Why ironing things newborn?

Do you have a baby in your family? Or are you just waiting for him? You have to learn a lot about bathing, changing clothes and changing, feeding, washing and ironing. And here there are many questions, for example, why ironing things a newborn? There are very different opinions, but which one is right, because it can affect the health of the crumbs? Consider why you need to do this.

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Ironing children's clothes

Our mothers and grandmothers are convinced that ironing is a necessary process, as this way you can kill germs. But if you ask modern moms, then not all of them are sure of it. So all the same, why iron things?

Here are just a few arguments:

• While the umbilical cord has not healed, it is a very vulnerable place. And if you wear an unshielded shirt, it can become the cause of infection if it comes into contact with the wound. Of course, if you wash in a car at a temperature of 90 degrees, harmful microorganisms will be destroyed, but it is unlikely that this mode will be used to wash children's things. Most often use a gentle mode with a temperature of 40 degrees. That is, if the baby has scratches and inflammations on the skin, ironing will be necessary to prevent infection.
• Do I need to iron children's things if the umbilical wound has already healed? Many women are already convinced that after processing with a hot iron the fabric and seams are softened. Thanks to this baby will be much more comfortable in his clothes, because his skin is very tender. That is, if you think that the child is uncomfortable, then you can safely iron things as much as necessary.
• In the end, ironed laundry looks more neat. Here everyone makes a choice for themselves.

Important! When using the dryer, one can not worry about disinfection, since the laundry is processed at a high temperature and all harmful microorganisms are destroyed at the same time.

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Ironing rules

Before you iron the clothes for newborns, you should choose the right equipment. Do not feel sorry for money - it's better to invest in a quality steamer and ironing board, but then the process will be much easier.

Important! It is best if the board adjusts the height, since thus the hands and back will tire less. A steamer helps to significantly reduce the time.

If everything is ready, you can safely proceed to the process itself. There are several nuances that will make it easier and more correct:

• Things should be wet. Thus, all bacteria that could get on clothes are killed. No additional processing is required. In addition, it saves time, because ironing overdried things is much more difficult.
• Up to two months of age it's better to iron things from two sides. The time will be spent a little more, but the kid will definitely be protected.

Important! You can iron the children's things immediately after washing, but only if after washing, spinning is performed at high speeds.

How correctly to wash and iron children's clothes?

1. Sorting things, taking into account the different temperature modes, which are used for washing and ironing.
2. We do the washing, after which we squeeze things out at high speed.
3. Clothing is laid out on the ironing board.
4. At the beginning of the process, the heating temperature of the iron should be low, after - it needs to be gradually increased.

Important! For wetting, you can use clean water or water with air conditioning, which is simply poured into the spray gun.

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Up to what age do we iron things?

You already know how to iron underwear for newborns, but how long will this process continue, because it takes a lot of energy and time?

If the baby is completely healthy and the umbilical wound has already healed, you can not completely iron out all of his underwear. It will be enough if the clothes change often enough. You need to do this, even if visually it seems clean.

Important! If the BCG vaccine was made in the hospital, the second month of the child's life will begin its inflammation. In this case, you need to start again to iron all the linen, otherwise - in the wound can get an infection.

Yes, standing near the ironing board is unlikely someone likes. But try to combine this process with something pleasant. For example, you can listen to music or watch an interesting movie. In addition, you can listen to audiobooks or improve your knowledge in foreign languages. And one more plus, very pleasant for young mothers: it's enough to spend half an hour with an iron in your hands, how will it be spent four hundred kilocalories. And this, you see, is not so little!