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A Healthy Mom: How to Correctly Wash Your Hands.

By mary sharman, edHelperBaby

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           A Healthy Mom: How to Correctly Wash Your Hands        

       Keeping your hands clean is one of the best ways to keep from getting sick and spreading illness. Cleaning your hands helps get rid of germs that you pick up from other people...from the surfaces you touch...and from the animals with which you come in contact.       

       There are two key aspects to proper hand cleaning: When to wash and how to wash. Both are particularly important as you hold and care for your baby.       

       When to Wash
  • Before eating
  • Before, during and after handling or preparing food
  • Before dressing a wound, giving medicine, or inserting contact lenses
  • Before holding, rocking or dressing an infant
  • Before nursing or feeding
  • Before and after changing a diaper
  • After contact with blood or bodily fluids
  • After you use the bathroom
  • After handling animals or their toys, leashes, or waste
  • After touching something that could be contaminated, such as trash or cleaning cloths
  • More often when someone in your home is sick
  • Whenever your hands look dirty

       How to Wash       
  • Wet your hands and apply liquid, bar or powdered soap.
  • Rub hands together vigorously to make lather, and scrub all surfaces, including under and around the nails.
  • Continue for 20 seconds! It takes that long to dislodge and remove stubborn germ. Need a timer? Imagine singing "Happy Birthday" all the way through - twice!
  • Dry your hands using a paper towel or an air dryer.
  • If possible, use your paper towel to turn off the faucet.
       

       When soap and water are not available...       

       Hand Sanitizing Gel :
  • Apply gel per label instructions.
  • Rub hands together briskly, including the front and back, between the fingers, around and under the fingernails until hands are dry.
       

       Hand Wipes :       
  • Wipe all areas until hands are visibly clean.
  • Use one or more wipes, dispose of them in an appropriate trash container.
  • Let hands air dry.
       
       

       Beginning the proper hand washing techniques before baby arrives will have you prepared to take all the proper precautions to keep you and your new baby healthy and clean!

 		   

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