The harm of bathing babies with ginger water

Many mothers like to add some ingredients to the bath water when bathing their babies, such as honeysuckle or ginger, because many mothers feel that ginger has a bactericidal effect. Especially when the baby has some eczema or prickly heat, mothers prefer to bathe the baby with ginger water. In fact, doing so can also be harmful to the baby, as the baby's delicate skin cannot adapt to the stimulation of ginger water.

1. Bathing also depends on the baby's month. If the baby is under three months old, it is best to use boiling water at this time. You can wait until the water cools down before putting them together. Babies can use the shower at home after three months, but if mothers are worried, they can still use a mixture of cold and hot water.

2. Most mothers will first use warm water to bathe their babies, and then apply fragrant shower gel to the babies. When babies smell the shower gel, they will look very happy because the shower gel smells good. This is the approach taken by most mothers, but some mothers will use plain water for their babies because they think shower gel is not good and will irritate the baby's skin.

How to bathe your baby

1. Hugging bathing method:

Wash your face and head first, then your trunk and limbs, and finally your buttocks. When washing the baby's head and face, the baby's head should be facing forward, and parents should support the baby's shoulders and back with their left forearms, hold the child's buttocks with the left armpit, hold the baby's head with their left hand, and use their thumbs and middle fingers to block the baby's ears from behind to prevent water from entering. Use your right hand to wash your baby's face first (no shower gel is needed), then wash and dry his hair. Then start washing the trunk, limbs and buttocks. The elbows, armpits, neck and thighs should be cleaned especially.

2. Basin bathing method:

Soak the gauze in the bathtub, wring it dry and use it to wipe the face, then take off the clothes and wipe the buttocks with a changed diaper or clothes; hold the baby's body with a towel, support the armpits with the palm of one hand, support the head with the elbow, and support the feet with the other hand, and gently put it into the basin, making sure to put the buttocks in the water first, let the child half sit in the bathtub, but be careful not to get the navel wet.

When washing, start from the neck and then move to the hands and feet. When washing your baby's back, support the front of the body with one hand, turn the baby over, and wash from the back to the buttocks. Use a baby shower gel that is more oily and less alkaline. Apply the shower gel on a bath towel and then rub it on the baby's body. After washing your whole body, wash off the foam with clean water and gauze.