Fact Check: The truth behind the claim of bathing the child daily in every season, the doctor clarified the picture

After the birth of a child, its care is very important. his/her needs and every small thing also have to be taken care of. Couples who become parents for the first time have many questions related to the care of their newborn. People often ask whether a newborn should be bathed every day? In response to this question, a claim is being made in a video on YouTube, believing which can cause problems for parents. Let us know the claim and its truth.

What is the claim?

In a video published on the channel named ‘Mamma and Babies’ on YouTube, it has been said that irrespective of the weather, small children should be bathed every day. In one part of the video, the user says, “How would you feel if you yourself did not bathe for three days?” Exactly the same thing happens with a newborn. Therefore, whatever be the season, we should try to bathe our small children every day.

truth of claim

To know the truth about the claim of bathing a newborn baby daily, we searched videos of some big pediatricians and found out whether it is really necessary to bathe small children daily. In this process on Instagram Famous Pediatrician of Surat Dr. Santosh Yadav Found a video of. According to him/her, a newborn baby should be bathed twice a week. While warning, he/she said that bathing daily can harm the newborn.

doctor’s advice

According to the doctor, the skin of small children is not very mature. It takes at least a month for their skin to mature like the skin of an adult. After that the baby can be bathed daily. But this causes rashes on the body of children because the skin does not mature. Therefore, for the first one month, bathe twice a week and sponge the rest of the time.

What does the research say?

healthy children A research also shows that newborn babies do not need to be bathed every day. Because they rarely sweat and are dirty. Bathing your baby two to three times a week during the first year is sufficient. Bathing too often can cause dry skin and may cause various problems to the baby.

What was the conclusion?

The fact check conducted by the Sajag team revealed that the video going viral on YouTube in which it is advised to bathe the child daily is wrong. According to experts, there is no need to bathe a newborn baby daily in the first month. Users are advised to be cautious of such posts and stay in touch with a doctor for correct health-related information.