We erase things of a newborn baby with powder, soap, in a typewriter, with our hands ... Which is better?

Diapers, vests, socks, rompers - how can you come up with something nicer! They are so dear to us, because they are associated with the baby. The very first things that the baby encounters after birth are his clothes. It should be clean, fresh and safe. It is on safety that I would like to dwell in more detail in our century of washing machines and an abundance of specialized powders. Let’s figure out how to wash new things and how to keep the diapers clean without spending extra effort.

Preparing New Things

New items purchased for newborns in the store look great! They hold their shape, are pleasant to the touch and seem so clean and tidy. But putting them on the baby right away is strictly forbidden. Firstly, it’s scary to think in what hands the vests and overalls did not go until they reached the store counter. Secondly, children's clothing is often treated with starch and similar substances so that it does not crumple and retains a presentable appearance. That is why on the labels of almost all children's things there should be a note: “Wash before the first toe!” For these reasons, washing new things is mandatory, just getting along with ironing (for disinfection) will not work.

To prepare your newly purchased baby items for your first wear, proceed as follows.

1. Remove all tags and labels from the clothing, having previously familiarized yourself with the conditions for caring for it.
2. Pour warm water into the basin, dissolve the chosen product (powder, gel, soap, soap shavings) in it for cleaning clothes for newborns (it should be marked “from the first days of life” or “0+”).
3. Dip clothes in a basin, lightly wash them, without squeezing, without twisting.
4. Rinse the sliders, bonnets, vests repeatedly until the water is no longer soapy.
5. Spread things, hang them on the dryer.
6. Iron clothes from the inside, which is in direct contact with the body, - necessarily, from the outside - if desired. Wait for it to cool and fold it carefully.

I would also like to dwell on the warm things that have to be worn on newborn babies born in the late autumn, winter and early spring. These are warm fur envelopes, winter hats, etc. It is clear that washing these things is inappropriate, and ironing them is also not too convenient. Therefore, in order to carry out the disinfection procedure, you need to process things with steam. To do this, you can use a steam generator or, for lack of it, just an iron with the steaming mode turned on, i.e., blow steam over the workable clothes of the newborn without touching it directly with the ironing surface of the iron.

Washing diapers

Mom of a newborn baby after discharge from the hospital is a lot of trouble. It is necessary to recover, establish breastfeeding, pay attention to other children (if the newborn baby is not the only one), and also do normal household chores, such as cooking for the whole family, cleaning, washing. Where can I find time for hand washing and ironing of baby diapers, if my mother does not have assistants? In order for this lesson to take as little time as possible, you need to figure out how to properly organize the washing and ironing of diapers. Let's consider some basic questions.

1. Machine washable or hand washable? Much less time is spent on washing in the washing machine; it better rinses the diapers. They also exit the washing machine almost dry.Hand wash is preferable if you need to wash something. To wash your hands, you do not need to wait until many things accumulate. Also, you can manually use any baby detergent, and for washing in the car - only designed specifically for it.
2. Disposable or gauze reusable diapers? What is more convenient to use, each mother decides for herself. But it is worth noting that the use of modern disposable diapers reduces the amount of washing 2-3 times.
3. To iron or not to iron? There is an opinion that diapers and in general clothes for newborns should be ironed necessarily, and moreover from two sides. However, do not bother in vain. It is enough to iron the diapers from the wrong side, adjacent to the body. This must be done until the umbilical wound heals in the baby.

Helpful hints:

• for washing children's things, use special products marked “from birth”;
• increase the number of rinses so that all the detergent is washed out of the fabric;
• iron things of newborns until they have an umbilical wound;
• combine hand and machine wash - manually wash fresh stains (stool, regurgitation, etc.), in the machine wash the bulk of clothes and bedding.

What is the temperature for washing clothes for a newborn?

Often a young mother is interested in the question: at what temperature should clothes of newborn babies be washed? To do this, look at the label of the thing that she is going to wash. As a rule, vests, sliders and socks for small children are sewn from 100% cotton. For this type of fabric, the washing temperature can reach 90 ° C. However, when choosing a temperature, you need to remember: with its high value, colored things fade. That is, to preserve color and brightness, it is enough to wash the vests or overalls at 40 ° C, and use 90 ° C for heavily soiled white linen or diapers with complex stains. If children's things are sewn from material with the addition of wool (warm blouses, suits), then they can be washed at t = 30 ° C.

Boil baby clothes and diapers is not necessary. This method has remained in the past since when washing machines came to the aid of the housewives. Today, if desired, they can wash clothes at a temperature of 95 ° C. This completely replaces the boiling procedure. And speaking of the diapers of newborns, there is no need to boil and wash them at such a high temperature. 40-60 ° C will be enough.

Before childbirth, mothers are moved by rompers and vests prepared for their babies. After childbirth, they often complain that, apart from washing and ironing these “unfortunate” diapers, they see nothing. Dear mothers, organize your time correctly! Follow the recommendations given in the article and enjoy motherhood - the most precious thing that nature has awarded women.