A newborn baby is of course a pleasure to the eyeballs of the parents. The baby requires continuous care and pampering until it grows up enough to be capable to take self-care. As parents, you must be aware of the minute things in baby care that helps in a smooth transition of a baby to a grown up person. You need to give your baby a perfect health that will enable the baby to fight against the infectious virus but also helps him attain a good health for the rest life.
A baby suffers many health issues such as teeth pain, nappy rashes, sunburn, stomach upset and so on. A baby is unable to speak the feeling of sickness until the baby starts talking. You being a parent need to judge the comfort level of the baby and try to ease the difficulties faced by the baby as far as health is concerned. You need to understand the symptoms seen in your baby to help a quick and accurate remedy for your baby. Let us talk about few health issues a baby suffers. We will also discuss the remedies to help the baby get over the difficulties.
Nappy Rash
To avoid nappy rash from the skins of your baby, you need to take a special care of the skin. Usually nappy rashes are found because of the use of rough fabric. To keep away nappy rashes from the skin of your baby, you will require a hair dryer having an option to dry with cool air. You need to wash your baby’s skin where rashes occur with warm water. You should use the hair dryer to dry the skinby making the baby lay on your lap. It helps in avoiding rashes as the normal water will clean up the skin without any irritations and the drying will help in avoiding friction that may occur when you dry the skin with a towel.
Cradle Cap
Babies are prone to develop cradle cap as they are not supposed to get their heads washed every day. To clean the cradle cap from the scalp of the baby, you need a bowl of olive oil. Apply oil on the head of our baby before sleep. Comb the head of the baby next morning. The olive oil gently moisturizes the scalp and help in removing the scales when combed. You may take expert advice from a doctor if this does not work.
Colic Pan
Babies may suffer through colic pain once in a while. You need to understand the symptoms and take required actions to ease the pain. You will require a bottle containing warm water and a towel. Wrap the water bottle in a towel. Rest the tummy of your baby on the towel by making the baby lay on your lap. You may massage gently for better results.
Sunburn
Babies can easily get affected from sunburn as they have a very tender skin that is not able to withstand the heat of the sun. You can use a cup of sodium bicarbonate while giving a bath to your baby. Sodium bicarbonate mixed with water helps the body get cooled and it avoids peeling as well.
Stomach Upset
Overfeeding or gas may upset the stomach of your child by causing incessant diarrhoea. You need to find out a quick remedy for stomach upset as it may result in many other health issues later. You will require cola or lemonade to get relief for the stomach of the baby. Give plenty of drinks to the baby as it helps in avoiding dehydration.
