the mother's chest gently if surprised that a loud noise and improve the position for comfortable sleep. Perhaps, the mother worried the baby would be crooked legs. No need to worry. Newborn's feet tend to form a little twisted and bent.
The position of the feet when the newborn is still not straight with respect to the position of the baby in the womb. Later gradually returned to normal foot position. Except when there are abnormalities of the bone, the midwife will inform the way of further treatment. Attention to the baby should not be dibedong hot, it will further increase its body temperature, and the baby will be crowded because it could not breathe freely. Mother's hands and feet should be freed from the bonds bedong baby while breastfeeding so the baby can come into contact with his mother. Physical contact is very important for the baby.
3. The use of baby powder.
Newborns should not be given whole body powder after bathing. The risk of inhalation of fine powders of powder will enter the lungs and interfere with breathing baby. If it wants to give the powder should use a pressed powder with a soft sponge. Simply wipe on a thin groin area, under the folds of the knees, armpits, and neck.
Keep clean when the baby shower with soap armpits and folds of the neck area carefully. It would be better if the baby's skin after each bath baby powder or a talk given at all. Baby care after urination and defecation by dropping powder on the buttocks or genitals are not recommended anymore. Scatter the powder it will accumulate dirt on the baby and easy genital blisters or irritation occurs. The pores of the skin of the baby is still very sensitive and need air circulation, especially in the buttocks and genitals are covered. Every baby is urinating or defecating simply wipe with cotton wool soaked in warm water and dry with a soft towel.
4. Safe use of diapers.
Preferably, treatment of infants using cloth diapers are made from soft cotton. If forced to use diapers when traveling, you should often consider the condition of diapers. Replace any wet. The best suggestion is to use cloth diapers from a soft cotton. Cloth diapers are environmentally friendly but also safe for the baby. Baby avoid the risk of allergies and infections and diaper rash. Best wishes may be useful.
Welcome to undergo the role of being a new mom.
No comments:
Post a Comment