Guidance for Parents
After the birth of a new life, as you get ready to take
your baby home and begin a new phase of life you will be
greeted and congratulated by everyone from friends to family.
In all this excitement, you might not even pay attention to
what all is required to take proper care of your newly born.
So, we aim to share some parenting tips for your newborn baby
care to help you go through the critical as well as precious
moments of your baby care.
Family Support After Baby Birth
You need to build a proper family and friend support before
giving birth to your baby. This is important, as you alone will
not be able to take care of everything after baby birth. While
in hospital, your baby will be taken care of by nurses and
doctors but what about when you reach home?
* Arrange for some house help for few days after delivery, as
you yourself would not be in a perfect position to handle
everything for your baby care.
* You can also hire yourself a baby nurse for a month to help
you for sometime after birth.
* If you have many relatives in the same city then an ideal
idea would be to call any elder relative like your mother or
mother-in-law to help you in newborn care with their own
experiences.
Supporting Newborn Baby Guide
Many new parents don’t know the right way of holding their
baby. So, here are some basics for providing support to your
newborn baby:
* While holding the baby, make sure to give proper support to
the baby’s neck and head.
* While playing with the baby, don’t shake him vigorously, as
this may harm the baby.
* While taking the baby for a ride in car or pram, make sure to
securely fasten him with the car seat.
Baby Swaddling Guide
First-time parents might not know how to sooth their newborn
baby. Swaddling is a technique to sooth the baby and it can be
done in the following way:
* Spread a blanket with one corner folder slightly.
* Now, lay the baby on the blanket with face upward and his
head on the folded corner.
* Then, wrap the left corner of the blanket on the body of the
baby and tuck it beneath his back taking it towards his right
arm.
* Now, bring the bottom corner of the blanket up over the
baby’s feet and stretch it towards the head.
* Finally, wrap the right corner around the baby and tuck it
under baby’s back on the left side while leaving the neck and
head exposed.
Diaper Guide
Till the time your baby can speak, you will require diapers
and here is a list of do’s and don’ts for using diapers:
* Make sure the diaper is clean.
* Apply a diaper ointment if the baby has a diaper rash.
* Keep clean washcloth, diaper wipes and cotton balls
handy.
* While using cloth diapers use fastener to fit them.
Try implementing these parenting tips and see how they help
you in taking care of your newly
born.
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