Cleaning the baby's mouth can make the baby lie on his side and wrap it under the baby's jaw with a small towel or bib to prevent the clothes from getting wet. The new mother dipped clean sterilized gauze or cotton swab in warm water. Wipe the outside of the gums on the cheeks and mouth first, and then wipe the accessory and the inside of the tongue.
Matters needing attention in cleaning baby's mouth
Give your baby warm water regularly to help remove oral secretions.
When cleaning the mouth, the baby should lie on his side.
Mom wants to wash her hands.
The order of cleaning is: cheek, outer gum, inner gum and tongue.
Mother's movements should be gentle so as not to damage the baby's oral mucosa.
If the baby doesn't cooperate, you can hold the baby's cheek with your left thumb and forefinger, let the baby open it, and then clean it. But the action must be light, because the baby's oral mucosa is very soft and there is little saliva, which is easy to damage and lead to infection.
Harm of oral uncleanness
1. Thickening of tongue coating
If the baby has poor appetite at a certain stage and doesn't like to drink milk, parents can observe the baby's tongue coating after eliminating the cause. If the tongue coating becomes thicker, it may be because of this reason that the baby doesn't want to eat. If the mouth is not cleaned in time, the baby's tongue coating will also become thicker.
2. Oral odor
Newborns need to breastfeed many times a day. If you don't clean your mouth after drinking milk, there will be odor in your mouth over time, and parents will also smell the sour taste in your baby's mouth. Therefore, every time after feeding the baby, the mother had better give the baby a little warm water, which can clean the mouth and replenish water for the baby.
Oral cleaning method
1. Brush your teeth: Many parents don't brush their teeth until their baby's teeth are completely lost. In fact, you can wipe your baby's gums with gauze and other tools from birth. On the one hand, it can clean the mouth and reduce the occurrence of dental caries in the future; On the other hand, it can relieve the discomfort of the gums when the baby teets.
2. Rinse your mouth with warm water: Whether breastfeeding or artificial feeding, you can give your baby a small amount of warm water after drinking milk. Warm water can wash away the residual milk in the mouth and play a cleaning role.
3. Disinfection: Items that babies often contact, such as milk bottles and toys, should be boiled with boiling water every day to prevent viruses and bacteria from entering the mouth through the baby's bite.
Newborns are not fully developed in all aspects. Parents must pay attention to the ways and means when cleaning their baby's mouth, and the movements should be gentle. It is best to choose when the baby is in a good mood after eating. If the baby resists, stop it in time and never break the baby's mouth.