Not once, nor twice but many times I have encountered baby girls in the emergency room suffering bad smell, bad discharge, swollen genitals. 

This prompted me to ask myself why are there so many cases and what can be done…

Here is why;

1. Vagina is kept in good condition by discharge so girls as small as newborns have discharge too.
2. Use of alcohol swabs.
3. Wiping babies the wrong way and sometimes leaving poop particles in the areas surrounding vagina.

What to avoid.

1. Baby wipes especially these scented ones.
2. Wiping from back to front when changing diaper.
3. Leaving some little pellets of poop after changing.

What to do.

1. Buy ——-small basin bowl and three light towels.

2. Use tissue to wipe off all poop then clean the areas with water and a towel.

3. Wipe front to back.

Must have at home is;

• Clotrimazole in case the genitals are swollen and hospital is far, the cream can reduce the inflammation till you meet a doctor.

As you can see vagina hygiene is important from early life.

When they get to two years this is a child who can sit on a toilet seat and you can wash vagina with water in a  jug or cup.

It’s important to have a clean vagina everyday for your good health.

Regards-Miss Janet (mother, wife, student,freelancer)