What to do after the baby is born?

A newborn baby is very weak, especially its resistance is very poor, so it needs all-round care. First of all, you must pay attention to keeping the baby warm, especially when the weather is cold, you must do a very good job of keeping warm. In addition, you must pay attention to hygiene, especially the care of the baby's skin. In general, the following work must be done right after the baby is born.

What to do after the baby is born?

1. After the baby is born, breastfeeding should be started as soon as possible

It is said that breast milk is better than gold. Breastfeeding after the baby is born can provide the baby with certain immunity.

Even if the mother secretes too little milk at this stage, the baby's repeated sucking can not only improve the baby's sucking ability, but also enhance the baby's gastrointestinal tract's ability to resist bacteria.

At the same time, it can also make the mother's pituitary gland secrete prolactin, increasing the mother's milk secretion.

Therefore, after the baby is born, the mother should breastfeed as soon as possible. Secondly, during the breastfeeding process, mothers can eat foods with high nutritional value to supplement nutrition, such as drinking more fresh fish soup, chicken soup and other soup drinks; if necessary, they can also choose a mother's milk powder.

2. Within 24 hours, the baby needs to pass meconium in time

What is meconium? Many mothers don’t understand. In fact, meconium is the metabolic waste product of vernix caseosa or fetal hair swallowed by the baby during the fetal period. Within 24 hours after the baby is born, he will begin to excrete meconium, which is generally dark green or dark green.

The color of your baby's meconium will change over time and depending on how you feed your baby. If the baby is breastfed, the meconium color will be golden yellow, while the feces of the baby who is fed with milk powder will be closer to brown-green.

In addition, after each meconium excretion, the mother should pay special attention to the baby's cleaning. To clean your baby, you can use a soft towel or baby cotton wipes for light cleaning. After cleaning, just change into a fresh and clean diaper!

Recommendation: Cotton Era baby wipes are made of natural high-quality cotton, which is flexible, durable and not prone to shedding; they adopt a double-layer sealing design to provide safety and hygiene; the weakly acidic formula is close to the pH value of baby's skin; and baby moisturizing ingredients are added to protect baby's skin.

3. Bathing the baby 48 hours after birth will make the baby healthier

Most babies can take a bath once a day after 48 hours of birth. Bathing can help clean dirt on the baby's body surface, prevent the invasion of external bacteria, and ensure the baby's skin health.

But mothers need to pay attention that they must be gentle when bathing their babies, and the bathing time should be controlled within 10 minutes, and the indoor temperature should be between 24℃-26℃ to prevent the baby from catching a cold.

In addition, use special baby bath products when bathing your baby. Secondly, dry your belly button in time after taking a bath to avoid bacterial infection.

4. Moms should not forget to get BCG and Hepatitis B vaccinations

Within 24 hours after the baby is born, the mother should promptly vaccinate the baby with two major vaccines: BCG vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine. Because the baby comes from the mother's body to a new living environment, his immune function is relatively insufficient and he does not have sufficient resistance to some diseases. Therefore, it is particularly important to implement a series of immunization measures.

Vaccination method: On the one hand, the baby should be vaccinated with BCG 1-2 days after birth, generally by skin scratch and intradermal injection; on the other hand, the hepatitis B vaccine should be given once within 24 hours after the baby is born, and the remaining two times are 30 to 40 days later and 5 to 8 months later.

After the baby is born, all the big and small things in the family need to be taken care of. But mothers must not forget the above 4 points! Finally, the editor here wishes all the babies can grow up healthy and happy.