Cleaning the Baby
After you put the baby in the tub, cover her with a washcloth, clean her face, head, and neck. Now it is time for the bulk of your wash job. The baby can be very squirmy, so you are still going to want to hold on to her good. If she is really small, you can out a towel to keep her in place, and it will also suck up the warm water, keeping her even warmer. Move down the body cleaning between the arms and all the wrinkle in their chubby body. You will be surprised by how much stuff you find hiding in their skin. One place to pay close attestation to is right under their chin. Fermenting milk and spit up can get infected and really, really, stink. Then wash the crotch area good and get all the cracks. If the belly button has not fallen off yet, then you wan to try to keep it dry, but if it gets a litter wet, its ok. Just be sure to dap it dry. But if the belly button has fallen off, AND IS HEALED, then its ok, and necessary to get in there and really scrub that thing down. That horrible smell that you have been smelling… you found it. Use baby soap a few times a week at first, and just water the rest of the time. But be sure to always use soap on the diaper area. Always rinses the baby off with clean water.
