Top 1: Why does my baby eats he not?
During his first hours of life, your baby just needs to rest and he is not hungry, his stomach is still filled with amniotic fluid. Birth was a shattering event for him. He must get used to the outside world: light, noise, odors. Of course, if you are breastfeeding, you will have to breastfeed within two hours after birth. Why? Baby need much more to satisfy his need to suck, to be comforted and soothed by his mother than to eat! If you choose to formula feeding, bottle feeding a baby will be offered from 5 to 6 hours after birth. Some simply want to breastfeed but are not hungry, others will spit out the milk offered.
Top 2: My baby is sucking my breast but I have no milk! Does he not hungry?
Do not panic! Lactogenesis of a young mother is on average three days after delivery. First you secrete colostrum, a yellowish liquid very rich in minerals. It is ideal for the newborn: very nutritious, it will stimulate the passage of meconium, her first stool. Some babies need most comfort brings a breastfeed and do not necessarily hungry.
Top 3: Put in my baby is uncomfortable, even painful, is this normal?
Your breasts are preparing for breastfeeding and the preparation requires some patience. At the maternity ward, the medical team can help you find your ideal position to breastfeed baby. Also be aware that some babies have a strong sucking reflex, and this can be a bit painful. Finally, note that the sensitivity to pain is different from one woman to another. Be especially serene and persevering: the pain will fade with the rise of milk. After a fortnight, you will normally forgotten this discomfort.
Top 4: What are the care of the umbilical cord?
You should know that during the first three days after birth, a baby will clamp Barr (also called umbilical clamp) to" close "the umbilical cord. This little clip is removed according to the drying of the cord, usually after the third day of baby's life. Childcare assistants invite the young mother to attend daily cord care. Each pregnancy follows its own protocol, care varies from one to three per day. This is a sterile gauze soaked with an antiseptic and gently dab at the base of the cord. These actions will be for the duration of stay in the maternity. And if baby cries, it's not because of pain but because the disinfectant liquid is cold on his skin!
Top 5: How to dress my baby?
The day of birth, a nursery nurse will take care of Baby's bath. You will be asked certainly the day after delivery, if you are given. Many nursery nurses recommend undress the baby and gently lather on the changing table. Then, gently depositing baby in a bath at 37 ° for a few seconds. It should not stay too long in water so as not to over wet the umbilical cord. Why do babies cry? Simply because it has not yet used to being handled!