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Bathing Your Little Beauty
How to Give Your Newborn Baby a Bath
By Gwen Kopetzky
Working on Down
Now you're ready to bring baby into the warm room and get started. For now, you don't need to get baby undressed. Do that as you go so baby stays as warm as possible. Start washing at the fuzzy little top and work your way down.
Eyes:
Put a little bit of water on a cotton ball. Wipe baby's eyelids from the inside corner to the outside corner. Use fresh cotton balls for each eye. 
Face and Neck:
Use a washcloth to gently clean baby's face with water only. Don't forget behind the ears (no need to get into the ears). Lift the chin gently to wash under the neck folds (it can get smelly in there!). Pat baby dry. Hair:
Holding baby's head and neck steady with one arm, squeeze a little warm water from a washcloth onto baby's head. Next, squeeze a tiny bit of shampoo on and lather. Rinse with the wet washcloth and dry. Cover with a hooded towel. Chest, back and arms:
Take off baby's shirt and clean the chest, stomach and arms. If you use a mild soap, squeeze a little bit onto a new wet washcloth and follow with a water-only washcloth to rinse. Dry so baby isn't slippery. Then carefully hold baby in a sitting position, leaning against one forearm or roll onto his stomach, while you clean the back. Pat baby dry. Follow any instructions from your doctor for care of the umbilical stump. This usually entails swabbing it with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol, or letting it air dry. Put baby's shirt back on or wrap torso in a towel.Want to see more?
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