Parenting New born care

Crying Babies

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Nappies for a Newborn

• Cloths Nappies Clothes nappies are very comfortable and good for the skin of a new born baby. Cloth nappies are very easy to maintain they can be kept clean and soft by washing it carefully. And drying it in sun to get rid of harmful bacteria if any.
• Disposable Nappies Are plenty in the market andare very easy to use them conveniently. Disposable nappies draw the dampness from the diaper and prevents the occurrence of nappy rash in the baby’s skin. Diapers are easy on maintenance just use and dispose.

Baby's Sleep

• Normal Hours of Sleep for a new born
  First few months a baby sleeps most of the time it is said that a baby should sleep for an average of 16 hours a day however it not a set rule, its ok even if there is a difference. Duration of sleep always depends on each specific baby's amount of wakefulness. In new born babies there will be neurological developments going on hence they will not be able to sleep for the long hours at a stretch. Sleeping patters of babies differ greatly.
• Naps during the day
  Naps during the day is very important and baby will require one or more naps even if the baby has slept through the night depending on the baby’s need. The naps can be short duration for as long as few hours.
• Beginning of long sleeping hours at a stretch
  Every baby takes its own time to get into a sleeping pattern at bout the age of 5-9 months they start to sleep at a stretch for about 6-12 hours. However, there will be few babies who will continue taking naps and sleep at their own convenience. As they grow in time they will begin to have a set pattern.
  "Am I the only mother struggling to put my baby to sleep"- Cannot sleep through the Night
  Newborn babies have unpredictable sleeping patterns due to which mothers have sleepless nights causing lot of frustration and stress in mother’s life. Lot of time and attention is required with a sleepless baby. The only time the mothers get is when the baby sleeps to catch up friends, sleep and other personal care. Some babies sleep a lot, while others never seem to sleep.
  Few reasons for baby’s not sleeping at night
  • Some babies may feel most wakeful in the middle of the night as they just need less sleep.
  • Few babies don’t consume enough food during the day hence they wake up due to hunger at night.
  • Baby’s wake up at night sometimes due to illness or has an allergy.
  • In some cases, baby become hypersensitive, reacting to the smallest change in the environment around
• Establishing a Night-time Sleep Pattern
  Establishing a night sleep pattern for a new born should be a step by step and a gradual process as they take time to adjust to the new environment. Responsibility lies within the parents to make the newborn feel loved and secure and safe in the surroundings. If this meant you have to attend to her 10 times in few hours at night to attend to the baby’s need, you have to.Parents must realize that the world is a mystifying place for the baby. Baby must learn to fall asleep on her own.
• Teaching a baby, the difference between night and day
  Avoid darkening the room and decreasing the noise when the baby naps in the day. Try and make the baby sleep during day in outdoors or well ventilated rooms with bright sunlight coming inside. You can also make the baby sleep in a pram. Give the baby inspiring activities once the baby wakes up. At night make sure that the baby is relaxed and contented, darken the room and quite the surroundings. When she wakes up at night, attend to her needs and don’t distract in any other way.Make a clear difference between day and night.
• Forcing a pattern
  It might have come from the traditional beliefs that keeping the baby awake during the day will make the baby sleep at night. A new born needs as much sleep as it can get.Keeping the baby awake during the day may not be a good thing to do however instead of that create an environment for the baby to sleep during the nights by turning off the lights and making the room quiet and during the day make the room bright by allowing the sunlight to fall inside.
• Sleep Like A Baby
  
