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With the arrival of new born baby, the friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors get worried than mommy. They bombard the mother with plenty of advice, what is best for the baby, how to feed her, how to dress her, the best way to use the diaper and many other endless advises.
There are many advices which can genuinely help you and make your parenting a better one but not all of them. In today’s technological era you have the best way to check whether the advice is useful for you and your baby or not via Internet and pediatrician. Every mommy knows that if somebody is telling you baby care facts then you need to get a second opinion on that. There are some baby care tips which you can easily ignore without even thinking twice about it. Let's discuss them:
Fact No. 1 : Newborns need to be bathed every day
As a parent we always want our baby to be clean, therefore, we plan to bath our baby daily, which actually cause harm. Bathing your baby daily can make your baby’s skin dry and cause irritation. The areas which you should be concerned to keep clean is the neck, face and diaper area of your baby.
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Fact No. 2 : Let your baby cry it out, don’t soothe her
The way you comfort your baby is totally up to you. But if you are expecting that your three- month old baby will sooth herself and we would suggest you not to believe it. Soothing your little baby when she is crying doesn’t mean you will spoil her. Obviously, your little baby doesn’t know the self- soothing strategy yet. She only knows how to suck on their toes, fingers and other objects for comfort. When you hold your crying infant when she is crying, you are telling her that she is not alone and you will always be with her when she needs you the most. So, soothe your crying infant when she cries because she needs your care and love that time.
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Fact No. 3 : It’s better to let your baby sleep on their stomach
Sometimes baby care advice it not just inaccurate but can also be deadly. In the past, it was said by doctors that if your baby is lying on her back then she can face choking, spit up etc. But recent research shows that high rate of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is found in babies who sleep on the stomach. Therefore, babies should always be sleeping on their back.
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Time to forget the historic myths of baby care tips and do what is helpful and necessary to make your baby healthy. Stay connected with us and get to know more about better parenting.
