Typical day and night

When you bring home your new baby, a certain set of duties and responsibilities come along. The typical days, nights and evenings which the parents used to spend; won’t be the same, and the reason behind it is that you have to keep in regard the transitional change which the baby has passed through. The ultimate evolution of the baby when he/she was in the womb and now is in the realistic world; demands a little attention of yours. Even if you are breastfeeding, that too will be a bit time taking for both of you to adjust.

Your baby will require feed after every 3 – 5 hours if he/she has been formula fed. If you’re breastfeeding, the infant needs to be fed more frequently. Being a mother sometimes, would often let you think that you have nothing to except for breast feeding your baby. Moreover, you have got a lot of diapers to change, especially until you get familiar with the baby’s schedule. Majority of the times, the diapers need to be changed shortly after feeding, about once an hour in the very beginning. Be sure to check for it on frequent basis.

Until or unless the umbilical cord does not falls off, you’ll have to keep to sponge baths every few days. But you will have to wash the baby’s bottom every day, thus you can wipe the baby’s hands, face, neck and bottom every day with a soft washcloth with warm water. Within a few weeks when your baby is ready for full baths, bathing the infant every day is a good idea to prevent diaper rashes. But keep in mind that too much bathing can dry the sensitive skin of the baby; so see what works for your baby.

To prevent the baby from scratching himself, regularly trim the quickly growing fingers and toenails of the baby. The baby’s nails can be long, even at birth and attached high on the nail bed. You should gently press the finger pad away from the nail and clip it with a baby nail clipper. Make sure to start off with the nail trimming process when the baby is sleeping, to ensure that he doesn’t jerk those little fingers and toes away!

Concluding; just think of remaining busy 24/7 during the first month, at least – being a new mother of an infant. You ought to feed, and change the diapers around the clock so get as much used to it. Moreover do not hesitate to take help of any of your close friend or relatives, so you can have some peace too.