Bringing your baby home from the hospital can be an exciting and daunting experience.
“Being a parent is a juggling act of activities, sleep, emotions and much depleted me time,” comments Mario Correia, brand manager for the well-known brand Milton.
“Your child is now your number one priority, and you are his number one provider of everything, which can cause a great deal of stress when you should be enjoying your new baby.”
When it comes to protecting your little one, the world seems to be full of germs you never considered before. And, while you try to put them in a protective bubble, as they grow they insist on putting everything in their mouths.
That being said, there should be a level of germ protection implemented to ensure that the baby is not exposed to too many germs too quickly.
The most common way to pick up germs is through touching. Once the germs are on your hands they can make their way to your mouth or eyes. If you keep your and your baby’s hands clean you can reduce the chances of getting sick. Keep sanitising hand wipes or a hand sanitiser in your bag to reduce germ transmissions and keep hands clean.
Toys, bottles and dummies are often dropped or left lying around the room. To make sure that all of these items are germ free use a sterilising agent such as Milton, with which bottles and dummies can be sterilised, and toys can be washed in the bath with Milton added to water.
When you bring your newborn baby home try to limit the amount of visitors you have in the beginning as well as the amount of times you go out. This should be the time for you to spend with your baby, get him into a routine. There will be time for visitors after the first couple of weeks.
If you do have visitors to see your baby, ask them to sanitise or wash their hands before they come into the house, and again before holding the baby. As hand sanitising is nothing new nowadays there is no chance of upsetting anyone.
Do not panic too much about germs. Your baby needs a strong immune system to be able to keep healthy, and ironically the way to do this is by exposing them to some germs as they grow.
However, being cautious and managing baby’s exposure to germs is recommended especially in the beginning while monitoring it as he gets older.
