Family Tips

Preparing to bathing your baby you will need the fallowing things: soft washcloth, mild and unscented baby soap or liquid for bathing, a soft brush, towels or blankets to cover your baby, an infant bath filled with warm water - to test the water temperature, feel the water with your elbow or wrist, or use the thermometer (it should register 98,60 - 100 F ). An infant bath is a plastic tub that can fit in the bathtub and is better fitted for the infant; it also makes bath time easier to manage.
When your baby is ready and permitted by the doctor to have a tub baths, the first time should be gentle and very brief. If the baby becomes disturbed, go back to sponge baths for a week or two.
Undress your baby and then place him or her in the warm water immediately to prevent chills. Make sure that the temperature in your room is not to low. Use one of your hands to support the head and the other hand to immerse the baby. Gently and slowly lower your baby into the tub.

Wash his or her face and hair with a wet washcloth. When you rinse the soap or shampoo from your baby’s head, move your hand across the forehead in that way so that the suds run toward the sides and soap doesn’t get into the eye, as even the baby shampoo may irritate the gentle baby’s eyes. Right after the bath, wrap your baby in a towel, and cover his or her head. For this very purpose you can get special baby towel with hood which is great for keeping a freshly washed baby warm.
While bathing your infant, never leave him or her alone. If you need to go aside, wrap the baby in a towel and take him or her with you.