| The first few years of baby's life demand | | | | attention to its face and buttocks as milk |
| constant attention and care. First of all, | | | | rash and sores are more likely to occur in |
| you need all the help you can get. This is | | | | these areas. |
| where the grandparents can play a role. | | | | |
| | | | You need to understand behavior of baby. What |
| Ideally, you could either stay in your | | | | does he want when he cries? Is he wet and |
| parents' home or your in -laws' home . The | | | | dirty, hungry or tired? From past experience |
| alternative would be to ask your parents or | | | | you will roughly be able to guess what his |
| in laws to stay with you. If that is not | | | | needs are. Trying to get baby to sleep is a |
| feasible, see if you can stay in near | | | | mentally challenging and exhausting affair. I |
| proximity to your parents. You could also get | | | | find placing the baby in a baby bouncer works |
| a nanny or baby sitter. If both husband and | | | | perfectly fine in getting baby to sleep. The |
| wife are working the nanny will be under | | | | gentle rocking motion of the bouncer plus the |
| minimum supervision which isn't an advisable | | | | comfortable and cooling cotton netting lets |
| thing to do. In thebeginning you may seek | | | | the baby sleep in no time. You may also try |
| your parents' help to monitor and guide the | | | | to sing a few songs to calm down the baby. |
| nanny. You could also try to take some leave | | | | |
| during the first few months of the | | | | Always put baby in a baby cot .The barrier |
| nanny'semployment. Alternatively you could | | | | protects him and prevents him from falling |
| put your child in a baby care center. There's | | | | onto the ground . Put the blanket away from |
| no need to worry about abuse or baby neglect. | | | | his head in case of suffocation. Avoid using |
| There are baby care centers at hospitals that | | | | a pillow for the same reason. Make sure the |
| offer round the clock 24 hrs baby care. | | | | mattress is firm and hard. Ideally speaking , |
| However I suggest you need to spend a couple | | | | get baby to sleep on its back rather than on |
| of hours each day to establish bond with your | | | | its tummy. This is to prevent him from |
| baby. | | | | suffocating as it may find it difficult to |
| | | | breathe with its nostrils against the bed |
| When you are first time parents , the stress | | | | sheets. Do not sleep with baby on your bed |
| and pressure can be unbearable.This is | | | | as you may crush him or he may fall off the |
| understandable. That is why support from your | | | | bed. You can consider putting the mattress on |
| parents is vital. It's also good to keep in | | | | the floor but someone might accidentally step |
| contact friends with young children and have | | | | on baby . |
| common interests. Both parties can share | | | | |
| their experience of taking care of baby and | | | | Baby must be kept warm and dry. |
| also exchange tips and ideas . Handling a | | | | |
| newborn baby requires special care. The body | | | | The health of baby is very important. Make |
| is still soft and fragile. Remember, you must | | | | sure he eats and sleeps well. Babies are |
| always support the head and the neck of the | | | | susceptible to illness. If they fall sick |
| baby when you are handling or carrying the | | | | then you will have a difficult and stressful |
| baby. Other tricky operations include bathing | | | | time as baby would require more attention and |
| the baby. Prepare a baby bathtub half filled | | | | you will have to spend extra effort to take |
| with water. Remember to hold always the head | | | | care of it. For example , giving medicine and |
| of the baby above the water surface. | | | | sponging him if it has a fever. Don't bring |
| Otherwise the baby might accidentally drink | | | | the baby to air-conditioned malls where |
| the soap water and get indigestion. Water | | | | crowds thronged in them. Baby can catch a flu |
| getting into the lungs might also cause | | | | bug or other contagious diseases. If someone |
| bronchitis or in the worst case scenario baby | | | | close to the family is sick, send the person |
| might drown due to lack of oxygen after being | | | | away or bring baby to another place. |
| submerged underwater for a period of time. | | | | |
| With one hand holding its head take a sponge | | | | You'll save substantially with these discount |
| towel soaked in soap water and gently wipe | | | | baby supplies. |
| the baby's body . Remember to pay extra | | | | |