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I always hear people say, “how good it would be if the baby came with a manual”! It’s true, so how about a basic manual on how to care for a newborn baby? Do you know how to change baby clothes? How to do it at the time of hiccups? These are simple things that can take the first-time moms out of sleep so this series can help a lot at the time of squeeze at home. It may seem obvious, but we have to think that there are many mothers who are terrified because they have never taken care of a newborn before. How to care for a baby… how about we start with simple things like dressing and cutting the baby’s nails? So come on!
How to Care for a Baby – Putting on Clothes
It’s okay that in the maternity hospital they teach a real class, but even so some moms still have doubts about how to take care of a baby. But even having a great experience with care, I wrapped myself with the newborns so I learned to take and put the clothes on the baby in a way that has no mistake or danger of hurting. Do you know how to dress a newborn? The newborn deserves special attention when dressing, as he is very soft and dressing can become a difficult mission for fear of breaking the baby. The care that should be taken when dressing really is with the little fingers of the hand and the little foot so that they are not folded and for that to wrinkle the sleeves by pulling the wrong side and pulling the baby’s hand with pulling gently by the wrist up like that of the video below.
Doing this makes it easier and there is no danger of leaving the baby’s little finger behind when putting the sleeve on. With your feet it’s the same thing with the socks to keep the little finger out of the sock. And on the head try to stretch the entrance part of the head with your hands so as not to squeeze and cause discomfort in the baby. To make it easier when bathing and changing baby clothes, you must separate all the pieces that will be used before you start changing the baby.
Clothes that have buttons on the front like overalls and some bodies make it easy, avoid pieces that have buttons on the back because these pieces can make it even more difficult when dressing the baby. Also avoid pieces that have ribbons close to the baby’s neck like the pagan, these ribbons can hang the baby. To take it out I think it is much easier, but still require some care not to hurt. Be careful when pulling clothes when going over the head and be careful when removing sleeves so as not to bend the baby’s arm.
How to Care for a Baby – Cut Nails
There are many moms who like to cut with scissors and there are scissors that can help when cutting nails because it has a rounded tip. But I particularly like to cut with a cutter, I think it’s more accurate but you can adapt it according to your needs. There are also cutters with a magnifying glass and just be careful with the tip of the baby’s finger not to “pinch” with the nail clipper. Try to do the procedure of cutting the nails in a clear place and while the baby sleeps , so it prevents him from pulling his hand and ending up hurting himself.
One trick I learned when I was a baby was to blow on the newborn’s nail. Blow? yes, their nail is so thin that it breaks with mom’s breath and while mom is breastfeeding, you can even blow the baby’s nail one by one. So the nail breaks or tears completely without leaving fine points to hurt the baby and is an excellent outlet for fingers so small and even smaller. Suggestions are always welcome so be sure to give yours! I hope you enjoyed the tips on how to care for a baby.
See also: How to Bath in Newborn
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
