Bathing and washing your baby: Useful Tips

A large part of taking care of your new baby day today will be keeping his/her clean. A new born baby’s skin is slight and easily irritated by sweating, urinating or slavering. Covering and tailing or sponge bathing is quite enough to keep him/her clean, but most babies love being bathed and bath time will quickly become an important part of your daily routine together.

There are plenty of products available designed to make bath time easier for you, but make sure that you only buy products proposed for use on babies. Adult shampoos, soaps and chemicals to be safe for your baby’s slight skin. 

Equipment for bathing

• Small bowel of cooled boiled water and cotton wool: you will need boiled water and plenty of cotton balls to wash your baby’s eyes, ears, and face.
• Rubber bath mat: once your baby moves in to the big bath, a suctioned rubber bath mat is essential to stop her from sliding on the bottom of the tub. 
• Baby toiletries
• Baby lotion: It is useful for cleaning your baby’s nappy area if his skin is very dry.
• Baby bath liquid: It makes an excellent alternative to both soap and shampoos.
• Baby oil: It moisturizes your baby’s skin when it is dry or rough. 
• Baby shampoo: It may be needed once a week. 
• Baby moisturizer: It can be used instead of baby oil.
• Baby soap: Baby soap only is used if you don’t use bath liquid. 
• Cotton wool buds: cotton wool buds are useful for cleaning between your baby’s fingers, toes and ears, eyes and nose.
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