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by on January 20, 2023
Having a new baby is both magical and overwhelming, exhausting and scary at the same time. With time, parents learn to recognize and understand their baby's needs, desires, and schedules. Newborn babies need six basic things: security, clothes, sleep, food, sensory stimulation, love, and attention. Taking care of a newborn can be challenging, but it can become manageable, especially if you have the right advice. Here are the most basic newborn care that you can follow:     Feed your baby frequently, whether you're breastfeeding or using formula Within three days of birth, a mother's body usually starts producing breast milk if she is breastfeeding — the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends doing so for at least six months. In the beginning, nursing mothers may have to work hard to ensure their babies latch onto their breasts correctly, or fasten onto them, so they can eat. It's best to talk to a lactation consultant if you're having trouble latching your baby or getting him or her to eat; most hospitals and birthing centers have a certified lactation consultant. The United States Lactation Consultant Association also offers private lactation consultations. The newborn should be fed eight to 12 times in 24 hours, regardless of whether you're breastfeeding or formula feeding.   Do tummy time and bond with your baby when she is awake Whenever your baby is awake, one of the best ways to bond with her is to rest her bare-chested body on your bare chest. According to studies, infants who receive skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth are more likely to breastfeed, breastfeed longer, and have better heart and breathing responses.   Start a bedtime routine and sleep when your baby sleeps Newborns sleep a lot, but they wake up every hour or two to change. During the first few weeks, your baby probably just wakes up long enough to be fed and changed. Because your baby is going to be awake for short periods throughout the night, it will disrupt your sleep inevitably, so you should always sleep when your baby does. You should always put your baby to sleep on his back, never on his side or stomach, because that's the best way to minimize the risk of sudden infant death.   Safely bathe your baby, and don't overdo it A sponge bath is the best way to wash a baby before her umbilical cord stump falls off – usually 5 to 15 days after birth. Wrap your baby in a towel and lay her down on a soft flat surface to do that. You should wipe her face first with a clean, moist washcloth — do not use soap since it could get into her eyes or mouth — then apply some baby soap to the washcloth and gently wipe the rest of her body. After your baby's bath, wipe his body again with a clean damp washcloth. You can apply a baby moisturizer, such as petroleum jelly, to prevent dryness after the bath. Make sure you spot clean your baby every day around his mouth, neck, and groin — basically anywhere that gets dirty. Bathing once or twice a week is actually sufficient, and bathing too frequently can cause dry skin or eczema, which causes red, itchy skin.   Get some help Getting a new baby can be exciting, but it can also be exhausting and unsettling. If you're struggling, ask your partner, or other family members or friends for help. If you're tired, stressed out, ill-nourished, and emotionally impoverished, you can't care for your child well. If you have a baby, ask friends or family members to hold him, change him, take him for walks or bottle feed him.     Having quality child care helps kids develop social and learning skills at a young age. These skills help them build and maintain better relationships with their parents, adults, and other kids.   Read also: The 5 Best Self-Care Tips For Pregnant Women 10 Newborn Tips and Tricks For New Moms 5 Simple Ways To Bond With Your Newborn How To Handle Visitors After Having A Baby How to Deal With Sleep Deprivation As A New Mom  
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by on July 18, 2022
Many parents are surprised when their little ones demonstrate strong feelings of affection. Does a baby or toddler actually have the emotional skills to show such feelings? The answer is a resounding yes. Most children form deep, loving bonds with their parents and friends from a very early age. Bonding and attachment happen when you consistently respond to newborns with love, warmth and care. Newborns use body language to show when they want to connect with you. Good ways to bond with newborns include smiling, eye contact, singing, reading and cuddling. The process of bonding with a new baby is natural for most mothers. It's completely normal to take a few days, a few weeks or several months to feel that special bond. There may never be one 'wham bam' moment, just a gradual growing of love. So it's important not to feel under pressure to bond or feel a failure as a mum if you haven't bonded. When a caregiver consistently responds to an infant's needs, it sets the stage for the growing child to enter healthy relationships with other people throughout life and to appropriately experience and express a full range of emotions. The strong ties between parents and their