  • Warm bath Giving a baby a warm bath just before the sleeping time will make the baby sleep well. The generic process is giving a massage and a shower for the baby in the morning. Try to change the timings from day to night just before the sleep. Usually it is said that the baby will fall asleep sooner at night and will sleep longer as well.
  • Reaction Parents often react when they see a sleeping baby waking up. They try to tap the baby and put it back to sleep, try not to do that as it sometimes makes the baby wake up completely. Some babies wake up and fall asleep on their own. Waite and watch if the baby can put itself back to sleep if not then help the bay sleep by patting. You need to see what works best for babies.
  • Personal Bed Traditional Indian way is to make the baby sleep closer to the mother feeling the warm body to feel safe and secure, however this might be a reason why the baby wakes up more often due to movements in the bed. If you choose to put the baby in the crib the baby will have more place to move around and will sleep well with any disturbance.
  • Playtime Manage to set a playtime for the baby before you want the baby to sleep. Some babies get tired and sleep but in some cases the babies might get stimulated and take a lot of time to unwind to fall asleep. Its best to begin an hour or 2 two before the bedtime.
  • Feeding Try and make it a routine to feed the baby as much as you can during the day and night time reduce feeding if possible, try patting her and put the baby to sleep by this the baby will soon learn that day time is for feed and night time to rest it out. Post playing session, feed the baby well and make it sleep so that the baby sleep well. Schedule-Start to prepare for the bedtime for the baby at the same time every day. Set a schedule by putting the baby to sleep at the same time every night.
• Mistakes Parents Make while Baby's Sleep Training
  Parenting can be overwhelming and very stressful. There is a constant effort to give the best for the kids. Sleeping is one of crucial time for a growing baby and developing a good sleep pattern is very essential for babies for their right growth and development.
  Trying to give the most appropriate growing up practices, todays parents are overloaded with information hence most of the parent’s land up making mistakes.
  1. Inducing sleep in the motion form
     Some children fall asleep when they are out in the car or in strollers as it gives the baby a motion. Few parents use this as a daily practice as it is easier to make the baby sleep, however getting a baby addicted to a motion sleep is not a good practice and they will not be able to sleep well at night on the bed.
  2. Late Bedtimes
     Early to bed and early to rise should be the practice that all parents should cultivate in their kids. Smaller kids below the age group of 12 years should not sleep later than 10.00pm and should sleep a minimum of 10 hours each day. Sleeping lesser than 10 hours of sleep will cause more fatigue for the kids, which will in turn make the kids very cranky and restless at night. Fixing a certain bedtime for your baby is a good practice.
  3. Using Overstimulation toys
     Children psychiatrists claim that babies always sleep better in a dark room which helps the brain rest completely. Keep away all toys with blinking lights, singing tunes toys, C. D’s and DVD’s which are very noisy is an unwanted addition during sleep time. Kids getting used to dark room is good while they are small as they will not have night time fear of dark rooms to sleep as they grow up.
  4. Sleeping in their own bed too Early
     Making the baby sleep next to the mother -a way of Indian culture is the best practice. Many psychiatrists say that kids are good in the same bed as mother until the age of 3 years as the babies won’t be ready to sleep on a bed on their own.
     Today’s parents influenced with western culture try to make the baby in their cribs super early and this leads to the kids developing irregular or disturbed sleep patterns. Kids lesser than the age group of 3 will not have intellectual development. They will not know the necessary self-control to stay inside the boundaries of the bed.
  With all the above information you must now be able to understand the common sleep pattern, Do’s and Don’ts which will make you be better equipped to avoid them.

Bathing your baby

Baby Safety Products

• Outlet plugs and covers
  Kids become very impatient when you advise them not to touch certain things and they will be tempted to touch them and switches are one common point that all kids get attracted to. Having outlet plugs and covers will help you guard all the switches and plugs and can safeguard the bay from electric shocks. it can be a useful safety hazard.
• Cushions for Furniture Corner
  Kids tend to fall while playing from the furniture and furniture’s have sharp edges which can be very hurting for the small kids hence covering the cushions for furniture corner are soft and have rounded edges which will help you to protect your child and parents can be stress free.
• Window locks
  Window locks will keep the windows locked and keep the baby away from the window which don’t have any grills or protection.
• Cabinet latches
  Cabinet latches are very helpful to rest assure that all the cabinets are secured. By using the cabinet latches you will be safeguarding the baby from harmful substances that may be there in the cabinets.
• Drawer locks
  If the drawers inyour house is reachable by the child its safer to have the draw lockers. By locking the draw, you can be sure that your child is safe away from all the places where the baby should not be there.
• Door lockers
  The baby mighty get pinched while closing the door hence you can use special door locks which are available in the market.