When to start bathing baby in the big tub
Baby bath - optional attribute for the care of a baby. Allowed bathing the baby in the adult bath immediately after birth, subject to the necessary measures of disinfection. But pediatricians recommend bathing babies up to three months in a confined swimming location. This is necessary in order to make the child feel more confident, drawing attention to the fact that it is surrounded by walls, as in the mother's womb. It is clear that the more the child ceases to fit in a child's bath, and especially his toys. So by this time it is better to teach a baby to bathing in a large tub.
How to bathe a baby in the adult bath
If you are bathing a child since birth in a large tub, be sure to add a manganese solution is prepared in water so that microbes have not got have not yet healed umbilical wound. While bathing a newborn baby, one adult must hold the baby by the head, and the other directly to wash. All movements must be sure and quick, total time swimming little man is no more than five to seven minutes.
Bathing should only use approved baby hygiene products.
The older child can bathe with someone from adults or independently. Bathing with mom or dad should observe the hygienic requirements an adult needs to take a shower. For self-bathing, you can use the rubber ring that will support the child's head above water as he swims. If the water in the tub a bit, you can put a diaper on the bottom and put the baby on it, holding the head so that water does not get into your ears.
The baby should be his well-laundered and ironed towel.
To prepare water for bathing, you need to first check the temperature, it should be no higher than forty degrees. Even if you washed the tub before bathing, don't forget to add the solution of potassium permanganate and wait until it dissolves, so the nuggets did not get to body crumbs. A water softener put into it a teaspoon a tablespoon of soda. For flavor you can add a children's salt or a decoction of the fragrant weed. For fun it is possible to dissolve the foam and give the child toys. While bathing all the necessary tools and a towel, you should have at hand. On average, the bathing baby in the big bath should not last more than fifteen minutes. After this time, remove the baby from the water and wrap in a towel.