Baby Care
Babes Stools: Your baby may havea bowel movement after each feeding or may have one or two stools a day. Some babies may go 48 hours without a stool and be normal. Your baby may strain when he has a stool, but unless the stool is hard and pellet-like, this is prefectly normal. If stools are excessively watery or contain mucus or blood, call you doctor.
Care of Baby Nappy Area: Change your baby’s nappy as soon as possible after each bowel movement or wetting. After each bowel movement wipe off gently with baby lotion on a cotton ball. After wetting, pat area dry with a soft cloth or cotton ball. In girl babies it is important to wipe from front to back, . that is, away from the vagina, to prevent urinary infections.
Washing Babies Nappies: If using a non-automatic washing machine and soap, rinse diapers 3 times and add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the last rinse. If you use a detergent you need not add vinegar, but very thorough rinsing is a must. In an automatic machine, normal washing procedures may be used with either soap or detergent.