Newborn Placement

Little baby bum on netflix will be a life saver

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For a newborn? Haha

Honestly my newborn would cry till I played that

Trust your intuition is honestly the best advice. But ....Put the baby to sleep flat on their back on a semi firm service (mattress) with no pillows or blankets. Do NOT put alcohol on the umbilical cord although some will advise it. Don’t over dress, babies overheat easily. Get a bouncer or a swing & a boppy. Have the baby sleep in your bedroom until 6 months + ... good luck you got this!

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No alcohol on the umbilical cord? Never heard of that

I have a Boppy, already loving it will have to get a bouncer too. Thank you so much. It was very last minute and I had to scramble to find things but very excited. Nervous though. Never been around a baby quite so small! Terrified I’ll do something wrong!

All of this. 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 We’d always go down the checklist at that age when my son would cry. Is his diaper dirty, is he hungry and always make sure he has an extra layer than you’d wear. You can’t over feed them at that age. If they eat they are hungry. My son would eat 2 oz every couple of hours, but he was also a heavy eater.

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Thank you so much! I was a little worried about the feedings honestly. She’s been eating about 1.75 oz every three hours which isn’t too bad. She’s doing pretty good so far but she’s just so new!

Also, remember to sleep! Caring for a newborn is round the clock for so long, it’s very draining. It’s okay to accept help. If you and your wife can alternate so that you guys can both get a little rest that would be great. Sleep when the baby sleeps too.

Baby’s cry and that’s okay, your doing a great job, and are amazing person. Bottle, burp, diaper & sleep is all they need oh and you, they have never been alone. Swaddle, if they cry keep swaddling they will like it. They don’t like complete silence so white noise, or tv sounds is good when you put them to sleep

To add monitor gas If they are gassy or uncomfortable they can be hard to settle

Great advice ladies! Totally agree with all the comments so far. Make sure you burp her plenty too, that will help avoid gas. Spend time with her on your bare chest, just wearing a sports bra maybe - this “skin time” can be so important, to make her feel secure and give her the same heartbeat, breathing sounds she was so used to in the womb.

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Yes, skin to skin!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you all for such great ideas. It happened so suddenly and we were a little overwhelmed. So far my main concern is sleep. My anxiety is very high on letting myself sleep because I want to make sure she’s okay, breathing, so on. But I know that slowly that will ease up, hopefully!!

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Yes I do but along with the newborn her two siblings aged 4 and 7 were placed with us too. So it’s been a big change. But I do have my wife to help with things too. We’ve been switching on and off to sleep

Do you have help for sleep breaks? I always made sure that my husband would take the baby for a mommy sleep break if your too anxious to sleep when they ate sleeping.

I would recommend getting Muslim swaddles or the nestedbean swaddle (this one is the best ) white noise, black out curtains for the day naps, and colic drops or gripe water for gas

I would sleep on my back with the newborn on my chest (skin-to-skin) if you’re trying to get enough sleep! There are still a lot of wakings, but i felt it was less stressful that way.

When my baby had colic we would take turns walking around the house with her at night. I would put her in a wrap on my chest and that seemed to help. On the really tough nights sometimes I would have to walk up and down the stairs or go on the elliptical for a bit to sooth her. I think it was the rhythmic motion. Good luck!

All great advice. Just wanted to add that what you’re feeling is what every new mother feels, however they got their little bundle of joy! You got this!

I would read up on the fourth trimester. https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2012/11/04/the-fourth-trimester-aka-why-your-newborn-baby-is-only-happy-in-your-arms/

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