5. Wash Your Newborn’s Body Next, wash your baby's body using a gentle, trusted, soap-free baby cleanser.JOHNSON'S®HEAD-TO-TOE®Baby Wash and Shampoois mild enough for your newborn's hair and skin: In fact, it's used by more hospitals for bathing newborns than any other brand...
The scheduling of this event is entirely up to you as long as you pick a moment when you won’t be interrupted or tempted to hurry through the bath. You should probably plan for baby's first bath within a week after birth. Just avoid bathing your newborn right after a feeding (it’s...
His first bath in a tub should be gentle and quick; however, you might need to go back to sponge baths if your baby fusses a lot and simply doesn’t like this new activity. Learnhow to clean your baby’s eyes, ears, and nose, as this is a delicate area for your newborn. Can Y...
Many parents look forward to their baby's first bath. Learn how to give a newborn a bath, with tips on keeping the routine safe and fun.
How do you swaddle a newborn? Spread out your blanket, folding the top corner down. Lay your baby face up with her head over the fold. Bring the right corner of the blanket over your baby’s body with her arm tucked by her side. Bring the bottom corner up to cover her feet, then...
Doing baby laundry can be a challenge. Learn all about how to wash baby clothes in a washing machine or by hand. Read Dreft's laundry tips here!
Many parents look forward to their baby's first bath. Learn how to give a newborn a bath, with tips on keeping the routine safe and fun.
How to clean your baby’s clothes A good rule of thumb here is to wash new outfits before your baby wears them as you don’t know who handled the clothes before you. While it’s a whole lot easier to use the same detergent for all members of the family, switch to a gentle, or...
Most new parents find the first bath intimidating. And it’s no wonder. A newborn is tiny, fragile, and wiggly, so you want to ensure they are safe at bathtime. Between all of us moms on the team at Mom Loves Best, we’ve bathed a LOT of babies! We’ve gained confidence in the...
Newborn baby girls might also have blood-tinged discharge and that too is usually nothing to worry about – in most cases it’s just maternal hormones making their way out of her little body. If you have chosen not to have vitamin K then it is important to report any bleeding to a hea...