Hygiene of newborn boys (intimate hygiene)

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So the long-awaited baby was born ... heir ... boy. The newly-minted daddy is especially pleased with this event, and mom begins to have questions about how the hygiene of a newborn boy is carried out.

Hygiene of a newborn baby boy

Standard general hygiene at home of a newborn baby is carried out regardless of the gender of the child and includes the following actions:

Daily face care - wash your baby’s face with a cotton swab dipped in clean boiled water.
Daily eye care - wipe the baby’s eyes with light movements from the outer corner of the eye to the inside with a damp cotton swab.
Daily nose care - clean the baby’s nose of dried mucus crusts. (how to clean the nose)
Daily Ear Care - Clean only the outer ear with a cotton swab. (how to clean ears)
Daily care for the umbilicus - pipette 1 drop of a solution of chlorophyllipt and gently pat the excess with a cotton swab. Care is necessary only until the umbilical wound heals, in the future it will not be needed. (proper treatment of the umbilical wound)
Nail care - cut as you grow on the fingers and toes. (we cut nails correctly)
Washing the child after each bowel movement. If a young mother is afraid to wash her baby’s ass under the tap for the first time, then at first you can use baby wet wipes or just a damp soft cloth. After cleansing the skin, it is necessary to treat the folds in the inguinal region with one of the children's products - powder or oil (cream). You should not use soap, even for children, so as not to overdry the delicate skin of a small child and not deprive it of a protective layer.
Daily baby bathing in a baby bath. A baby bath is needed more for the comfort of a young mother and for bathing a baby in herbal infusions (string, needles, etc.). At the end of the neonatal period and if there is a large bath in the apartment, it is better to carry out water procedures in a common bath previously washed with a simple laundry soap.

About bathing:

Essential hygiene items for a newborn baby:

Disposable diapers. Diapers should be selected according to the size (weight of the child), do not rub or squeeze the skin of the child.
Disposable diapers with absorbent topcoat. Such diapers are convenient for holding baby air baths.
Disposable wet wipes.
Baby powder.
Baby oil (cream) or olive (vegetable) oil just boiled in a water bath.
Cotton swabs and cotton swabs.
Chlorophyllipt for the treatment of umbilical wounds.An alternative is a solution of hydrogen peroxide and brilliant green.
Pipette.
Scissors with a rounded edge or special tweezers.
Pharmaceutical herbs for bathing (a series of needles, needles, etc.).
The ointment is bepanten from redness and diaper rash, or a more budgetary, but effective option is boro-plus ointment.
Soft baby towel. It is very convenient to use a towel with a pocket-cap for the baby's head.
Baby soap. Soap is also needed, but later, when the baby begins to crawl.

Intimate hygiene of a newborn baby boy

Intimate hygiene of newborn boys includes caring for the foreskin, penis and scrotum. What is this hygiene process:

Daily washing of the penis and scrotum with plain clean water without soap and other cosmetics with every diaper change and while bathing the baby.
Treatment of inguinal folds around the penis and scrotum with baby powder or oil (cream).
Frequent change of disposable diapers and periodic maintenance of the baby without diapers while taking air baths.
The use of linen for babies (diapers, panties) exclusively from natural materials - cotton fabric, flannel.

ALL! No more manipulations with the foreskin and penis of the baby are necessary.

what DO NOT do during the daily hygiene of the newborn:

Try to forcefully pull back the foreskin and open the head of the penis of the baby. The foreskin in infants is naturally spliced with the glans penis. This is a completely normal phenomenon called physiological phimosis in newborn boys. The foreskin shifts gradually and independently over time. Dates for each child are individual and the full opening of the glans penis can only be completed during puberty.
Use soap to wash the foreskin of the newborn. Soap causes irritation and redness of the delicate thin skin of the foreskin.
Try to climb with cotton buds under the foreskin to clean the head from infant smegma. Smegma leaves on its own during urination.
Bury baby oil under the foreskin.

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