Bath Towels For Your Newborn Baby
When it comes to bathing an infant, most mothers wonder about how warm the water should be, what tubs to use and which baby bath towels to choose. Here’s what to keep in mind:
Water temperature — The temperature of the water should be around 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit. You can check it with a thermometer, but if you don’t have one, it’s not a big problem. Your wrist will give you a helping hand. If the water burns you on your wrist, then you will have to wait until it cools down a little. But if not, then the water is warm enough to bathe your little angel.
Bathtubs — In general you can bathe your baby in a regular sized baby tub. But for many parents it’s not comfortable, because it’s difficult to keep the baby’s head and neck in such tubs. If you ask me about the perfect size of a tub, I will ask you to look carefully at the sinks in your house. Their size and depth can be perfect when choosing a tub for your baby. By the way, maybe that is the reason why many parents even bathe their babies in the sink.
Also put a bath mat on the bottom of the bathtub for safety’s sake.
Baby bath towels – Babies lose their heat very quickly. Almost all kids enjoy their bathing especially when they splash water all around them. It’s a moment of great pleasure for them and you must be enjoying those moments as well. But you must not forget to cover them with a towel the moment you take them out of the water. Otherwise they can catch cold or even worse, develop a fright of water.
When buying a towel pay attention to the material it is made of. Baby towels can be made of cotton, bamboo, velour and linen. But the best fabrics are cotton and bamboo. Cotton towels wash and breathe very well. They are also very soft and will never scratch your baby’s sensitive skin.
Bamboo bath towels are very similar to cotton ones. The only difference is that these towels dry very quickly on the skin. It means that they will always keep your baby warm.
Above all baby bath towels come in different bright colors and even funny Disney characters that will definitely secure your baby’s high mood and smile.
In most cases babies sleep after a bath. And it is at this moment that you kiss her tenderly and feel that there could be no better thing to put your whole life into than this most tiny creature who is the secret of your eternal youth.
Photo © Qole Pejorian
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