Baby Care

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The first week after child’s birth seems to be very difficult for many young parents. Child’s room must be prepared in advance. It should be bright, with no drafts, but easy to ventilate. The temperature in the room should be between 22-25 degrees. Child’s mattress should be comfortable covered with waterproof cloth and wrapped in a sheet, which is convenient to remove and wash. It is desirable to ventilate the mattress every day. A child does not need a pillow and it even may harm him/her by bending the spine. Choose a warm, soft blanket, so that it fits snugly to the child’s body. Cotton quilts aren’t suitable as they do not keep your child warm. Children’s clothing is very important. Choose clothing made only of natural fabrics. Child must be dressed in several layers. First, a thin shirt fastened on its back, then diaper. Nappies greatly facilitate parents’ life. However, there is no single answer to the question about their harm. Approximately from four weeks child can wear sliders, so that your child will have some freedom in his movements.

Parents need to monitor their personal hygiene carefully. They must avoid large crowds of people and communicating with patients. If you have any suspicions about any communicable disease, you should put on gauze bandage after ironing it thoroughly. Always wash your hands with soap and water, before approaching and touching a child. You should limit the communication with relatives and friends while you are with your child. The kid, at that time, is extremely susceptible to any disease.

Every morning you should start with washing the child, using warm, boiled water. Nose and ears should be cleaned with cotton flagellum as required. In the first month of life it is recommended to bathe a baby only with boiled water. After each bathing the navel should be treated with alcohol and green antiseptic A newborn sleeps almost all day and night, and wakes up only to eat. You should feed the baby every 2-3 hours. Modern doctors recommend feeding the child on short notice. During the first year, children’s items are washed separately with special cleaners for babies. By the end of the first month, normally the child gains 500-900 grams weight, grows 3 cm. In addition, a pediatrician in the clinic measures circumference of head, chest, and abdomen. This will help to identify possible violations of development. By the end of the first month you should also visit neurologist.

Care items
You need to take care of baby’s daily hygiene procedures. To ensure that this is comfortable both for you and for your child, you must have all the necessary items.

• Baby bath chair and bath (when the child starts to sit)
• Thermometer for measuring water temperature.
• Thermometer for measuring air temperature
• Rattles and rings  for teeth
• Cotton sticks (with limiters)
• Comb hair brush (for small children)
• Scissors with blunt ends

Baby Care Products
In order to take care for a child you need toiletries, made specifically for children. They are safe for baby’s tender skin, do not cause irritation of mucous membranes and allergic reactions on the skin, and provide thorough care.

• Baby soap
• Children’s cream
• Baby oil
• Child Protective cream, baby cosmetic milk
• Children shampoo
• Children Bath Bubbles
• Wet wipes
• Sanitary napkins impregnated with oil
• Powder

Child kit
You also need to have medical supplies. You must buy all in advance in order to use it at the right moment.

• Manganese
• Sterile and non-sterile bandage, sterile cotton wool
• Brilliant green (antiseptic)
• Bactericidal plaster
• Hydrogen peroxide 3%
• Suction
• Enema: size-1 (2-3 pieces), one of them, with cut off pears, can be used as a vapor tube
• Thermometer for measuring body temperature (preferably electronic)
• Polyvinyl chloride film or a special children’s oilcloth

Clothes
Buy clothes for your child in sufficient quantities, but not to buy anything extra – the child grows too fast, and many things will change.

• Warm diaper – 4-5 pc.
• Cold diaper – 4-5 pc.
• Warm loose jacket – 3-4 pc.
• Cold loose jacket – 2-3 pc.
• Night cap – 2 pc.
• Warm Hat – 1 pc.
• Sliders – 5sht.
• Light Overall – 3 pc.
• Cloth for walking – light and warm – 3 pc.
• Panties, T-shirt, t-shirts, body – few sets.
• Bib – 2 pcs.
• Apron for feeding from polyvinyl chloride – 2 pcs.
• Socks – 4 pairs.
• Boots.
• Mittens for the smallest (without fingers) anti-scratching
• Overalls for walking – 1 pc.
• Bedding – 2 sets.
• Towel for swimming – 2 pcs.
• A warm woolen blanket – 1 pc.
• Blanket flannelette – 1 pc.
• Sleeping bag or envelope – 1 pc.

Necessary items
All that you buy for your child must be the most convenient and reliable.

• Baby bed with a hard mattress
• Pram (with removable basket, handles on the sides and rear, with the rain, with umbrella or sun visor)
• Swaddling table
• Closet or chest of drawers for child’s clothes
• Arena
• Children’s chair for feeding
• Backpack “kangaroo”
• Infant car seat
• Means to protect the child from the modern life