How is the massage performed? What are the conditions of the baby's underwear?

Proper touch is crucial to the baby's physical health. So, what are the techniques for touch?

Introduction to the technique of touching

1. Gently massage the baby's head and use your thumb to draw a smile on the child's upper and lower lips so that the child can fully feel the happiness.

2. Place your hands on both sides of the baby's ribs, slide your right hand upward to the baby's right shoulder, and then gradually return to its original position; do the same with your left hand.

3. Massage the baby's navel in a clockwise direction, but be careful not to massage the area before the umbilical cord scab falls off.

4. Place your hands flat on the baby's back, start massaging from the neck downwards, then use your fingertips to gently massage the muscles on both sides of the spine, and move in a circuitous manner from the neck to the bottom again.

5. Let the baby's hands hang down, pinch his arms with one hand, gently squeeze from the upper wrist, and then massage the fingers with your fingers; and massage the other hand with the same technique.

6. Massage the baby's thighs, knees, and calves, gently squeeze from the thighs to the ankles, and then massage the ankles and feet; on the premise that the ankles are not injured, use the thumb to massage from the heel to the toes.

7. Start with 5 minutes each time, then gradually extend to 15-20 minutes, 1-2 times a day. You can use appropriate force when touching, because too gentle comforting will tickle the baby, which may cause the baby to be disgusted.

What are the benefits of wearing small underwear for babies

1. Prevent the abdomen from getting cold

The abdomen is the most sensitive part of our body to temperature, especially for younger babies. If parents do not take care of them properly, they will easily get sick or have abdominal pain or a cold. So putting underwear on your baby can prevent the baby's abdomen from getting cold, especially in winter when the weather is cold.

2. Helps with toilet training

In order for babies to develop better urination and defecation habits, every baby needs to be toilet trained. In fact, many parents don’t know that putting underwear on babies can better help them accept toilet training.

The main approach is that mothers can take their babies to buy their favorite underwear, and then tell their babies to take good care of their underwear. In this way, in order not to dirty their underwear, the babies will work harder to learn to go to the toilet by themselves.

3. Prevent infection and protect private parts

We all know that babies are still young, so their ability to resist germs is relatively poor. So if you put underwear on your baby early, it can help your baby reduce the chance of infection.

In addition, babies like to sit on the ground or crawl around. If they don’t wear underwear, it will be easy for some impurities or dirt to enter the baby’s urethra through the trouser legs, causing the baby to develop acute cystitis. In severe cases, it may even develop into pyelonephritis, so it is necessary to put small underwear on the baby.

In addition, the outer pants are relatively hard, and wearing underwear can also prevent friction, which can reduce the friction of pants on the baby's private parts, thus playing a good protective role for the baby's private parts. Not only that, it can also prevent the baby from touching the reproductive organs with his hands and producing bacteria.

What material is good for baby underwear

The most important thing about baby underwear is its texture. Generally speaking, baby underwear can be divided into the following categories:

1. Knitted rib fabric: This is a knitted fabric with strong elasticity. It is characterized by thin texture, strong stretchability and breathability, good hand feel, but slightly weaker warmth retention. Therefore, it is not very suitable for winter and is the best choice for summer.

2. Knitted cotton fabric: Slightly thicker than ribbed fabric, it is a double-layer elastic knitted fabric with excellent stretchability, warmth retention, breathability and good hand feel, suitable for autumn and winter underwear.

3. Cotton gauze: This is a plain woven fabric. Because it is thin and has large fiber gaps, it has excellent air permeability, but its elasticity, warmth retention and feel are average. It shrinks easily after washing and is mainly suitable for summer underwear.

4. Terry cloth: also known as terry pure cotton cloth. Because of its thick texture, it has strong warmth retention, good elasticity and feel, but its air permeability is slightly poor. It is generally used for underwear in autumn and winter.

How to choose panties

1. Try to choose pure cotton. In fact, it is not only baby underwear, but also adult underwear, it is best to choose pure cotton. Because pure cotton is soft, breathable, sweat-absorbent, and more comfortable to wear. In summer, you don't have to worry about being stuffy.

2. The size should be moderate. Some people have the habit of buying a size larger when buying clothes, thinking that it is more durable. However, the size of baby underwear should be appropriate. If it is too small, the baby will be uncomfortable to wear, and if it is too big, it will be inconvenient to walk, so the baby will not like to wear small underwear.

3. Choose light colors. The color of panties is especially important for baby girls, because by wearing light-colored panties for baby girls, mothers can easily observe whether the baby has precocious puberty or gynecological diseases. If yellow scabs or dry patches appear on the baby's panties, it means that the baby has an infection or may have premature development. Wearing panties can help mothers more easily discover the baby's health problems in time by observing the secretions on the panties.

Tip: In addition to considering the above selection items, you can also choose some small underwear with patterns that your baby likes, so that your baby will be more likely to accept these small underwear and will be happier and more willing to wear them.