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Bathing my baby
My baby boy is 24days old..guide me properly how to bath him?I sponge his body with lukewarm water and wash his head with normal tap water..after that I use candid powder..should I change it?Should I massage him and how to massage?please suggest
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Use coconut oil or any baby massage oil before bath
Use any netral pH baby soap
1st Wash the whole body and later head...then 1dt wipe the head and later body
Apply baby moisturizer after bath
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Dr. Maheshwari Jadhav
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U can massage the baby with coconut oil and give him bath with warm water. Check the temperature of water before pouring by your hands. No need to apply candid powder. 2 people will be better to give bath. One needs to hold the baby properly.
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