Monday, June 15, 2009

Guidance For New Fathers - 5 Baby Care Tips

By Donnie Boots

Father versus Daddy? Which are you going to be? Any guy can be a father, but can you face reality and take on the responsibilities of being a Daddy? When the baby comes home will you help take care of Baby and Mommy?

Learn proper baby care and diapering right away and keep your baby dry and clean and healthy. If you helped care for a baby when you were growing up or had a really strong Daddy role model to follow, your job is easier now. However, it is still your role now, regardless of how well prepared you may be, or NOT.

Be gentle with your newborn child. Their bodies are still developing and it is still easy to damage the babys head if you are too rough. Save the football hugs and locker room slugs for later when the baby becomes a growing playful child who can handle that kind of fooling around and playing.

Don't let your infant suffer. It is impossible to spoil a newborn baby. Psychological damage is too easy to give and too hard to repair. Old timers will tell you not to spoil the child, let them cry it out. When there is a fuss about whether or not to carry or rock your infant while it is crying, opt for caring not ignoring. Your baby needs something, maybe milk or maybe comfort. Nurture your infant while you can. This is a really basic need.

Baby care is easy when you remember to put the baby's well-being and safety first in your mind. Never leave your infant unattended on a counter or a bed, even for a minute while you dash for the phone.

You can help with baby care in more ways than you know of right now. Pay attention to what your baby needs and to what the Mommy needs too, especially if she is breast-feeding. Be there so she can rest. Change the diapers. Do the laundry. Bathe your baby. Cuddle your baby. See how the list grows.

Never shake your baby. Did you know you can cause brain damage by shaking its head and beating its brain around inside the still forming skull. And always give your baby support, hold the head because the baby does not have strong enough neck muscles yet to hold it up by itself. Learn proper baby care diaper ing right away and keep your baby dry and clean and healthy. Do not let your baby stay wet to teach him a lesson. These simple reminders will help you with baby health care.

The joys of being a new parent are sometimes overlooked when you are weary or frustrated by trying to be all things for all people. Now you have a new member of your family. Which will you be? Father or Daddy? It is an awesome responsibility and a tremendous opportunity to nurture and raise a healthy child in this society. Then you can truly celebrate Father's Day as a Daddy.

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