How To Keep Your Baby's Soft Skin Safe?

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Last month I wrote about some of my personal experiences about Baby Skin Care Basics and I had an urge to write more on the same topic. Because mommies have definitely loads of ideas to exchange...

For a first-timer new mom, keeping your baby's delicate skin nourished and free from all sorts of problem is one of your topmost concerns. I bet you ensure a very careful approach to handle the sensitivity of your baby's skin with tender care. In my case, I didn't go by television commercials that suggest you bagful of products to be used to keep baby's skin softer. Instead, I chose to be extra gentle in abidance to the generations old rituals of my family :) Some everyday tips and tricks that I followed worked really well and here I share with you today..

The babies tend to get dirty while being fed many a times, but the parents need to keep in mind that unlike traditional bathing customs for elders, the babies do not need to bathe every single day. Just a nice wipe and sponge bath works well to keep their skin clean and its texture will remain healthy. Also avoid giving a baby tub bath because being in contact with water for excess time will harm the immature skin of a baby.

Sometimes the baby's head, back and other parts of the body have visible hair grown at the time of birth itself. Do not go for any harsh scrubbers on baby's soft skin. There can be many home remedies that can be massaged very gently on baby's skin to let those hair fall off. And its quite possible that any of the remedies do not suit the baby and his skin may show up redness or rashes. Make sure you do not repeat that practice and cause irritation to baby's skin.

If your baby develops some kind of infections or allergies on his skin, do not blindly follow the instructions by so-called 'experienced people'. Listen to everyone's advice but do consult the doctor to discuss if the age-old practices agree or contradict to doctor's recommendation. There have been instances that the problem may get incurable due to such inadequate knowledge.

Nappy's customs are definitely a point of keen observance. In olden times, mommies believed that muslin cloth is one of the best absorbent to be used a baby diaper. Since there were not many known options, the parents were left with no choice. But these days, there are great diapering choices available that give baby’s skin complete protection against unwanted wetness, rashes, allergies etc.
Pampers Premium Care Pants are the latest buzzword with an aim  #SoftestForBabySkin. It lets the baby sleep comfortably and contributes in his growth. And every mom knows how calm, relaxed and happy a baby feels after enjoying a good sleep.

Lastly, do not forget to build a bond with your baby with a self-massage session. You may choose to appoint a professional for the same, but as a mom or granny touches the baby while giving a massage it stimulates baby's emotional well-being too.

Hope these tips will help new mommies to keep their baby's skin softer and problem-free :)

Happy Parenting !

Pampers brings you the softest ever Pampers Premium Care Pants. Its cotton-like softness is #SoftestForBabySkin and allows it to breathe, thus keeping baby’s skin soft and healthy, and your baby happy.

Baby Skin Care Basics

'Baby Soft Skin' is what we refer to when talking about pampered and cared skin. The skin of a baby is as pure as your love. I remember how much I enjoyed rubbing my cheeks to my baby's soft cheeks. But at the same time, I was afraid not to irritate or hurt him. I always took extra care for keeping his skin buttery soft, and followed quite practical tips given by elders in my family ...

Baby Bathing:
Bathing my baby had been equally enjoyable time for me n my boy. I had been really considerate about the temperature of water used for bathing him. My mom-in-law recommended me not to use any baby cleansers in his initial months, because his immune system was still developing. Another care to be taken with baby's bathing routine had been to resist the urge to bathe him very frequently as too much bathing would chip away natural oils from his skin that are essential to protect softness of baby's skin.

Baby Massage:
The time that you do all the fun with your baby is the massage time. I truly treasure those uplifting moments when I could look into his eyes filled with love and felt closer to him day by day while giving him massage. The skin-to-skin touch therapy in rhythmic strokes worked wonder to keep him smiling at me all the time and made me feel more empowered as a mom. The payoff of every massage session resulted in his calm, less cranky behaviour and also maintained the suppleness of his soft skin. Remember to choose an ayurvedic, odorless massage oil for your infant.

Clothing Care:
Its a trend in my family to wash new clothes before they are worn, so it was followed for my newborn as well. There have been several friends and relative who gifted beautiful clothes for my baby and many of them wished to make the baby wear their gifted clothes in their presence. But I had been polite to them conveying my plea that we need to wash those clothes in special fragrance free, skin- friendly detergent to avoid any allergens affect my baby's skin.

Outside Excursion Care:
When your baby is around 12 months or so and is ready to see the world around crawling outside the set boundaries, its our job to watch out for the weather. I used to layer my baby with covered clothes and kept some sunscreen with inorganic filters handy that could be used occasionally, if exposure to sun can't be avoided. Moisturize the skin well in time.

Diapering Basics:
Be mindful of a gentle diapering routine for your little one, so that it doesn't teases him every time he needs a change. Never go for cheap quality diapers because they will be in direct contact with your baby skin for quite long and there is great chance of skin-rashes. I chose something as effective and protective as Pampers Dry Pants that kept my little one's skin dry by locking in the wetness due to its Magic Gel technology and proved to be #SoftestForBabySkin. Also be careful to clean your baby's bottom thoroughly and apply a good diaper cream, if required.

There are many more tips I want to share with you all, but will wind it up here and wait for yet another post to cover some more..

Happy Parenting!

Pampers brings you the softest ever Pampers Premium Care Pants. Its cotton-like softness is #SoftestForBabySkin and allows it to breathe, thus keeping baby’s skin soft and healthy, and your baby happy.