Recommendations to the mother:
- Wash your hands every time they are handling the baby.
- Forre, always, where is made the exchange.
- Use cotton soaked in warm water or special oil to remove waste from the feces urine. (Already exist in the market, wet wipes suitable for child health. Consult your pediatrician before using them).
- For girls, the motions of cleaning should be done from front to back, not to bring fecal waste into the urethra and vagina.
- To prevent diaper rash, pass a protective cream based on zinc oxide.
- Do not use pins to fasten the diaper. Prefer tape or disposable diapers with vélcron.
- Wash cloth diapers with mild soap and dry in the sun. Do not use bleach or fabric softener.
Breastfeeding
The mother should breastfeed her baby at least six months, when it will be introduced gradually, a special diet with small servings of fruits and juices and, later, soups. The pediatrician will know how to focus it on the advantages of breastfeeding and answer all your questions (first feeding, moments of excess or lack of milk, baby colic etc.).
Visits and tours
Visits from relatives and friends should happen only about five days after birth, so that there is time for the baby acquires antibodies and mother recovers. People with any type of health problem should be avoided as long with the newborn.
Walks outdoors must be morning (between nine and ten hours), so that the baby can take sun, which helps to synthesize important vitamins and decrease the jaundice is very common in the first week of life.
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