Some netizens said that his baby scratched his face on the fifth day of birth, and they were distressed to see it. They quickly put "scratch-proof gloves" on the baby. In order to prevent the baby from rubbing off his gloves, he also wrapped a rubber band around his wrist. As a result, I was scolded by my grandmother that day, thinking that they would not take the baby away.
Why not wear gloves for newborns to prevent scratching their faces?
Bao Ma said that grandma specially showed her several cases of newborns wearing gloves, which scared her and her husband into a cold sweat.
A newborn often scratches his face after birth, and his little face is "scarred". Grandma is very distressed. Under the introduction of my neighbor, I quickly bought a pair of "scratch-proof gloves" to put on my baby. In order to prevent the gloves from being worn off, I also tied a knot at my wrist.
I really don't scratch my face after wearing it, and grandma is very satisfied.
Who knows, three days later, grandma took off her gloves and found that one of the baby's middle fingers turned black, which looked terrible. Frightened, grandma quickly took the baby to the hospital, but the doctor said: the little finger was entangled in the thread, the blood did not circulate for a long time, and it was necrotic and could only be removed.
The baby before the full moon was amputated because of a pair of small "scratch-proof gloves", and grandma regretted it!
In fact, there are many similar cases on the Internet. Some fingers are entangled in threads, some wrists are too tight, and the problems they face are similar: blood has not circulated for a long time and has become necrotic.
Therefore, don't put gloves on your baby casually, and don't be too tight.
In addition to the dangers in the case, wearing gloves for newborns has many more serious effects than scratching the face, such as:
1. Affect the baby's sensory development.
When you come to this strange world, your baby will explore everything around you through sensory perception. If the sensory perception develops well, it will lay a good foundation for the baby's later cognitive development.
After birth, they first explore the world through their hands and mouths to promote the good development of sensory perception. If parents put gloves on their babies and inhibit the exploration of their hands, the development of sensory perception will inevitably be affected, and the cognitive development in the later period will also be affected.
Therefore, from the birth of the baby, parents should not only wear gloves for a long time, but also promote the baby's sensory development in various ways and guide the baby to understand and explore the world around him.
For example: without gloves, let him explore the world with both hands; Let the baby listen to different sounds; Show the baby black and white cards ...
2. Suppress children's emotional development
The baby not only scratches his face, but also likes to eat his hands. Not long after birth, you can put your little hand in your mouth. This kind of behavior can not only explore the world, know your body, but also get satisfaction and comfort.
If you put gloves on your baby, the baby will not be able to eat their hands at any time, comfort themselves and get unsatisfied, and their emotional development is likely to be inhibited.
Moreover, if the gloves are not cleaned frequently, or the quality is not up to standard, or there are many threads, the baby will follow them into the mouth and body when eating their hands, which will endanger the baby's health.
Since you can't wear "scratch-proof gloves", how should you solve the problem of newborns scratching their faces? Can't let the baby scratch his "scarred" little face and ignore it?
First of all, why do newborns scratch their faces or have nothing to do? Or is your face uncomfortable?
Then according to the reason, find a solution.
In fact, there are many reasons why newborns scratch their faces. The most important one is dry skin.
As we all know, the fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid in the uterus, which is warm and humid, and there is no problem of water shortage and dryness at all; But after birth, without the moisture of amniotic fluid, the skin is often very dry under the stimulation of cold air. Once it is dry, the baby will feel itchy and uncomfortable, and then start scratching his face frequently.
It is also related to the development of stratum corneum.
In the fetal period, there is no stratum corneum; After birth, the stratum corneum develops gradually, and the barrier function is not yet mature. This leads to the baby's skin can't absorb the moisture in the air, and the moisture content in the stratum corneum is too low, which leads to problems such as dryness, tightness, roughness and peeling.
Newborns can't talk, and they can't say to their parents, "Mom, my face is dry and tight, which is particularly uncomfortable." They can only be relieved by scratching.
In order to relieve the dryness and discomfort of the little face, the mother can often wash the baby's face and rub some skin care products to moisturize after washing the face.
PS: Be sure to use baby-specific skin care products, which are fragrance-free, alcohol-free and non-irritating, and can protect skin moisture balance.
It is normal for newborns to scratch their faces, but if they scratch their small faces, not only will the baby feel uncomfortable, but parents will also feel distressed.
When you encounter this problem, you can try these methods:
1, avoid scratching-nail cutting
Although the baby's nails are soft, they are very sharp and often scratch delicate skin.
Therefore, parents should always cut their babies' nails.
Specifically, you can follow the following steps:
① Tools: Choose nail clippers for your baby, and never use adult ones.
2 Nail cutting: After the baby falls asleep, choose a position with good light, hold the baby's small hand with one hand, separate the five fingers, hold the finger that needs nail cutting, and slowly cut it with a nail clipper with one hand. Whether it's the hand cutting nails or the hand holding the baby's fingers, it should be steady and don't shake.
3 attention: cut the middle first and then trim the sides. Don't make the corners too short, otherwise the nails will grow in easily; Trim the raw edges of nails without sharp corners. After trimming, you can touch/look along the edge of the nail with your fingers, and clean up the burrs in time when you find them.
4 nail cutting frequency: the baby's nails grow quickly, once a week, or as the case may be, as long as they grow, they can be trimmed at any time.
Avoid scratching-toys help.
Some babies scratch their faces even if they cut their nails. At this time, you can try this blogger's method.
In order to prevent the baby from scratching his face, the blogger put two plush toys in the baby's arms, one left and one right. This can limit the activity of the baby's arm and reduce the occurrence of scratching.
However, some netizens said that plush toys are more dangerous, and plush is easy to breed bacteria and block the nose and mouth, which is likely to endanger the baby's life and health.
In this regard, I suggest you try other items, such as smooth early childhood toys or ocean balls.
If you are worried about the cold when you go out, you can wear gloves, but you must choose loose, comfortable and less hairy, or you can wear gloves upside down; You can also make your clothes bigger and cover your little hands inside.
In addition to wearing gloves to prevent scratching, there are leggings, candle bags and crowded heads. These are all wrong behaviors that must be prohibited. Parents should not do any of them!
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