Caring for a baby involves two areas. The first is the necessary creation of an optimal living environment for the baby, the second is the direct daily provision of the needs of the little person. Only by adjusting to your newborn can you help him adjust his needs to a certain rhythm.
Instructions
Step 1
In the first month of a newborn's life, try to completely "immerse yourself" in the baby. Ask loved ones to help you so that you can not be distracted either by incoming guests or by the household. At this first time, you need to understand the needs of the child, learn how to satisfy them. At this stage, you are learning with him to interact with each other. After all, the state of the mother and the baby is very interdependent: if one is uncomfortable, then the other also feels bad.
Step 2
Nutrition is the most important need for your baby. Make sure you are alone with your baby while feeding. This rule is especially true in his first weeks of life. The duration of feeding will be determined by the baby himself. No matter how much the crumb is at the breast, you do not need to take it away until the baby himself releases the breast from his mouth. Very often, a newborn can fall asleep a few minutes after starting a feed. Don't worry about this. After a little nap, the baby will begin to suck again.
Step 3
When a baby begins to cry, he still does not know what he wants, what exactly he needs. Feeling uncomfortable, he informs you about it. What exactly caused the discomfort, the baby will learn to understand later. The task of the mother, in response to his crying, is to offer the baby milk, give him a toy, change his diaper or cover him with a warm blanket. Thus, the baby will be able to learn how to navigate his own needs and tune in to a certain regime. Remember that a baby does not breastfeed just to eat. The newborn gets rid of any discomfort with the help of sucking. does not yet know other ways.
Step 4
Never wake up a sleeping baby to feed or change clothes. A healthy baby knows when to stay awake, sleep or eat. Parental intuition and knowledge about how to treat a baby, how to calm him down, when to feed him, are inherent in a woman by nature. Be attentive to the needs of the baby, learn to understand it, and adjust the feeding. After that, the time will come for the regime that the child, with your help, will establish himself.
