The first half months after the birth of a newborn baby with a sponge bath than a tub bath is appropriate, once a day Newborn baby sponge bath steps: ① choose the bath location – bathroom or living room can be, to ensure that there is no excessive wind; ② room temperature room temperature to maintain at about 27-28 degrees Celsius, and no excessive wind; ③ bath water temperature – bath water temperature to maintain at about 37 degrees Celsius, available mother’s elbow to test whether the water temperature is moderate. Or use the bath thermometer. Baby bath precautions: ①Preparations: Before starting to give the baby a bath, put the necessary supplies in the bathing area: 1) towels must be soft – 2 towels and a large bath towel used to wrap the newborn; 2) laundry products need to be non-irritating – a non-irritating (neutral) soap (or baby lather) and baby shampoo; 3) a number of cotton balls, cotton swabs – to wipe the umbilicus; 4) cleaning The umbilicus needs 75% alcohol; or iodine volts – clean and wipe the umbilicus with 75% alcohol; or iodine volts 5) clean diapers and clothes for changing; ② Precautions: Do not immerse the newborn in water to avoid contamination of the umbilical cord when it is wet. In the umbilical cord before falling off, you can use the head, upper body and lower body wash method, do not dip the whole body in the water to wash, so as not to contaminate the umbilical cord is soaked; to wrap the newborn with a bath towel Although some babies like to bare body, but most babies do not like this, because the newborn is still attached to the mother’s “palace” was Wrapped in the mother’s “palace” feeling. So wrap him in a bath towel; newborn bathing positions and steps Put your arms on the baby’s back, hold him tightly and hold his head in your palms. Expose the baby’s head and face outside the towel and scrub the baby’s head and face first, especially behind the ears, ear crevices and neck folds. If your baby’s skin is often sweaty, oily or dirty, you can wash it with a non-irritating (neutral) bath, otherwise just wash it with water; Wash your newborn’s hair Sprinkle a little warm water on your baby’s head, pour a little baby shampoo in the palm of your hand and gently massage the entire scalp. Be especially careful of the softer part of the baby’s head – “fontanel”, rinse with running water in the sink, then gently absorb with a towel; Sponge scrubbing steps Then open the bath towel to reveal the upper half of the newborn’s body, scrub the newborn’s front chest, abdomen, arms and back with the sponge, then wrap the newborn’s upper body in the bath towel; then reveal When washing the genitals of a newborn baby, the mother must pay attention to the following: when washing a baby girl, never separate the baby’s labia to wash the inside, there will be protein-like normal vaginal secretions between the baby’s labia minora and vagina, which do not need to be removed; when washing a baby boy, never push the foreskin upwards to wash the inside; doctors do not recommend washing a baby boy. Doctors do not recommend deliberately cleaning the foreskin or turning it over to clean the glans at such a young age, and there is no need to deliberately clean the foreskin until the baby’s first birthday, because at that time the baby’s foreskin and glans are still growing together, and turning the tender foreskin too early can harm the baby’s genitals. Change your newborn’s diapers and clothes to dry – After the bath is complete, dry your newborn’s entire body with a soft towel and change into dry diapers and clothes.