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How Often Newborn Need a Bath

Bathing a newborn can be a daunting task as most new mothers feel petrified to handle baby while bathing them.  Most new mothers remain baffled about how often newborns need a bath. Read to know more about the bathing requirements of a newborn. Most mothers often bathe their newborns every day to prevent dehydration especially during summer months.  However, doctors are of the view that newborns don’t need a bath every day. Dr. Pankaj Vohra, Paeditrician, Max Healthcare, New Delhi explains, “Bathing a newborn several times a week may rob them of the natural moisture of their tender skin. Newborns should be bathed after a gap of 1-2 days depending on the tolerance of the baby towards water.” As per the American Academy of Paediatrics, babies are born with a creamy white coating called the vernix caseosa, a collection of dead cells and mucous that protects the child during pregnancy. The vernix is the most exclusive body lotion a human ever sees and should be massaged into the skin o...

Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths

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As the weather warms and days lengthen, your attention may be turning to that forgotten patch of your backyard. We’ve asked our experts to share the science behind gardening. So grab a trowel and your green thumbs, and dig in. Bird baths are a familiar sight in Australian gardens but surprisingly little is known about the precise role they play in the lives of birds. In a dry continent such as Australia, bird baths may be vital to supporting an otherwise stressed bird population . We wanted to find out more, so we enlisted the help of thousands of citizen scientists across Australia to gather as much data as we could on how birds use bird baths. And so the Bathing Birds Study was born. Started by researchers at Deakin University and Griffith University in 2014, this study involved collecting data online from 2,500 citizen scientists on bathing birds all over Australia. The study has revealed so far that bird baths are much more than just ornamental splash pools for feathered visitor...

How to Help with Bathing and Personal Hygiene: Top Tips from Caregivers

As your loved one gets older, their changing mental status and physical condition may lead to some significant alterations in their daily habits. One of the biggest issues that many families experience is a serious lapse in their loved ones’ desire and ability to maintain their personal hygiene. It’s true that most seniors don’t necessarily need to bathe as often due to their sensitive skin and relatively low activity levels , but semi-regular washing is crucial for their health and your sanity. Little or no attention to certain “hot spot” areas can contribute to urinary tract infections , and accumulated bodily oils , bacteria and dirt can cause rashes, irritaiton and skin diseases. Worst of all, a loved one’s odor can become unbearable and embarrassing for you and your family. When it comes to bathing and showering, there is usually a deeper cause for a loved one’s refusal to wash up than just “not wanting to.” Bathrooms are notoriously slick and hard, so for a senior who is not st...

Best Bath Trays | Top 10 Bath Trays Reviewed

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Muddle in bathrooms is an terrible sight that most people have a tough time getting care of. To clean their eyesores, some people use the ideal shower caddies . These components are exceptional. Even so, thinking about the bulkiness of some brand names, they do not function very well in tiny showers. Other people disguise their messes powering cabinets . Even so, thinking about the complexity of the renovations you have to do to put in just one, cabinets are not perfect methods as very well. To have a clutter- absolutely free bathroom , we have a superior alternative for you – tub trays. What are the rewards of applying tub trays around other classic treatments? For the reason that of their compact and functional layouts , for instance, these gadgets function very well in most houses. They are also more affordable to put in, portable, and come in a plethora of interesting layouts that mix very well in most areas. To enable you to get resilient and functional products for day-to...

is your tap water making you sick? does your bath or shower turn your skin pink or even red, feeling - Lyme Disease

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sweetpeaisme Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2015 Total Posts : 498    Posted 2/26/2016 2:17 PM (GMT -6)    Ive always had an issue, as long as I can remember, with my skin turning slightly pink after showering or bathing. Early on I assumed it was from the hot water; but later concluded it was from the chlorine in the water. I figured it out quite obviously as Id get the pink skin from using a public pool or hot tub. Another strange thing was that I was getting pounding headaches after taking epsom salt baths and I thought it was from the magnesium sulfate as Im intolerant to sulfates, sulfites, nitrites etc. But I'd get a headache after every long shower or bath. back in 2004 Id purchased a heavy duty water filter by 'MultipPure'. its installed at the kitchen sink and I dont drink water from any other faucet in our house but.... just the other day after taking a longer than normal shower, I turned not just pink but beet red and...