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6 tips to take care of new born baby at home

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Parenting tips to take care of new born baby at home

In the first few months after birth, here are some ways to protect your baby:baby at home

  1. Keep your baby away from secondhand smoke (smoke from a cigarette or cigar).
    Babies who are exposed to secondhand smoke have more colds and car infections. And they’re at increased risk of SIDS.
  2. Have a safe place for your baby to sleep (either in your bed, a crib, or a bassinet). Have a firm mattress. If you’re using a very old crib.
    Make sure the bars are close enough together (at least 2.3 inches apart) so she can’t get her head through them.
  3. Keep at least 1 hand on your baby when she’s on a changing table, bed, or other high surface.
    An active baby could fall off even before she’s able to roll over.
  4. Watch your baby when young children are around.
    Most little kids don’t know what’s dangerous for a new baby. A toddler might think he’s helping you by picking her up when she’s crying. A child older than 1O years usually knows what’s safe.
  5. Don’t play roughly with your baby.
    Be gentle. Never throw her up in the air and never shake her.
  6. Babies need good head support in the first months.
    Even when your baby can hold her head up well, she still needs to be handled gently.