Newborn Sponge Bath

Newborn sponge bath is one of the most popular baby gifts that new parents can receive. It is very useful and it would be perfect as gifts for new mothers. When looking for newborn gift, mothers should look for practical items because giving practical baby items can be really meaningful. Some mothers give newborn sponge bath to their newborns before they were born. However, you can also choose this gift if you want to present it before or after the baby was born.

Before actually making a newborn sponge bath, you need to make sure that you will have all the necessary materials such as newborn washcloths, bottle nipples, baby wash, baby oil, baby soap, washcloths, cotton wool, or a wash cloth covered in Terry cloth fabric. These materials will be needed for your preparation. The next thing that you have to do is to prepare an area where there will be enough space for the preparation. Also, you need to line the area with a washcloth so that the newborn will not have his or her arms or legs stuck in the rucksack or in the blanket. Now, you need to wet the washcloth with warm water and place cotton wool or Terry cloth on the cloth.

When making a warm water and gentle baby bath sponge bath, you need to measure two to three towels that can be used at home or one large bath towel. These two to three towels can be filled with warm water and then placed on the baby's lower abdomen and left there for at least twenty minutes. You can also put in two to three teabags of unscented baby shampoo or baby lotion in warm water and leave it for twenty minutes. The baby's bottom should be wrapped in warm clean Terry cloth so that he or she would not feel cold.