Topic # 2 Newborn Care
Hello colleagues today are talking about newborn care. The birth of a child is always a new experience even for mothers who have other children. Therefore the care of the newborn should be the care of the welfare for that being that begins in this extrauterine life since from the moment of fertilization is a living being.
** The newborn has no maturity in all his systems especially the immunological one so the care of the children is required: ** 1) The Environment: which should be as clean and hygienic as possible where everything is exclusively for the child (sheets, towels, etc.) A routine should be followed for the care of the newborn, in the sense that you should bathe, preferably with boiled water a body temperature, to measure the temperature of the water is enough to introduce the elbow or the wrist, thus avoid diseases of the skin and digestive because even if we have the charges some drops can fall into the child's mouth and contaminate it. Also use neutral soap or hypoallergenic "do not use talc or cologne" avoid drafts or changes in temperature such as air conditioning.
- Cure of the umbilical cord: it should be done preferably with absolute alcohol with sterile swab
Try to place only in the area of the cord to avoid burning the skin around, from the base of the cord to the tip.
It should be done at least once a day but suggest doing it every time you change the diaper, as it is contaminated with urine or feces.
Wash hands before handling newborn and after changing diapers.
3 Feeding of the newborn: Preferably it should be a base of exclusively breast milk and a free demand that is to say whenever you want (2 to 3 hours) since the beginning you do not know that the quantity of milk is taking. Breastfeeding is important because it is the contribution of the nutrients that the child needs as well as the defenses of the mother that are antibodies to the diseases.
Always remember to clean your breasts before feeding them and start with the one you finished. At the time of feeding both the child and the mother should be in a comfortable environment, it is also important the position of the child at the time of eating and thus avoid the passage of air to the stomach which produces gases and therefore colic, get it is vertical position between one blowjob and another to remove the gases.
I hope these little tips are useful for everyone.
