How to Tend to your Baby During and After Bath!

You wish to give the best to your baby and try daily to keep up with all sorts of practices that will bring even bigger smiles to its cute little face. Even habits you knew for years start to change, and invite you to a new, fascinating world, where your precious baby is the star! So, you are a new mommy and everything seems so beautiful and... new? Check out this article and find out how you can gift your baby with the most beautiful relaxing experience - a pleasant bath!

As we all know, bathing benefits our body not just by keeping it clean, but also by protecting it, ridding us of the dirt of our daily chores, as well as of microscopic harmful organisms. And maybe your baby is not exposed as much as you in the environment and you mind its health and protect it from viral infections (which is great!), but bathing is beneficial because it rejuvenates it, it calms it, and, often enough, such body-pampering can soothe even the discomfort caused by colics.

Before you start, keep in mind that the enemy of good is perfect. So, even if your first attempts have been a bit scary, because you didn’t know how to do it right, adopting a certain routine will alleviate anxiety in advance for your next try.

So, let’s see some useful advice on how we can gift our baby with this wonderful experience!

Before you start:

• Make sure you have all the necessary accessories for its bath at hand, and thus ensure that you won’t leave your baby alone in the water even for a moment! Shampoo, bubble bath, a small sponge, towel, oil, clothes or pyjamas, and, of course, its favourite… bath toys should all be so close to you that you can easily reach with a simple move of your hand, without having to turn even your head away. Make sure you have placed them on a non-slippery surface to avoid slight accidents.
• Check with your palm or elbow the temperature of the water, to make sure it's lukewarm.
• Create a calm and warm ambience inside the room.

During the bath:

• Depending on the age of the baby, mind the posture and the position of its head while holding it in the bathtub. Secure its head upon your arm and, while holding it, pour some baby shampoo on its head. Don’t forget to tend to the areas behind its ears and neck. Do the same to the rest of the body, with special attention on the genitals, to avoid the spread of germs.
• With the other hand, pour water with the sponge over the soapy areas, making sure no soap drops on its eyes because that will scare it.
• As soon as you finish, roll it up with a towel and hug it. Wipe it and apply some oil all over its body, making sure it’s happy again with proper moisturising. Use as much oil as it can be absorbed by its skin, without getting slippery. If you don’t use oil, apply a certified baby moisturising cream, especially if your baby has atopic dermatitis or dry skin.
• Finally, put on a clean nappy and apply with gentle moves a special cream to avoid rashes and skin irritations. Make sure that the cream is paraben-free, not oily and hypoallergenic. 

Aside from keeping your baby clean, bathing is a great opportunity for cuddling, kisses, and songs, as well as an adorable way to bond with your little one. In Parapharmacie you can find all the brands you need for your baby’s care and health at incredible offers, to turn each and every bath into a wonderful adventure!

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