儿生次日。即看儿口上 。如有白泡。即用银挖耳。轻轻刮破。将泡内白米取出。勿令
落入喉中。仍以好金墨搽之。如次日不取。则泡老难刮。且儿不能乳。最误大事。又有
马牙。在牙根处。亦须挑破取出。以墨搽之。
儿至三日之候。俗例洗三。但夏月天热或可洗。若冬寒洗。恐风入脐腹。脐风由此而
起。或只洗头面亦可。俗传若不洗三。则长大皮粗起秕。予曾屡见有不洗三者。至老
不闻皮粗起秕。不独洗三可已。即初生亦当戒浴。保固真元。北人不浴。但以旧绵拭
净。或大小便处。略以水揩。所以北人较南人壮。实不徒风气然也。浴儿务须密处。更
不可久浴。如必洗三。夏天三四日后洗。冬寒十余日后洗。或用猪胆四个煎汁。煎水
七八碗。煎至四五碗。待水和温洗儿。一生永无疮疥。
男用父旧衣。女用母旧衣。莫用新绵。亦不可过浓。恐伤皮肤。生疮发痫。若冬月严寒。
可靠大人暖气。小儿初生三五月间。只宜绷缚令卧。勿竖头抱出。免致惊痫。
小儿初剃胎头。只要晴天和暖。若有风雨。可改期另日。剃后用杏仁三枚。去皮尖。研
碎。入薄荷三叶再同研。入生麻油滴腻粉拌和。在头上搽擦。既可避风邪。又免生热
毒疮疖。俗以盈月日剃。亦不必拘。
小儿未剃胎头。不可抱近神祠。司命之前。秽触神圣。令儿不安。剃下头发。用红纸包。
放箱柜干稳处。剃胎头最要调和熟汤。不冷不热。又要避风寒。
婴儿出生的第二天，就要检查婴儿的口腔。如果发现有白泡，立即用银制挖耳勺轻轻刮破，将泡内的白色米粒状物取出，切勿让其落入喉中。随后用优质的金墨涂抹患处。如果第二天不处理，白泡会变老变硬难以刮除，且会导致婴儿无法吃奶，这会耽误大事。还有一种情况叫“马牙”，位于牙根处，也需要挑破并取出，然后用墨汁涂抹。
婴儿满三天时，按照习俗要举行“洗三”仪式。但在夏天天气炎热时可以清洗；如果在冬天寒冷时清洗，恐怕风寒会侵入脐腹，从而引发脐风（新生儿破伤风）。或者只清洗头部和面部即可。民间传说如果不进行“洗三”，孩子长大后皮肤粗糙、起皮屑。但我曾多次见到不进行“洗三”的人，直到年老也没有出现皮肤粗糙起皮屑的情况。不仅“洗三”可以不做，即使是刚出生时也应当禁止洗澡，以保护巩固先天元气。北方人不洗澡，只用旧棉布擦拭干净，对于大小便处，仅用水稍微擦洗。所以北方人比南方人强壮，这不仅仅是因为风气不同所致。给婴儿洗澡必须在密闭无风的地方进行，而且不可长时间浸泡。如果一定要进行“洗三”，夏天在出生后三四天洗，冬天在出生后十几天洗。或者用四个猪胆煎煮汁液，加入七八碗水，煎至四五碗，待水温适宜后给婴儿洗澡，这样一生都不会生疮疥。
男孩使用父亲穿过的旧衣服，女孩使用母亲穿过的旧衣服，不要使用新棉花，也不宜过厚，以免损伤皮肤，导致生疮或引发癫痫。如果是严冬季节，可以依靠大人的体温保暖。婴儿出生后的前三五个月，只适合包裹好让其平躺，不要竖抱头部将其抱出，以免引起惊痫（小儿惊风）。
给婴儿第一次剃胎头，只要选择晴朗温暖的日子。如果有风雨，可以改期另选一天。剃头后用三枚杏仁，去皮尖，研碎，加入三片薄荷叶一起再研磨，滴入生麻油，拌入轻粉（氧化汞），涂抹在头上。这样既可以避免风邪侵袭，又能防止产生热毒疮疖。民间习惯在满月那天剃头，也不必拘泥于此。
婴儿在未剃胎头之前，不要抱着靠近神庙祠宇、司命神位前，以免污秽触犯了神圣，导致婴儿心神不安。剃下的头发要用红纸包好，放在箱子柜子的干燥平稳处。给婴儿剃胎头最重要的是调和温水，水温不冷不热，同时要避风寒。
On the second day after birth, examine the infant's mouth. If white blisters are found, use a silver ear pick to gently scrape them open, remove the white rice-like substance inside the blister, and ensure it does not fall into the throat. Then apply high-quality gold ink (traditional Chinese ink containing gold powder) to the area. If not treated on the second day, the blisters will harden and become difficult to scrape, and the infant may be unable to nurse, which would cause serious delays. Another condition called "Ma Ya" (Horse Teeth/Epstein Pearls) occurs at the gum line; these also need to be punctured and removed, followed by application of ink.
When the infant reaches three days old, according to custom, a "Third-Day Bath" is performed. However, if the weather is hot in summer, bathing may be acceptable; if done in winter cold, there is a risk of wind-cold invading the umbilicus and abdomen, potentially leading to Umbilical Wind (Neonatal Tetanus). Alternatively, only washing the head and face is permissible. Folklore suggests that failing to perform the Third-Day Bath results in coarse skin and scaling as the child grows. I have frequently observed individuals who did not undergo this ritual and remained free from such skin issues even into old age. Not only can the Third-Day Bath be omitted, but bathing should also be avoided immediately after birth to preserve and consolidate the True Yuan (Original Qi). People in the North do not bathe; they simply wipe clean with old cotton cloth, or use water to lightly cleanse areas of urination and defecation. Consequently, people from the North are generally sturdier than those from the South, which is due not merely to climatic factors. If bathing an infant is necessary, it must be done in a draft-free enclosure, and prolonged immersion should be avoided. If the Third-Day Bath is insisted upon, it should be given three to four days after birth in summer, or ten-plus days after birth in winter. One method involves decocting four pig gallbladders in seven or eight bowls of water until reduced to four or five bowls. After adjusting the temperature to lukewarm, bathe the infant; this practice ensures lifelong immunity from sores and scabies.
For boys, use the father's worn clothes; for girls, use the mother's worn clothes. Do not use new cotton wadding, nor should the clothing be too thick, to avoid damaging the skin, causing sores, or inducing epilepsy (infantile convulsions). In severe winter cold, rely on the adult's body warmth for insulation. During the first three to five months of life, infants should be swaddled and kept lying flat. Avoid holding them upright or carrying them out, to prevent Infantile Convulsions (Jing Xian).
The first haircut (shaving the lanugo/peach fuzz) should be done on a sunny and warm day. If there is wind or rain, postpone it. After shaving, take three apricot kernels (Xing Ren), remove the skin and tips, crush them, add three mint leaves (Bo He), and grind them together. Mix with raw sesame oil (Sheng Ma You) and light powder (Qing Fen, basic mercury chloride) to form a paste. Apply this to the scalp to ward off wind-pathogens and prevent heat-toxin boils and furuncles. The folk custom of shaving at one month of age need not be rigidly adhered to.
Before the infant has their first haircut, do not carry them near temples or shrines dedicated to deities like Siming (Lord of Life), as impurity may offend the sacred and disturb the infant's spirit. Wrap the shaved hair in red paper and store it in a dry, stable place within a chest or cabinet. When shaving the infant's hair, it is crucial to use well-tempered water—neither cold nor hot—and to shield the infant from wind and cold.