Bathing a newborn baby is a small test for young parents, who are careful in the face of such a small body, how exactly should they bathe their baby? When giving a baby a bath, the action should be both fast and gentle. In the beginning, two people can work together, one of them holds the baby, the other one gives the baby a bath. First, get all the items you need for the bath, including disinfectant for the umbilical cord, tannic acid ointment, clean baby wraps, clothes, diapers, as well as small towels, large bath towels, and baby powder. At the same time, trim your fingernails so as not to scratch the baby, and then wash your hands with soap, and then you can start bathing your baby. The order of bathing is generally face, head, body, back, buttocks, with special attention to the skin folds such as behind the ears, neck, armpits, thigh roots and other parts of the clean. Specific cleaning mainly pay attention to the following points: 1, to the baby bath, the action should be both fast and gentle, each bath does not exceed 10 minutes, the winter on a good air conditioning, keep the room temperature between 24 ℃ -26 ℃, so as to avoid the baby get cold. 2, bath cleaning supplies are best used for newborns, such as tear-free shampoo, bath soap, soap, etc. 3, according to the season and temperature changes in the baby bathing arrangements, such as winter can be washed once every other day, generally at noon when the temperature is higher bath; summer sweating, you can wash 1-2 times a day. 4, the newborn 1-1.5 hours after eating milk or 1-2 hours before eating milk bath can prevent baby vomiting. 5.The umbilical cord of newborns usually falls off about 1 week after birth. After bathing, use cotton swabs to absorb wet water from the umbilical cord and disinfect the umbilical fossa and umbilical cord stump with sterile cotton swabs dipped in 75% alcohol, and pay attention to keeping the umbilical cord dry and clean. Keep the buttocks clean and apply tannic acid ointment after bathing to prevent red buttocks. 6.Baby should not take a bath when he/she has discomfort such as refusing milk, vomiting and coughing. 7.When taking a bath, you can observe the baby’s general condition, such as whether there is jaundice, rash, pustules, etc. If you find any abnormality, you should seek medical attention in time.