Do newborns need their mouths cleaned?

Newborns need to have their mouths cleaned. Even though newborns do not have teeth yet, they need to have their mouths cleaned because milk or breast milk residue is easily left between the gums and lips after drinking. When newborns drink milk, you can feed some water, and then use wet gauze wrapped in the index finger, carefully wipe the gums, tongue and other parts of the mouth, wipe can not be too hard, to prevent oral abrasions, to gently turn the finger, can be on the gums and palate a little massage. Every day to help the baby to clean the mouth can also play a good habit of cultivating a clean mouth. Warm tips: cleaning may be stimulated to cause dry heaving, so the strength and depth must pay attention to.