Step-by-step Baby Care Tips!

It is very important to know how to take care of your newborn baby. A baby everyday care, baby health careand baby safety care plays an important role in your baby development. In order to become an expert in baby everyday care, you should master the 5 baby care tips mention below.

Many first-time parents are unsure of how to hold their newborn baby. The best way to hold them is the one that comes naturally to you. However, the safest way to carry them is to ensure that you support their head at all times. A young baby has no head control and they will feel insecure without support. The following baby care tips will help to guide you to the correct way of handling you baby! 

Step-by-step techniques

Step 1: Place left hand under your baby’s head and neck and the other hand under her bottom.

Step 2: Lift them up slowly, closely to your body and support her with your hands at all times.  

          Step 3: Turn them towards your chest and shoulders while straightening your back.  

There are basically 2 types of feeding your baby. In general, breastfeeding is better as it benefits both the mother and baby. Young mothers are mistaken that formula can replace breast milk. However, research has found out that no matter how many vitamins, mineral and supplements are added, it can NEVER replace the properties of breast milk. In addition, breastfeeding promotes a very special bond between mother and child.  

Step-by-step techniques

Get yourself into a correct position which you are comfortable with before you start to breastfeed you baby.

If you are seated down:

Step 1: Ensure that you support your back and arms with cushions.

Step 2: Hold your baby’s head close to your breast.

Step 3: Ensure that her whole body should face you.

If you are lying down:

Step 1: Lay on your side on a sofa or bed with your legs up, supporting your head with a pillow or your hand.

Step 2: Place your baby beside and facing you so that the baby can feed from the lower breast

After feeding your baby, you need to wind your baby. Hold them over your shoulder and pat or rub their back to relieve wind.

The only way babies can communicate is by crying. Although their crying could be very irritating, but if they never cry, you would never know what they need. The most common reason for crying is hunger; however it could be other reasons for crying. For example: 

The best way to comfort them is to attend to their basic needs, give them your attention, smile to them, rocking them gently, let them listen to your heartbeat and allow them to enjoy the skin-to-skin contact.

Parents usually give their baby a daily bath, which is fine as long as you and your baby enjoy it. However, until the 6th month or so, it does not matter if they are being bath once every three days as long as you wash their face, hands, feet and bottom every day.

Step-by-step techniques

Step 1: Fill the bath tub with 2 to 3 inches of warm water (around 90°C).  

Step 2: Bring your baby to the bath area and undress them completely.

Step 3: Slowly slip them into the tub, using one hand to support their head and neck. Pour cupfuls of bath water over them regularly.

Step 4: Use soap to wash them with your hand from top to bottom, front to back.

Step 5: Rinse them thoroughly and wrap them in a towel and pat them dry.

There are 2 types of nappies – disposable and washable. Disposable nappies are convenient, time-saving and come in different shapes and sizes. Washable nappy is available in traditional terry-toweling squares which come in different fabrics and shapes.

It is very important to change your baby’s nappy often because it helps to keep them comfortable. When changing a nappy, you should get everything ready beforehand. Keep all the essential equipment handy in a changing bag so that you can use it at home or take it with you when you go out.

Step-by-step techniques

Step 1: Undo the dirty nappy. Hold both of your baby’s legs up with one hand and use the other hand to wipe away any stools with the front of the nappy. Roll the nappy up from the front and put it aside.

Step 2: Hold the legs up and clean your baby’s bottom with cotton wool dipped with warm water.

Step 3: Dry the area with a cotton wool or towel. Put a new nappy under the bottom and apply a thin layer of barrier cream.

Step 4: Close the nappy.