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Do not touch these four parts of the newborn baby

New parents need to remember

By Sal ToriPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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When a baby is born, it is particularly tender and many new parents are afraid to touch it, fearing that they will not be able to grasp the strength to bring discomfort to the baby.

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The newborn baby's cheeks are always being touched by relatives

The newborn baby is always ridiculed by her husband for being too ugly, but when she looks at the baby, she is full of happiness and joy.

As a new mother, Inline felt that it was too difficult to take care of her baby, not daring to touch it here and there. So she sought the help of a sister-in-law to take care of the baby more intimately.

The most distressing thing for Inline was that her relatives came to visit and congratulate her on the new addition to the family, and from time to time, they liked to touch the baby's face, and when Inline stopped them, they thought they were being too careful.

The baby's face should not be touched, the bacteria on the adult's hands are "running" to the baby's face, which can easily lead to illness. Read on to see it.

These four parts of the newborn baby do not touch, affecting the health of the baby

The baby's parents look at the newborn baby to say that they love it but know that some places in the baby are "taboo", if the baby's parents do not pay attention, there will be big problems.

Baby's face

The newborn baby's immunity is low, and the hands of adults will be more or fewer bacteria, after touching the baby, bacteria will remain on the baby's little face above.

These bacteria can easily enter the baby's mouth and cause illness or other uncomfortable symptoms, so parents should not touch their baby's face too often, even if they like it.

Baby's fontanel

When a baby is first born, there is a soft, occasionally bouncing place on the top of the head called fontanel, which is divided into fontanel and bream.

The location of fontanel is surrounded by many layers of soft tissue that are "designed" for smooth passage through the birth canal.

Generally speaking, the posterior fontanel closes shortly after birth, while the anterior fontanel closes later, at about 18 months of age.

The presence of fontanel means that the child's bones are still developing, including the skull. Do not touch your child at this time, especially to avoid strong impacts that may hurt your child.

Your baby's belly button

The umbilical cord will generally fall off naturally within 3-7 days after the birth of the baby, but there are also longer ones, which cannot be touched during this period.

Otherwise, it is easy to cause new trauma to the baby and cause infection as well as belly button inflammation.

Baby's ears

The baby's two small ears are also very sensitive places, the parents should not always clean the baby's ears, see if a little too much earwax can not be pulled out if you do not feel comfortable going to the hospital to deal with it.

The reason is for the sake of the baby's cleanliness, but often giving the baby's ears a "bath" or pulling out the ears may cause harm to the baby's peritoneum, leading to symptoms such as inflammation.

What are the places where parents can touch their babies more?

The newborn baby can not touch a lot of places, so what are the places where the parents can touch it? These three parts of the touch from time to time, enhance the baby's physical fitness and are very helpful.

NO.1 baby's hands

The doctor said: the baby's hands have many nerve endings, often massage to give some stimulation, with the role of promoting brain development.

Baby's hands are very important places, parents can often give baby's hands massage, to enhance the baby's physical resistance is very beneficial, but also to make the baby's appetite.

NO.2 baby's little feet

Research has found that: foot massage has a significant effect on improving the quality of a baby's sleep, after the massage, the baby can sleep more soundly.

Baby's little feet are full of nerves and blood vessels, often touch can play a role in promoting blood circulation, which is conducive to the baby's metabolism and healthy development.

NO.3 Baby's little tummy

About 10% to 20% of babies have colic symptoms when they are born around 1-3 months old, which usually disappear automatically before they are born for six months.

The baby's gastrointestinal function is incomplete at birth and often appears to be flatulent and causes colic, if the parents often touch the baby's tummy, it can effectively relieve the baby's discomfort.

Expanded reading: two moves to relieve newborn baby tummy discomfort

In addition to the above methods of massaging the baby's tummy, moms and dads can also try the following two tricks, which can have a great effect on relieving the baby's tummy discomfort.

Airplane hug

This time, the baby's father will "come in handy", and let the baby lie on one arm of the father, and the father's other hand slowly pat the baby's back, which can reduce the baby's pain.

Pedal a bike

Moms and dads can let their babies lie flat on their backs, then use both hands to gently pull their baby's calves and let them do the "bicycle" action, don't forget to interact with the baby, the effect is remarkable.

Taking care of a newborn baby is not an easy task, parents must be very careful, to give the baby more intimate care so that the baby's road to growth is smooth Oh.

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About the Creator

Sal Tori

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one has learned in school.

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