It is said that the daughter is her mother’s little cotton-padded jacket and her father’s little lover. From the moment her daughter was born, many parents secretly made up their minds to try their best to give her the best environment to grow up and protect her little princess to grow up healthily and happily.
However, in order to protect the healthy growth of the little princess, it is by no means as simple as buying everything for her. More attention should be paid to protecting her healthy growth with scientific methods. Among them, some [pits] must be avoided!
Nipple swelling? Never squeeze
There is a popular saying among the people that after the baby girl is born, she should be squeezed with nipples as soon as possible, otherwise it will lead to nipple depression and affect lactation in adulthood, etc.
In fact, no matter male baby or female baby, after 3-5 days of birth, may appear breast enlargement or even a small amount of lactation, which is normal. It is caused by the sudden drop of estrogen and progesterone from the mother after the birth of the baby. Generally, it can fade naturally in 2-3 weeks, and there is no need to squeeze nipples for the baby.
Dr. Clove once saw a piece of news. A female baby suffered from severe breast infection and rotten milk buds caused by her family’s [nipple squeezing]. It is possible that one side of the breast is missing and undeveloped. When she grows up, she will have to have breast reconstruction. It hurts to think about it!
Vaginal bleeding? Don’t use drugs indiscriminately
In the first few days after the baby is born, parents may find blood on the baby’s diapers, just like menstruation. This kind of condition is called “fake menstruation” and is a normal physiological phenomenon.
When the baby is in the mother’s belly, the hormone level in the body will be affected by the mother. After birth, the estrogen level of the baby will drop rapidly, and the uterine mucosa will fall off and bleed.
This kind of vaginal bleeding is generally relatively small in amount and lasts for a short time, and will disappear naturally in 4-5 days.
In this case, parents should not panic first, just use clear water to clean the baby normally, do not use drugs, and do not use what lotion to clean the baby.
If the bleeding lasts for a long time or the amount of bleeding is relatively large, then you need to see a doctor to see if there are any other problems.
Labial adhesion? Don’t move the knife
Some parents may find that their baby’s labia majoris and labia minoris adhere to one piece. In fact, in girls aged 3 months to 6 years old, at least 12% have labia adhesion. This is similar to the situation of female baby’s [false menstruation] and breast enlargement, which are all physiological phenomena caused by estrogen level.
Most babies with labial adhesion have no symptoms of what, so don’t worry about it. Daily attention should be paid to cleaning with clear water to keep the pudendum clean.
Most labial adhesions will disappear when the baby is 6 ~ 18 months old. Although a few may not be separated by the age of 6 or 7, they will basically be separated naturally before and after puberty.
At present, the mainstream view is that only when the baby feels uncomfortable or has symptoms, or urinary tract infection occurs frequently, then the labia needs to be separated.
Vulvar cleaning, not excessive
The baby’s vulva sometimes has some white secretions, which is also a normal physiological phenomenon and is not [dirty].
Some studies have shown that these secretions of baby girls’ vagina contain substances that can kill bacteria and inhibit bacteria, which are not only harmless, but also can protect the baby’s pudendum from bacteria. If these secretions are completely removed, it will increase the risk of local infection and may also cause local mucosal damage due to excessive cleaning.
When nursing the baby’s vulva, you can clean it with running water, gently wipe it with a clean and soft towel, or gently wipe it with a clean cotton swab dipped in warm water. Don’t rush to clean the places that are not easy to clean. You can clean it with warm water every day, gradually soften it and slowly wash it off.
Don’t think the baby’s skin is tender, so you don’t need care.
Babies’ skin is usually tender and smooth, which is often fondle admiringly. This is actually because babies are much thinner than adults’ stratum corneum.
The thin stratum corneum makes the baby’s skin tender, and at the same time, it also makes the baby’s skin more likely to lose water, and is more likely to have allergic reactions when stimulated by strong light, cold and hot, acid and alkali.
At the same time, the baby’s sebaceous glands are not well developed and the secretion of oil is insufficient, which will also make the water in the skin lose faster.
Therefore, parents must not neglect the skin care for the baby. After washing face, mouth and bath, the baby should be smeared with moisturizing products.
Toilet powder does not need to be used routinely.
Many parents like to use talcum powder to prevent prickly heat and diaper rash for their babies, but in fact talcum powder not only cannot play an effective preventive role, too much talcum powder will also increase the risk of skin damage, and even induce or aggravate prickly heat and diaper rash.
Authoritative organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also do not advocate the routine use of talcum powder for infants.
In fact, as long as we pay attention to keeping the baby’s skin clean and dry at folds and properly use baby moisturizing products, we can well prevent prickly heat and diaper rash.
Sun protection cannot be ignored.
Although proper sun exposure can promote the body to synthesize vitamin D and is beneficial to calcium absorption, the baby’s skin is delicate and easy to be hurt by sunlight. Therefore, infants should be prevented from being directly exposed to sunlight and should also be well protected from sunlight when going out.
- For babies under 6 months old, It is not recommended to use sunscreen. The best way is to use physical sunscreen. For example, avoid going out during periods when the sun is strong from 10: 00 a.m. to 2: 00 p.m., wear light-colored and wide clothes, wear wide-brimmed hats, and use baby carriage awnings when going out. If the baby is 6 months old, besides physical sunscreen, sunscreen can also be used for sunscreen.
There are many hidden dangers in jewelry, don’t wear it for your baby.
After giving birth to a daughter, many parents want to dress up their baby as a little princess. They wear a lot of necklaces and bracelets, but there are many potential safety hazards in wearing jewelry for their baby.
Babies like to explore the world with their mouths. Jewelry worn on their bodies is likely to become toys that babies chew on. Some small parts on jewelry may be eaten by babies in their mouths or inhaled into the trachea by mistake, which is very dangerous.
When playing, necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry are easy to hang outside the body, leading to accidents. Think about how dangerous it would be if the necklace around the neck was caught when the baby was playing on the slide.
In addition, jewelry may also have heavy metal hazards, allergy and other problems, so it is not recommended for babies under 3 years old to wear jewelry.
If you need to wear it on some special festivals or occasions, it is best to ensure that it is only worn for a short period of time, and choose round jewelry that does not contain small accessories. Parents should also pay more attention to the baby during wearing, do not let her bite, and then take off the jewelry in time.
Don’t make her up too early
Everyone has a love of beauty. After having a daughter, many mothers put this love of beauty into their daughter and even put on makeup for her early.
However, cosmetics are designed for adults, and the safety limits of various ingredients are also set according to adult standards, which may damage the health of babies.
The stratum corneum of children’s skin is thinner than that of adults, and the barrier function of skin is not perfect. If cosmetics are used for children, the chemical components are more easily absorbed through the skin, which may cause skin problems such as allergy and dermatitis.
Moreover, some cosmetics also contain sex hormones, which may cause precocious puberty if used by children for a long time.
Although it is not easy to raise a daughter, it is worthwhile that our efforts can be exchanged for her healthy and happy growth. The happiness of our daughter is worth caring for and caring for with our whole life ~