You need to prepare thoroughly for the birth of a child. You can go to the pharmacy and buy a ready-made kit for a newborn. But half will have to be thrown away due to the expired shelf life, without ever using it. Better to stick to a list of what you really need.
Instructions
Step 1
Hydrogen peroxide 3% is a disinfectant. It will be needed to treat an umbilical wound. Better to take with a dispenser.
Step 2
Alcohol solution of brilliant green, or brilliant green, is used for skin damage: abrasions, scratches. In the early days, also for treating the navel. Has an antiseptic effect.
Step 3
Potassium permanganate, or potassium permanganate - has disinfecting properties. It will be needed for bathing the baby in the first month, until the umbilical wound heals at all. Dilute potassium permanganate in a separate container and add to a basin for bathing, so that the water turns out pale pink.
Step 4
Ordinary cotton swabs and with a stopper - ordinary for treating the navel, with a stopper - ears.
Step 5
Sterile cotton wool - needed for the child's morning toilet: cleaning the nose, eyes, ears.
Step 6
Blunt scissors - trim baby's nails.
Step 7
Herbs (chamomile, St. John's wort, string, lemon balm and motherwort) - we brew in the bath, have antiseptic and soothing properties.
Step 8
Gas tube or pipette - Helps to release gas from the baby and relieve tummy pain.
Step 9
Thermometer - for measuring body temperature. Better to take an electronic one, it's much safer.
Step 10
Medicines that help fight colic.
