How to Clean Baby Spit Up on the Face

When you feed your baby too much baby formula or milk or you feed her too fast, your baby will tend to spit up. Another common cause of spitting up occurs when a breast-fed baby inhales air after pulling away from the breast to look at her surroundings. Whatever the cause, baby spit-up can be very messy and smelly, and it can get all over the baby's face and clothing. Cleaning your baby's face properly will ensure that all the spit-up is removed and her face is fresh and clean.

Things You'll Need

• Clean towel
• 3 baby cloths
• Cotton balls
• Container of warm water
• Liquid baby soap

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Instructions

• 1

  Remove any clothing that has spit-up. Lay your baby down on a flat surface. Wrap him with a clean towel so he doesn't get cold.

• 2

  Pat the spit-up off the baby's face gently with a clean, moistened baby cloth. Pat the cloth on the skin, avoiding the eye areas, until all the spit-up has been absorbed. Rinse the baby cloth and repeat as necessary.

• 3

  Remove any spit-up around your baby's eyes. Soak a cotton ball with warm water and then squeeze the water out. Wipe gently around the baby's eyes and outside of the ears.

• 4

  Apply a drop of liquid baby soap to a moistened cotton ball. Gently wipe your baby's face with it, avoiding the areas around the eyes.

• 5

  Soak a fresh baby cloth in warm water, ring it out and gently wipe the soap off your baby's face. Gently pat the face dry with a clean, dry baby cloth.