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New Mom Baby Tips - Bringing Your Baby Home & Baby Care Tips

New Mom Baby Tips - Bringing Your Baby Home & Baby Care Tips: Part 3

Your baby’s first bath is a special time for both baby and her parents alike. However, a baby is much more sensitive to hot water than adults. A baby’s bath water should be tepid, no more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. To prevent accidental burns, turn your water heater down to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Keep in mind that burns don’t occur only from water, never leave a cigarette unattended near a child or light a match in their presence. (You shouldn’t smoke around a child either!)

Talk to your baby. It may seem silly talking to your baby at first, but it is how your baby develops speech. It doesn’t matter if your baby understands you or not, the important thing is that she is listening to you and picking up on more than you probably think. There are lots of ways to communicate with your baby, try chatting, asking questions, reading a book or even singing as a way to introduce various language and communication skills

Use your baby’s name in conversation. Although she won’t respond for some time, she will begin to understand her name being spoken rather quickly. You should also refer to yourself in the third person because pronouns such as “I” or “me” can be confusing to a baby just beginning to develop language skills.

Ask your baby a lot of questions and always give her time to respond. Although you won’t expect a response right away, before you know it, your baby will be responding to you with her cute “yah” and “no.” Pausing a bit allows your baby time to think about what you have said and even if she doesn’t have an answer, she won’t feel as though she is being talked over or unimportant to the “conversation.”

Reading to your baby also helps develop very important language and communication skills. Simply by reading a story to your child, you will be exposing her to language that you may not normally incorporate into your daily routine. Through books, your baby will learn what different things are such as farm animals. Keep your baby involved in the story by using sounds, rattles or motions. Use a lively voice to bring the pages of the book to life for your child.

It may seem silly, but enjoy your new baby. Don’t let the stress of the lost sleep get to you. Enjoy every minute you get to spend with your new baby because you won’t ever get those minutes back. Your baby will be the most precious thing you’ve ever seen don’t spend your time being so frazzled, spend your time enjoying the company of your new baby.

Preparing For Your New Arrival