BATHING CHILD TO MAINTAIN HYGIENE

We need to maintain the cleanliness of our baby or child one way is by bathing them, In addition to keeping the baby or child hygiene, bathing the baby or child is a very valuable experience for a mother. As for bathing the baby has two stages which are as follows:

During infancy.

Cleanliness is important to the health of the child. The most important points must be paid to the special attention from the parents for this purpose are:

At first the child should be washed daily with warm water and a bath every night, for the purpose of thoroughly cleaning the body, is highly necessary. Bathe a delicate child a few days or even weeks old "cure" in cold water with views of the Constitution (as it is called) is the most effective way to undermine his health and cause future disease. Gradually, however, the water, with which it is in the morning sponge should be lukewarm, the evening bath still warm enough to be grateful for the feelings.

A few months can be gradually lowered by the temperature of the water used to be cold, with which it can either sponge or even it fell, passed every morning in the summer. When immersed in cold water, but must be kept in but a minute, because this time, especially the impression of cold continued for some time expressed the vital energy and prevent healthy glow following the surface in general, the current and brief action of cold, and depends on its usefulness. In some children, yes, there are such extreme delicacy and deficient reaction, the cold bath of dangerous, no hot light is on the surface when its use inevitably harm: its effects must therefore be carefully monitored.

The surface of the skin should always be carefully and thoroughly rubbed dry with flannel, indeed more than dry, the skin should be warmed and stimulated by the assiduous gentle friction made use. For this process of washing and drying must not be sluggish, but swiftly and promptly, and then found that one of the most effective means of strengthening the infant to be. It is especially necessary carefully to dry the armpits, groin and buttocks, and when the child is very thick, it will be to dust over these parts with hair-powder or starch: this prevents excoriations and sores, which are often very nuisance. Soap is only for those parts of the body that are exposed to dirt pick up required.

During childhood.

After this time comes, or shortly after, bathing is but stopped too often, the hands and the child's face are clean, and with this the nurse is satisfied, the daily washing of the whole body is still necessary, not only for the maintenance of cleanliness, but because it encourages a high degree the health of the child.

A child of a vigorous constitution and robust health, as he rises from his bed refreshed and active by his night's rest should be left to the bathroom, or, if this excites and alarms him too much, must head to his foot sponge with salt water. If the weather is very cold, the water may be slightly warm, but if it will carry its constitution, the water should be cold throughout the year. Then the body should be quickly dried, and hastily but well rubbed with a somewhat coarse towel dress, and the garments without unnecessary delays. This should be done every morning from the child's life.

If such a child is by the seaside, should also take into account this fact and resorts should be replaced. The best time is two or three hours after breakfast, but he must be exhausted before that date, if so, the cold bath can not be used without danger. It must be taken to ensure that he does not stay too long as the animal heat below the right level to be lowered, which would be very harmful. In boys, from a weak constitution, great mischief is often produced in this way. It is a matter of great consequence in bathing children that they should not be terrified by the immersion, and to take all precautions to prevent this. The healthy and robust boy should also learn early on, swim, whenever this is possible, for it is attended with the most positive effects, it is a very invigorating exercise and the cold bath is waiting for so twice.

If a child from a tender and scrofulous constitution, the cold bath in the summer one of the best tonics that can be used, and if life on the coast, swimming in the sea is of singular value to be found. The effects are however observed by bathing in the sea to such a constitution especially, because if it was a sham, a feeling of increased strength and a strong appetite, it is useless and should be at once given up for the warm or lukewarm bath. The view that warm baths generally relax and weaken, is wrong, because in this case, as in all cases when used properly, they sound and power, the whole system would, in fact, the tepid bath this child what the cold bath to the more robust.

Conclusion: If the bathroom is not in any form received by circumstances, must then cold salt water washes are used daily and year-round, so long as the proper reaction or glow follows its use, but if this is not the case, and this is usually occur when the child is delicate and the weather cold, tepid vinegar and lukewarm water or salt water must be replaced.