How to care for baby soft skin

Keeping your baby clean and dry is the best way to protect a newborn's skin. The nappy area is particularly vulnerable to infection and rashes, so it's vital to be extra vigilant when changing your little one.

Nappy Time Keeping your baby clean and dry is the best way to protect her skin and the nappy area is particularly vulnerable to infection and rashes. So it's vital to be extra vigilant when changing your baby. Get to know your baby's skin by noting the variations in tone and feel of different areas on her body. This will allow you to notice small changes more quickly.

THE ABC OF NAPPY CHANGING Changing nappies provides an excellent opportunity to give your baby's skin a little extra attention. And since the nappy area is particularly prone to irritation, special care can spare your baby a lot of discomfort. Remember, when it comes to the nappy area, healthy skin means dry skin. Wet or soiled skin quickly becomes fragile and vulnerable to nappy rash. To minimize wetness, change your baby often and use super-absorbent nappies. If you use terry nappies, it's wise to be a little more vigilant about checking and changing them. Nappy changes become less frequent as your baby grows – averaging ten per day in the beginning and gradually declining to around six after within a few months. As a general rule of thumb, you should change your baby's nappy either just before or right after each feed, after every bowel movement, before putting her to bed and when she wakes up after a long sleep. It may also be worth putting a fresh nappy on her just before setting off for an outing..

QUICK TIP: If your baby is a girl, always wipe from front to back to minimise the amount of stool material that gets near her genitals. Water is all you need to wash the area. If your baby's a boy, also wipe from front to back. Don't pull a baby's foreskin back for cleaning. This is unnecessary and could be harmful. The foreskin will gradually loosen on its own - becoming fully retractable by the age of three - and does not need special attention to remain clean and healthy.

Source: pampers arabia. 

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