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Caring For Your Newborn |
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A How-To Guide For Parents
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Caring for your newborn means meeting his physical needs once he is outside the womb. It's a big responsibility, but you don't have to do it all alone. This booklet and the members of your healthcare team will teach and guide you. And, just as you learned how to care for yourself and your baby over nine months of pregnancy, you will learn how to care for your newborn over the next weeks and months. Keep in mind you don't have to learn everything right away.
Babies are very forgiving. However, meeting your baby's basic needs for nutrition, breathing, bowel and bladder functions, and maintaining normal body temperature can be very demanding. These needs were taken care of "automatically" while your baby was in the womb. But as soon as your baby is born, he needs your help.
While caring for your newborn's physical needs the first few weeks you will learn a lot about your new baby. You'll see that he may grow faster than some babies, but slower than others. He may eat, sleep, or cry more or less than his siblings did. That's because there is no one else like your baby. Your baby is special with his own personality!
During the first few weeks there may be times when caring for your newborn seems too demanding. But you will forget your frustrations and what seems like never ending work the first time your baby smiles at you.
This 24 page booklet tells you about the basics of newborn care for the first three to four weeks. This booklet is not intended to replace the advice of your pediatrician or members of your healthcare team. |
Congratulations
Caring Begins At Birth
Care in the delivery room
Care in the nursery
Preventive care for your newborn
Your Baby's First Check-up
Your newborn's reflexes
Ten Fingers and Ten Toes
Your baby's head and eyes
Your baby's skin
Your baby's body
Special Care For Your Newborn
Umbilical cord care
Circumcision care
Listening To Your Newborn
Colic
Feeding Your Newborn
Breast-feeding
Bottle-feeding
Spitting up
Weight gain |
Bowel Movements
Changing Your Baby's Diaper
Bathing Your Baby
Bath-time safety Skin care Hair and scalp care Nail care Face, ears, nose, and eyes Genitals
Dressing Your Newborn
Washing Baby's Clothes and Diapers
Shhh!! Baby's Sleeping
Your baby's crib
Out And About With Your Baby
Your Baby's Admirers
Keeping Your Baby Safe
When You Have Questions
Well-Baby Visits With The Pediatrician
When Your Baby Gets A Cold
Medicine
When To Call The Pediatrician
When You Need A Little Support
Take Care Of Yourself Too |
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