Bath Time Fun Time

You are surely enjoying every moment spent with your newborn baby! Having a new baby is a wonderful experience all new moms enjoy and cherish. Although sometimes, it can be a stressful and overwhelming experience the new moms have to endure, but nothing beats the happiness a new baby brings into one's family.

With having a new baby, a mom is faced with different tasks with regards to having to care for her little one. From breastfeeding, changing diapers especially on the wee hours of the morning, getting him to sleep, pacifying him whenever he cries, to bathing him and the likes. These can surely add to the weight of the burden every mom carries through.

One important, yet an enjoyable task a new mom has to experience is bathing her little one. For a first-time mom, it can be a pretty scary experience because a new baby is so little and fragile, and this fact alone spills a lot of questions on her mind. Will I be able to hold him steadily and firmly? will he cry? Are the bath products I'm using safe for his sensitive skin?

These are some questions running on the mind of a new mom whenever bathing time is brought up in the picture. But worry no more because below are a few tips to help you get by with bathing your baby and making sure that this task would create a fun and enjoyable bonding moment for you and your new baby.

* Experts say that a newborn's skin is 10% thinner than that of older individuals, causing it to absorb and lose moisture faster. It also grows at a rapid rate, which makes it susceptible to dryness, irritation, and stresses like temperature changes.

* With regards to that, you have to be very careful with choosing the right baby bath products made just for your baby's soft and sensitive skin. You can ask for other experienced people's advice, or better yet, ask your doctor about what products are safe for your new baby.

* Before bathing your baby, make sure that all his bath essentials are already prepared and within reach to avoid going back and forth which will cause you time, effort, and your baby's safety.

* The baby's bathing essentials include a bath towel or baby blanket, hypoallergenic soap, shampoo, and baby wash, a washcloth, baby oil, clothes and diapers for changing time. Choose natural, fragrance-free bath products for your baby. Avoid scented products that may contain chemicals that are too harsh for your baby to tolerate.

* Make sure the products you choose have a baby-friendly skin pH. Skin's pH level is the skin's natural protection, so choose products close to your baby's natural pH level to maintain this protective barrier, even with daily bathing.

* If you're hesitant about the proper way of holding and bathing your baby, you can always ask for the older people's help. Example, you can first let your mom or your relatives who have experiences with taking care of babies handle and bathe your baby. You can observe and assist, and from there, you have to take into your system the proper way of holding and bathing him.

* When bathing your baby, you have to hold him firmly especially on his head. If you can't possibly do the whole bathing task by yourself, you can ask for your husband's assitance. He will surely be delighted to help and assist you with taking care of the baby. This could be a fun, bonding moment for the both of you and your cute baby.

* You can always add fun and laughter by playing with your baby during bathing time. You can purchase some bath toys like a rubber bath duckie and animal squirties to make your baby enjoy bathing time all the more.