Coming Home
Bringing your first baby home is one of the MOST exciting - and nerve-racking things - you'll do in your life! Hopefully these insights will help make your transition to Parenthood a wonderful smooth process! Enjoy!
Parenting Insights
Hopefully, you will have all the things you need for caring for your newborn baby - all one hundred and one of them, and if you only remembered one hundred, you can be sure that that one item you left out will be the one you need!
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Try at least once a day when your baby is asleep to have a rest or a sleep yourself - this is one of the most invaluable tips I can give
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Firstly, accept the fact that suddenly everyone you meet is going to be an expert on YOUR BABY - even if they have never met you before.
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If you have never been surrounded by babies, or had to care for new born babies - how are you supposed to know what their very special requirements are?
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This is a time for team work - the new Mum has just started a 24hr day job, 7 days a week, 365 days a year - FULLTIME.
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Most Western Countries have laws regarding how babies should be safely "restrained" for travelling in a car.
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Yes, you can grab a quick tea or coffee, and put your feet up - if you’re lucky, but lesson number one is that babies and hot drinks don’t go together
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I didn’t even know much about these before I had my own baby. The local community/infant health nurse will usually try to get a group of first time Mums/Dads together.
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Research has shown that the position the baby sleeps in is most important - your newborn baby should lie on his/her back to sleep.
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A healthy umbilical cord is one that doesn’t have a smelly discharge or bleed – check with your health care professional as soon as possible should your baby have this problem.
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