21 Baby Care Tips For New Moms

Caring for your newborn baby can be hard work and exhausting. These easy baby care tips for new moms can help to make your life much easier.

Caring For A New Baby Can Be Tough

21 Baby Care Tips For New Moms

• Use coconut oil to remove cradle cap. Gently moisturise baby’s scalp and use a baby comb to remove the flakes of dry skin.

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• Use a white noise machine to help soothe your baby.

• Use mesh laundry bags to separate soiled clothing and they are also great for keeping tiny baby socks together.

•  You need your rest too so sleep when baby sleeps. In the beginning this will probably be your only chance to get some sleep.

• Use a swaddling blanket with a zipper. This is so much easier for nighttime changes.

• Your baby needs to have a lot of close contact with you. They like to be held a lot. Try carrying them in a sling while you go about your daily tasks.

• Don’t train your baby to be a light sleeper. Get them used to sleeping with background noise. If you don’t you will be creeping around trying to be quiet for years.

• If baby won’t take gripe water or medication you can try putting it into their pacifier.

• Keep diaper changing supplies on each floor of your house. There will be no dashing up or down stairs in an emergency.

• The envelope design at the top of your baby’s vest is there so you can take it off by pulling the vest down. Comes in very handy when your baby has had an explosion.

• Fold down the waist of your newborns diaper to allow the umbilical cord to heal.

• Use a small brush or spatula to apply diaper cream. This saves an awful lot of mess.

• If you are breastfeeding and can’t remember which side you are due to feed on then put a hair tie on your wrist. Just keep switching sides after each feed.

• When you give your newborn a bath warm the towel using a heat pad. This will keep baby as comfortable as possible.

• For the first few days your baby’s poop will be a tarry, sticky nightmare. Use a little olive oil on your baby’s bottom to make clean up much easier.

• Check hot or cold your baby is by feeling their chest. Their hands and feet will always feel slightly colder than the rest of their body.

• With a baby boy, place a washcloth over his penis when you unfasten his diaper. This prevents a fountain of pee going everywhere.

• Your newborn will take up a lot of your time. You won’t have an awful lot of time to take care of your own needs. Try taking a bath with your baby, this will save you time.

• When changing a diaper always place the new one under the old one. Then when the old diaper is taken away, your baby is already lying on the new one. This saves the precious few seconds between the switch when all kinds of disasters could happen.

• When your baby has gas, lay them on their backs and rotate their legs in a bicycle motion. This will relieve the gas and the pain that comes with it.

• Newborns need an awful lot of sleep. Don’t try to keep them awake for longer than 90 minutes. 

The first few weeks are never easy but these newborn baby care tips for new moms  should help to make things go a little smoother for you.