Mums and Bubs
As a first time mum, it is normal that you will feel disoriented about the guidelines on how to properly care for your newborn baby. However, you should not allow confusion to let you guess what is right or wrong in taking care for your newly born infant. Here, we will discuss some helpful newborn guide that will help you with the basic yet important facts in meeting and understanding your baby’s need.
Since babies, particularly newborn, are very sensitive, and delicate in all ways – parents should equip themselves with guidelines that will help them understand the basic yet important caring method in taking good care with their newborn. It is very vital that parents are prepared and aware before having their baby on board.
When to take my newborn baby out of the house?
There is no exact time period of when it is possible for newborn babies to enjoy outdoor activities. However, it is very essential that you will consider the weather, the location, and the type of clothes that you need to wrap on your baby when understanding this type of newborn guide.
In as fast as 2 days after birth, you can bring your baby outside the house to enjoy the morning sun for at least 15 to 30 minutes; an afternoon walk to the park for an hour; or visiting relatives in a closer town for few hours. You may also want to consider one-layered clothes if the weather is warm or make sure to wrap him a comfortable soft sweater if the weather is cold. Although, prefer sunny days when going to outdoors around his first 2 weeks.
How regularly will my newborn take a bath?
It is an important newborn guide as most first time parents are curious about when they can possibly take their newborn for a shower, or how often it is recommended for a newborn infant to take a shower on a weekly basis.
Usually, your attending physician or midwife will inform you about when and how to properly bath a newborn.
Newborn babies are mostly washed with a sponge soaked in clean lukewarm water. Although it will always be your decision on how often you think your newborn requires bathing, ideally, it is recommended to take your newborn for a bath once or twice a week; however, you can always give him a quick bath if in case your baby needs to.
How to identify if my newborn is sleepy, and what type of room temperature is required?
Your newborn is surely asking you to take him to bed if he’s yawning, stretching, rubbing his eyes, a little irritated, and if he cries while showing these possible sleeping signals.
Newborn babies actually spend longer hours of sleeping than you do, more or less 16 hours a day. They can sleep after milk feeding during the day, and sleep again throughout the night after meeting their feeding and hygiene needs.
You should always keep your newborn to sleep on his back, although they will mostly change sleeping positions after a few hours of deep sleep.
Be sure to keep a comfortable room temperature from 16 °C up to 20°C.
You may also want to consider newborn guide and tips from your friends or relatives who know better with parenting experiences.
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