There are many myths about newborns that often make life difficult for new mothers. Some of them are absurd, and some are very similar to the truth. But both of them scare parents who were preparing for one thing, but see something completely different.
Those who have fallen victim to the myths about newborns have to urgently come up with new ways of interacting with the baby, change their behavior and outlook on life in general. It is much better to prepare ahead of time for what may await you.
Unfortunately, the child cannot yet tell what he wants. Let's not listen to those lovely neighbors who will tell you that:
Newborn babies should always sleep
Well, firstly, they still don’t owe anything to anyone, and secondly, all children are different. There are people who like to sleep 20 hours a day, but there are very few of them. Each person from birth has his own temperament, and later, a character. And it is these factors that mainly determine the change in sleep and wakefulness. If your child is calm and active, then it is enough for him to sleep less.
A newborn needs to be dressed warmly
For a long time, doctors and knowledgeable mothers "shout" that overheating is worse than hypothermia. But the desire to wrap up the baby is so strong that young parents, and especially young grandmothers, do not hear anyone. Overheating leads to sweating, sweating to the fact that the child freezes in wet, and sometimes frankly wet clothes and catches a cold. In this connection, the next time he is dressed even warmer. Vicious circle. In which are included first anti-cold remedies, and then antibiotics. So from a healthy child we get a chronically ill child. On average, a child should have 1 more layer of clothing than an adult. We determine whether the baby is cold or not on the back of the neck. If it is cold, the child is frozen, if it is wet and hot, the child is overheated.
Newborns always cry
No. The kid cannot do anything all the time. Yes, sometimes he will cry and this is the norm. A child can cry for 5 reasons: he wants to eat, he wants to drink, he wants to sleep, he has something in pain or … just like that. But basically, if nothing hurts him, he is full and dry, he is quite capable of staying in a good mood. Especially if he is in the arms of mom or dad who communicate with him.
The newborn does not see or hear anything
It is very strange that in the mother's belly the child hears everything, and when he is born, he becomes deaf. In fact, the child simply does not care about extraneous noise. They do not yet carry any semantic load for him, therefore he does not even react to the sound of a vacuum cleaner. He got used to it during the prenatal period. But with vision, everything is different. There is not much to look at in the stomach, the baby is there with his eyes closed. After birth, the eyes need to get used to the new situation and "learn to look." First, the child distinguishes between dark and light spots, then learns to distinguish colors. And the outlines of objects become clearer.
All newborns have diaper rash and this is the norm
There is nothing normal about diaper rash. This is a reaction of the delicate baby's skin to any irritant. For example, sweat and lack of airing of the skin, inappropriate cream, harsh-smelling diaper. the cause must be found out and eliminated. If the child is satisfied with everything, then there will be no diaper rash.
