Benefits and how to bathe the baby in the bucket
The baby bath in the bucket is a great option to bathe the baby, because in addition to allowing you to wash it, the baby is much calmer and more relaxed due to the rounded shape of the bucket, which is very similar to the feeling of being inside.the mother’s uterus.
- The bucket.
- Shantala bath or abdominal bath.
- As it can also be called.
- Should be transparent.
- Preferably.
- So that the mother can see the baby.
- As shown in the images.
- The bucket can be purchased in baby shops.
- And the price of the shantala bath or abdominal tub varies between 60 and 150 reais.
The baby’s bath in the bucket can be done immediately after the baby leaves the maternity ward and even when the parents so desire or until it is no longer comfortable for the baby, however, the first bath should be done by a physical therapist and only later by the parents.
The bath should not last more than 10 to 15 minutes so that the baby does not feel uncomfortable and should never be left alone in the bucket, as he or she can get up and fall asleep or fall asleep and drown.
To bathe the baby in the bucket, you must first fill the bucket up to half the height or up to the height indicated by the bucket with water at 36-37 C, as shown in Figure 1, then the baby should be sitting in the bucket, with legs and arms bent and bent, with water on the shoulders, as shown in Figure 2.
For a newborn, a diaper may be placed around the baby to make it safer and should be held around the neck because the baby still cannot hold his or her head, as shown in Figure 3.
If the baby has or pees, it should first be cleaned and placed in the bucket.
Benefits of bathing the baby in the bucket include
For all these benefits, bathing the baby in the bucket is an excellent option to replace the regular bath. When the baby is very small and still cannot sit inside the Shantala, the mother can ask the father for help at bath time and, while the father holds the baby, the mother can bathe.