Not "mission impossible", but if you are not careful in caring for babies under 1 month old, your baby's health is easily affected. How to take care of children right? What are important notes to remember? With MarryBaby, check out mom!
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Newborn health checkup: Baby 1 month old (QC)
Marry Baby's handbook on baby health helps mothers remember and track children's health issues in certain age zones. In order for the baby's health checkups to become more effective and easy, what should mothers pay attention to?
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1. Pay attention to changes in infant body temperature
3. How to take care of babies under 1 month old - Be careful with jaundice
4. Changing diapers for babies
It can be said that the first month after birth is the most difficult period for both mother and baby. Although still very painful and tired, postpartum mothers must quickly learn to adapt to new things: Breastfeeding , holding babies, daily care and hygiene for babies. Similarly, newborn babies have a hard time learning to get used to the outside environment. What is special about taking care of babies under 1 month of age? Refer to the following article, mom!
Infants under 1 month of age are fragile, easily affected by the environment, so they need to be cared for
Unlike adults who can regulate their own body temperature, an infant's body temperature is easily affected by the outside environment. Even in hot summer days, babies are at risk of hypothermia, especially premature babies, who do not have enough subcutaneous fat for insulation. Mom should pay attention to keep your room well-ventilated. If you are using an air conditioner, do not set the room temperature too low. Average 26-28 degrees C is just enough. Note: Do not let your child lie under the air conditioner, or turn on the fan in an air-conditioned room.
In addition, mothers should also regularly check the child's temperature. A normal infant's body temperature ranges from 36.5 to 37 degrees C if the anal temperature is measured. You should add 0.5 degrees C if taking the temperature in the armpit, and 0.3 degrees C if taking the ear. Depending on the child's body temperature increases or decreases, the treatment is also different.
The child's body temperature is below 36 degrees C: The mother needs to warm her up immediately.
Body temperature from 37.5 degrees Celsius: Mom can take off clothes, or change clothes to be thinner, lighter for children.
Body temperature above 38 degrees Celsius: A child with a fever needs a quick reduction in fever. You can use a cool towel to wipe yourself. If the temperature does not decrease, the mother should take the baby to the hospital immediately. Note: Absolutely do not let children use the drug without the prescription of a doctor.
Babies do not need to be bathed every day. Bathing too much for babies, on the contrary, will adversely affect their skin, because the moisture barrier on the skin is washed away. Although it is not necessary to shower every day, cleaning the umbilical cord, groin, and genitals is essential.
After 5-7 days after birth, the remaining umbilical part of your baby will begin to fall out. The cord is an open wound, so it can be attacked by bacteria that can lead to infection if not cared for. When cleaning the umbilical cord for a baby, mothers should pay attention to unusual signs such as a foul-smelling umbilical cord, bleeding, yellowing oozing or delayed umbilical cord loss after 3 weeks ... This can be a sign of a very dangerous umbilical cord infection.
Newborn baby's umbilical cord after falling has a bad smell, bleeds & pus Caring for a newborn baby's umbilical cord requires experience as well as the carefulness of the mother. If left to the umbilical cord of a newborn baby after falling off it has a bad smell and infection can be very dangerous.
Infants under 1 month of age are prone to jaundice, especially in the first week of life. This is physiological jaundice, which will quickly disappear and does not affect the baby's health. However, if the jaundice persists, the mother should quickly take the baby to the hospital, because the baby is at risk of pathological jaundice. If not treated in time, it can seriously affect the nervous system.
Experts encourage mothers to regularly let children sunbathe. Not only helps supplement vitamin D3 for strong bones, sunbathing is also a simple treatment for mild jaundice at home.
Even as a first-time mother, changing diapers for babies probably won't be difficult for you. However, the thing that mothers need to care about most is the time to change diapers. Long-term exposure to dirty diapers is a common cause of diaper rash. Ideally, mothers should change diapers after 3-4 hours, or after each feed. When changing diapers, mothers should clean the child's genitals. Note, cleaning from front to back to avoid bacteria from the anus "migrate" to the child's genital area.
"Taking roll" 6 basic mistakes when a mother changes diapers With a few simple steps, she quickly completed the "trick" changing diapers in a matter of seconds. However, fast is not necessarily true. Join MarryBaby check out common diaper changing mistakes and check to see if mom made the following mistakes!
Infants under 1 month of age have very weak bones that need to be handled properly, otherwise they will be vulnerable. Mother can refer to holding babies by nurses, nurses or learn from the experience of grandmother and grandmother. Hold your baby close to your lap, using your hands to support the baby's back, head and neck. Mother should also cuddle, caress and kiss baby lightly. This action will help the baby feel the love of the mother.
The way to care for babies under 1 month old is not too complicated, but it is very careful. The mother should note the above things in order not to adversely affect the health of the baby, especially in the period when the baby is very "fragile and weak".
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