The main activity of a newborn baby – sleeping

Newborn babies sleep 18-20 hours a day, with a 45-minute sleep cycle, in which deep sleep and light sleep each accounts for half. Mothers and fathers should help their babies to distinguish between day and night, to promote the formation of regular sleep habits, the baby sleepy parents should wake up regularly to feed the baby to prevent the occurrence of hypoglycemia. Parenting tips: Don’t let your baby sleep with a nipple or hold, rock, turn on the light at night, or use objects to cover the face to sleep. So as not to affect future sleep habits. Methods of bathing a newborn baby Objects preparation: put towels, umbilical cord treatment of alcohol, cotton swabs and other items, baby’s diapers, clothes in order Room temperature: adjust the room temperature of 24-28 ℃ or so Water temperature: 38-40 ℃ or so Parents before the bath preparation: parents take off the watch, jewelry Bathing process: undressing →→ baby’s eyes, nose, mouth and full face , mouth and whole face → → wash the head, neck, upper arms, stomach and legs → → parents hold one of the baby’s legs → → baby lying on the arm → → wash the back, vulva, buttocks → → hold the baby’s ankles with one hand, hold the baby’s neck with the other arm and hold the outer arm with your hand from the armpit → → a large towel gently dipped in the baby’s body → → check the baby’s whole body whether the skin is intact → → observe whether the temperature, color Observe whether the temperature and color are normal and whether there is any rash → → Umbilical cord treatment → → Use skin care products for babies. Parenting tips: When taking a bath, keep in mind to put cold water before hot water, talk to your baby gently, communicate with him or her to inform him or her of the actions you are going to do, and most importantly, keep a hand on him or her in order to make him or her feel safe. There have been babies whose mothers have accidentally let their babies slip out of the water during the bath, causing the baby to choke and suffocate, so parents should pay special attention to the safety of their babies. Correction of bad habits and wrong methods: wrap the baby’s elbow and upper body with clothes, gently pinch the baby, use the middle finger and thumb to block the baby’s ear holes on both sides to prevent water from entering the ear canal; wash your face with a hand dipped in water, and then use a towel to dry it in case the baby cries when the water is inhaled into the respiratory tract, bathing, especially pay attention to the folds of the skin to be cleaned, within 3 months of the baby does not need to use soap and other items, only use water can be used. Out of the water, pay attention to the baby’s safety, do not slip off, you can use talcum powder in the summer, but can not be directly sprinkled on the child, can not be sprinkled on the girl’s lower body, face, eyes.