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New parents feel excited, tired, and nervous.
There are many changes that take place and new things to learn when you become a parent.
What’s it like to be a newborn?
I like to be held gently and very close.
I like to sleep a lot.
I am hungry every few hours.
I may be fussy and cry a lot.
I can already see, hear, taste, and smell.
A car seat is the only safe place for a baby in the car.
Read all the directions for the car seat.
Search for a “child Passenger Safety Technician” near you who can check your child safety seat installation.
Newborns are born with reflexes.
Place a finger in your baby’s mouth. They will suck.
Press on the palm of your baby’s hand and watch for their hand to close.
Press on the ball of the foot and watch for their toes to flex.
Lay baby on their back.
Use a firm mattress and clothe your baby in a one-piece outfit to keep them warm while sleeping.
Baby blues?
Talk to someone you trust.
Comfort your crying infant.
This teaches them to trust you. Babies whose parents pick them up and comfort them cry less than babies who are ignored when they cry.
Updated by Nancy Schultz and Robert Nix, PhD., UW-Madison/Extension based on material written by Carol Ostergren, PhD and Dave Riley, PhD.
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