day 87: yet another bath. I.

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yes, eric's had many baths, but he's not cared for them lately. tonight his nurse recommended that we put a cloth diaper over him during the bath to make him feel more secure, since micropreemies often will get agitated when they lack the boundaries that were familiar when they were in the womb. he loved it. if we removed the diaper he'd start to fuss, but as soon as draped him in the diaper, he calmed down quickly.

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Pau Vélez says:

Just perfect! is incredible the little things that helps in the daily care of a little baby!

In the bath, you use a soap sustitute whit neutral ph or a baby soap? Eric's skin tolerate this?
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Tbog says:

My daughter wasnt a preemie, but we had to do that little trick too. It was funny because as she got older, she would still want something on her belly like that when she would take her baths. These pics show how much he has changed since his first bath that you gave him. :)
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snowdeal says:

we just use regular ol' non-scented baby soap. his skin seems to tolerate it well, although it's very important to get all of it off of his skin.

funny story about your daughter tbog, i had no idea - maybe it's a trick that's not common to preemies at all. did you stumble upon the technique or did someone give you the advice?
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