child provide the baby's first model for intimate relationships and foster a sense of security and positive self-esteem. And parents' responsiveness to an infant's signals can affect the child's social and cognitive development. You'll intuitively understand how to handle your baby (even if it's not the way you thought you would). You'll know what frightens her (even if it's almost everything). You'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from her (even if it's the worst). And you'll have no trouble guessing what she likes best of all, and that is YOU. At birth, they are starting to recognize your voices, faces, and smells to figure out who is taking care of them. Since the maternal voice is audible in utero, an infant starts to recognize their mother's voice from the third trimester. Attachment is when a baby and caregiver form a strong connection with each other, emotionally and physically. Bonding with your baby is important. It helps to release hormones and chemicals in the brain that encourage rapid brain growth. Babies learn how to show affection from the way that their parents express it to them. Hugs and pecks on the cheek and forehead become a signal to baby that you love him, so the baby begins to mimic those signs of affection to express mutual love. Paying attention, listening to your child's feelings, treating your baby with kindness and providing caring touch are all key to relationship building with your baby. Infants and toddlers in thriving relationships with special adults feel safe, protected, appreciated, and loved.  When an infant establishes a relationship with a sensitive and responsive caregiver, the infant learns whom to trust and turn to when needing support. An older baby might try to give you kisses or will ask for hugs. Ordinary moments are anything but ordinary when your baby's face lights up when he sees you or when she smiles at your smile.
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by on July 6, 2022
Becoming a parent for the first time can be scary. There are so many things to think about. While every parent goes through a lot, what to expect as a new dad can be particularly hard to figure out. Fathers often don't have the same love-at-first-sight experience with their babies as mothers do, in part because they don't have the same experience of pregnancy. Dads experience overwhelming emotions when their child is born, but don't exactly feel warm and fuzzy at first. Fathers are an essential part of the care team during labor and delivery at the Family Birth Center. They provide important emotional support for their partner. When fathers are actively involved with their children, children do better,” says Paul Amato, PhD, a sociologist who studies parent-child relationships at Pennsylvania State University. “Research suggests that fathers are important for a child's development. Dads experience hormonal changes, too. Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding all cause hormonal changes in mothers. However, researchers have found that men also undergo hormonal changes when they become fathers.  Dads develop their bond with their baby by communicating, caring and playing (Feldman et al, 2010). As your baby develops with smiles, laughter and babbling, a true two-way relationship starts to develop. It's important for dads to practice skin-to-skin contact, too. It helps with bonding and can help dads feel more confident in their new role.  It can take on average six months to reach this point but it will happen Fathers provide a positive male role model for their children and help to promote/reinforce good behaviors. As a result, children with more involved fathers tend to have fewer behavioral and impulse control problems, longer attention spans and a higher level of sociability. Dads should remind children of the consequences of their actions and positively acknowledge desirable behavior. Young men learn from their dads about what it means to be responsible, ethical, caring, and appropriate. More specifically, a teenage boy watches how his dad treats women, uses his physical strength, values his work, relates to kids, and expresses friendship with his mates. Be your childs role model. Whether they realize it or not, fathers are role models to their kids. In a US study, researchers actually found that dads brains change more when they parent a girl and discovered that fathers have different brain responses when they interact with their toddler daughters than they do when they play with their toddler sons. Men start to become emotionally more responsible for the well-being of their babies. This is one of the major positive changes in men after they become fathers. In fact, taking care of a baby reshapes the man's brain much like a mom's except for the feeding part. Some men wanted children simply because they regarded themselves as family person or potentially a good father, and someone who could 'have a lot to give to a child'. If you think about it, one of the easiest things a male can do is become a biological father. Being a dad doesn't just mean being strong; it also means being loving and affectionate. IT'S SO EASY TO BECOME A DAD, BUT HARDER TO BECOME A FATHER.
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