New-born babies are very delicate and susceptible to environment around them. Therefore baby hygiene is very important.

Important tips to maintain baby hygiene:

" Babies need to be bathed every day. The bath water must be lukewarm to warm

" Take care not to let soap surds go into baby's eyes or mouth

" Their skins are very sensitive. Therefore anybody who walks in from outside should wash hands before picking babies up

" The skin around nappy area, folds under arms, around neck need to be cleaned

" The nails need to be cut regularly. Because babies make sudden movements and also have the habit of putting their thumb and fingers in the mouth

" Cottons wools can be used to clean only the outer ears and the nostrils

" Babies need to be dressed up in clean washed clothes but don't overclothe a baby. Just one or maximum two layers of clothing is fine to protect the baby from catching cold

" If the baby is ill or feverish, no need to wrap up blankets and too many extra clothes. Babies need to be kept relatively cool at such times

" Keep the room in which the baby is kept, airy and full of light..

" Make sure the room has no damp spots or that all the bed sheets and covers are totally dry

" Generally, try and not to kiss small babies too much on the cheek. Request others too to avoid kissing too small babies

" Wash hands thoroughly with soap before feeding the child if you have already started on solids

" Keep a watch for bowel and bladder movement. After some time you will be able to tune your child into giving you signal for pee or potty and you will also be able to understand signs when the movement occurs. If you start catching signals, you need not let child wet the nappy area for you can make him answer the call outside the bed. In any case, diapers need to be changed immediately after toilet. The mattress underneath should be always dry and comfortable.