A sponge bath is more appropriate than a tub bath in the first few weeks.
Your baby was not born with a fully developed thermostat, and “mature” temp control comes after approximately two weeks. Then there’s the skin factor.
The umbilical stump (and healing circumcision if applicable) are raw, unhealed openings on the skin surface.
Water may allow bacteria (which are present on normal, intact skin) to proliferate and potentially cause infection.
The less opportunity you provide for these germs to grow, the better off your baby is.
A final precaution to take is to make sure that there are no strong fans or air currents when you’re sponge bathing him.
This increases evaporation heat loss and can cause a chill.
A helpful factoid: Your baby exchanges the greatest amount of heat from his head, so if you wash his hair first, and then go on to the rest of the body, he stands to lose the most heat.Wash the hair last.
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