5 key things you can do right to nurse your newborn baby – 5 key things you can do right to nurse your newborn baby
The newborn baby in the breastfeeding period is to let all parents parenting period more headache, because the baby in this period for a long time in a sleep state, in the waking hours also can not properly express their thoughts, parents want to figure out what the baby heart is feeling is very difficult.Some mothers say that their babies always cry when expressing their feelings, no matter what state they are in or whether they are happy or unhappy, and at first they are at a loss as to what they are doing to make their babies feel bad.
It was only later that the mother realised that her baby rarely smiled and when she was happy, she would only open her mouth wide and look at her mother with wide eyes.
Many parents are often confused by some parenting ideas. This is because every baby is different, so we can only summarise some commonalities in parenting to explain to you, but every parent is afraid that there is something wrong with their baby, so when they see a similar situation, they suspect that their baby has some kind of defect.
I’ve seen many of my fans commenting that they think there’s something wrong with their baby after reading too many articles.
So I have summarised for parents the top 5 issues that parents are most likely to overlook or get wrong when breastfeeding their babies, which are more “common” and can answer some of your questions when bringing up a baby.
1. Protect your baby’s eyesight and hearing up to the age of 1.
A few years ago the British media published a scientific article with photos showing the level of visual development of babies in the first year of life.
We can see that babies are not able to see a person in front of them until they are at least 3 months old, and can only clearly distinguish simple colours such as red and green at 4-5 months.
This is why many parents prepare brightly coloured toys for their babies from birth and constantly entertain them with these toys, which is a mistake.
Experiments and studies by childcare experts have shown that using brightly coloured red and green toys with a diameter of about 5cm at around 4 months of age can help babies to develop their eyesight.
However, they should not be used excessively and it is best not to keep them around 24 hours a day, let alone let them play with them for more than half an hour, as this can easily cause visual fatigue.
2. Pay attention to the length of your baby’s sleep and adjust to a healthy routine.
There are three periods of growth and development in a child’s life: infancy, early childhood and adolescence. During these three periods of development parents will find that their children often need to sleep for very long periods of time.
Parents should be aware that it is normal for babies to sleep for a long time in a day, but they should pay attention to try to adjust their sleep schedule so that they sleep more at night and try to schedule their play time during the day so that their bodies can grow better.
3. Milk powder concentration and serving size should be prepared in strict accordance with the instructions.
In the past, many parents were worried that their babies would not get enough to eat and scooped up a spoonful more when dispensing milk powder, resulting in intestinal necrosis in babies fed for a long time, which could even lead to death if not rescued in time.
In addition to this, don’t think that feeding your baby more formula will make them grow better, not knowing that too much formula will easily make your baby spit up, and spitting up at night while sleeping can even kill your baby. If you feed your baby too much, he or she will eat more than the average child and will easily get obesity-related diseases when they grow up.
4. Understand the meaning of your baby’s various cries and give the right response.
Some parents still believe in the so-called “cry immunity” method, believing that holding their babies less when they cry will make them stronger, but in fact there have been many cases of children raised this way suffering from depression, autism and eventually suicide.
Babies’ cries have different meanings and parents need to be patient and observe how they react to stop their baby’s cries, and can ‘translate’ a set of their baby’s ‘instructions’ themselves.
This way, you can quickly understand what your baby is trying to do, so that they can live in an environment where they feel safe for a long time and feel loved from an early age, so that when they grow up they will be able to show their love to their parents and become a healthy person.
5. Help your baby to exercise and exercise properly.
During the daytime when babies are awake and playing, parents can also help them exercise their arms and legs, which will help them to develop and grow by exercising the muscles of their limbs.
However, parents should be aware that babies have a very limited amount of activity during infancy and it is up to their own baby to arrange the amount of exercise.
If your baby is active, likes to wave his arms and legs around when he is awake and sleeps soundly at night and does not wake up easily, then parents only need to help him bend his knees and flex his arms a few times.
If your baby is quiet and immobile, doesn’t move much during the day and wakes up easily at night, then you can arrange more exercise movements for your baby so that they can burn off their excess energy during the day and sleep more soundly at night, which will also promote limb development.