Many new mothers who live far from parents and relatives and God has blessed them with good offspring, most of them are ignorant of dealing with this little being that they had no experience before in dealing with it. Given the importance of this stage in a child’s life, it is very necessary for us to be good at dealing with it, so we chose in this article to address this topic and offer you the most important tips and directions so that you find an optimal way of dealing with newborns.
A set of important tips for mothers on how to deal with newborns
- Breastfeed your baby from the start
- Clean the baby bottle or bottle with hot water and salt and do not use liquid soap
- Do not give him water in the first months, as his intestines only require milk
- Grease it with olive oil, it is good for his skin
- It is preferable to take vitamin D for a month after birth
- Clean the calcarer thermos with hot water and vinegar
- Don't tie anything at the navel
- Do not put the diaper on the navel
- Clean the navel with alcohol
- Don't forget to clean his neck, behind his ears, and the deepest parts of his body, because negligence in them leads to rotting.
- Take care of your child's hygiene and bathe him frequently
- Apply Vaseline to the dandruff of his hair, leave it for hours, then comb it with a comb to remove the dandruff
- Not sifting or salting the child, or sifting it
- Be sure to use the cleansing drops for the eyes in the first week, as well as the nasal drops
- Keep an immunization brochure, and keep track of your growth curves, which include weight, height, and head circumference.
- Focus on the weight of your child from the hour of birth and keep it, the normal range is 2.5: 3.5 kg, and it increases on average 750 g in the first month.
- Yellowness requires breastfeeding and follow-up or incubation and phototherapy. 22 to 60% of newborns get jaundice, and it's normal and benign, don't worry.
- The newborn feels hot and cold like an adult, so choose the appropriate clothing for the weather
- Rattles and hiccups are natural phenomena that will decrease with time
- Phenomena that worry you: the child refuses to breastfeed, or is unable to breastfeed, has a bluish color, is not comfortable, sleeps and does not want to wake up.
- Take care of yourself and your health in order to take care of your newborn: eat healthy and balanced food, do not take medicines without a need, drink a lot of milk, and reduce spicy food.
- A newborn sleeps a lot, but his sleep is interrupted, your sleep will also change, breastfeed, change, play, and sleep.
- The newborn hears while he is a fetus in the last months of pregnancy. Do not worry about him being frightened by the loud sound.
- Your child should have a bowel movement in the first 24 hours, if not, consult a doctor
- The forms of defecation are different in newborns, there is a baby after every feeding, and a baby the last time a day.
- Sleeping on the stomach is forbidden, except after feeding to burp while you are awake
- Change the diaper 3 to 4 times a day, dry it well, and apply olive oil to protect against chafing.
- If a girl, make sure that there is an opening for the vagina, and if he is born, make sure that the testicles are present, and the opening of the penis is in place.
- When the postpartum period is over, look for a suitable contraceptive method, because your baby needs your care
- Your baby cries a lot.. Guess the reason and in time you will understand him, Hungry: feed him, full and bloated: feed him, he has colic: massage him and give him medicine for colic, he wants someone to carry him: carry him. He is a person who needs attention and attention is not required.
- High temperature and cough in newborns are abnormal, and not benign, a pediatrician should be examined.
- Love your child, boy or girl, brown or white, healthy or sick, he is a piece of your soul that you don't allow anyone to categorize.
- At the end of the first month, the child begins to smile if you play with him. If he cries, talk to him and he will calm down. Treat him as a person who needs food, love and care.