Baby’s first days at home
Having a baby at home is a real responsibility and a real litmus test for the parents themselves.
There is nothing more satisfying for parents than being able to enjoy their baby at home after the long months of pregnancy. It’s true that those first few days can be quite difficult for first-time parents . However, do not get nervous at all and try to meet the needs of the little one.
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BABY’S FIRST DAYS AT HOME
You have to leave the fears and fears behind and ensure that the baby’s first days are the best possible. With the maternal instinct and with the help of the couple together with the family , there should not be any kind of problem when caring for the little one.
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- Feeding the baby is key during the first days of life . The mother can choose to breastfeed or bottle feed and the frequency of feedings is usually two to three hours. It is normal for the baby to scream or cry when he is hungry, so keep calm and feed him when the little one demands it. Once satiated, it is important to get the little one to burp so that he can expel gas.
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- The diaper is another of the issues that tends to involve the most doubts in new parents. During the first few days, your baby will pee many times a day, so it is important that you change his diaper quite often . If not, the baby can suffer serious skin problems. Apart from that, babies tend to have a fairly frequent bowel movement, so parents will need to change their baby’s diaper several times a day.
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- The baby will cry many times so parents need not worry at all . Crying is the only way the baby has to communicate, hence crying in a habitual way. During the first few days at home, the little one may become calmer and calmer, but as the weeks go by, he will cry much more frequently. Crying is always going to be due to something, be it pain or hunger. It is the parents’ job to be able to identify the cause of such crying so that the baby stops crying as soon as possible
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- One of the great fears and fears of every new parent is the fact that they do not sleep well and wake up many times during the night. The first days are quite hard for the parents since it is normal for the baby to wake up many times during the night. The hunger of the little one will cause him to wake up every two or three hours. Over time, the baby will be able to sleep a greater number of hours at a time.
- As for the hygiene of the baby, it is important during the first days to clean the entire area of the umbilical cord well . Apart from this, the entire diaper area is essential to prevent it from developing dermatitis. Once the umbilical cord falls off, you can bathe the baby a couple of times a week with a mild soap and water.
In short, the baby’s first days at home are usually quite stressful for new parents . Having a baby at home is a real responsibility and a litmus test for the parents themselves. However, as you have seen, it is not something that cannot be done in a calm way. As the weeks go by, the child’s needs are less than at the beginning and the parents end up adapting without any problem to the new life with their baby.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.