Many expectant mothers are worried that they could not provide adequate care for the newborn in the hospital. To possible difficulties in the care of parents are not caught by surprise, it is desirable to prepare in advance, carefully studied what the baby needs care first month of life. Armed with the necessary information and taking to the hospital right things, any young mother can easily take care of your own child.

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In some hospitals newborns live with his mother, in other mothers bring children several times a day feeding. It's hard to say which of these options is more convenient. On the one hand, rooming-in mother and child contributes to a close and trusting relationship between them, it allows to establish contact. Under the supervision of nursing mothers perceive the difficult science of caring for a child, and then the house feel much more confident.

At the same time after a complicated delivery or caesarean section Caesarean section: do not rush to go under the knife   Women are known to need a rest. Relax, close to crying when the child is not easy, so in these situations it is preferable to stay separate newborns and their mothers. Communication with the child takes place several times a day, when the child is brought to feed, rest of the time the young mother can devote to rest and recuperation. Unfortunately, the cheerful mood are often replaced by confusion, when it is time to discharge from hospital - mothers who have spent the first few days apart from their children, still have to learn to take care of the kids.

What you need to take with you to the hospital

In order to care for a child in the hospital, you should take a couple of packages of disposable diapers for babies, wet baby wipes, pack of sterile cotton wool, baby cream, baby soap and special nail scissors with rounded edges. Furthermore, we need clean ironed diaper in an amount between four and six, and several small pieces of towels. Can not do without clothes newborn - raspashonok, body, light caps. All clothes should be, of course, clean and ironed.

Wash in the hospital is problematic, so it is always better to bring along plenty of things to clean the baby grew. Medicines to take home is usually not necessary.

How to care for a child in the first days of his life

Typically, one young mother once alone with the child leaves - a pediatrician examines the baby and the nurse shows how to swaddle a baby How to swaddle the baby and whether it is necessary to do How to feed, how to care for the umbilical wound and skin.

Umbilical residue should fall off on their own, leaving the umbilical wound. To umbilical wound healed well, it is necessary to ensure free access of air. If the edge of diapers Pampers - what parents need to know for beginners   touches the wound, it should be slightly bent outward. Change diapers should be often enough, though, if the baby is sleeping, wake him dressing is not necessary.

Sometimes children are born with regrown nails. To newborn does not accidentally scratched himself, nails should be trimmed neatly rounded off with special scissors. Using conventional nail scissors requires self-confidence and great skill, so as not to accidentally injure the delicate skin of the infant; At the same time, special children's scissors to injure the child is almost impossible.

While umbilical wound has not healed, the child does not bathe, so the hospital is enough to wash away the child after each act of defecation and wiping crotch special soft baby wipes. Particular taking off should be given to the folds on the body to avoid any diaper rash.

Maria Bykov

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