NEWBORNS NEED TO BE HELD Being born into a new world is a major shock for baby, but adapting to it is a challenging and drawn-out process. After living and moving within the fluid of his mom’s womb and resting on the soft womb tissue, when baby is born the sense of emptiness and change in pressure, as well as being in a still and firm bed that limits his movements, will be extremely...

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BABY EXERCISE

BABY EXERCISE One of the most frequent questions I get asked by new moms and dads is, “What can we do with our newborn?” The best thing to do is to place him on your chest as much as you can. The first few months is about getting parents to adjust to their new life and getting baby to fall into a routine. Muscle development doesn’t happen much in this period, but they desperately need...

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BATHING

BATHING When baby is first born, he is covered in a creamy and waxy substance called vernix. New researches point to the fact that vernix has the property of immunity, and that it strengthens the immunity system of the newborn baby, and provides a protective layer on his skin following the birth. This provides a great advantage in particular to babies born in hospital who may be exposed to...

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BELLY-BUTTON CARE FOR NEWBORNS

BELLY-BUTTON CARE FOR NEWBORNS The umbilical cord consists of 3 veins and ensures that all kinds of substances are exchanged between mom and baby through the placenta when he is in mom’s womb. A jelly-like tissue is formed around these veins in order to protect them, thus blood flow continues without any interruption. As the baby is born into a world filled with oxygen and starts breathing,...

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MASSAGE TO RELIEVE TRAPPED WIND

  Since your newborn’s digestive system is still not fully developed in the first few weeks, breastfeeding starts up his system and he poops some time after starting to breastfeed. The intestines carry out their emptying function quickly and noisily in order to open space for the new coming food. This is why in the first few weeks your baby should be breastfed whenever he wants. Whereas...

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THE 5-STEP METHOD TO SOOTHING YOUR BABY

THE 5-STEP METHOD TO SOOTHING YOUR BABY There are 5 steps you can try to quiet and calm down a crying newborn. By applying these steps one at a time, one of them is sure to work. The first of these is swaddling; let me explain this while giving you a demo. The second step is making a hush sound close to baby’s ear while he rests on your arm or shoulder (I’ll give you a demo on...

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