an introduction
Children are the adornment of life. Without children, life would have no meaning. Life would only continue with children. Children are tomorrow’s youth. They are the hope of the future. Care for children is one of the responsibilities of parents. He urged the good education of young children, and urged the mother and father to be compassionate with their children.
How to take care of newborns
Young mothers always suffer from how to take care of their first child, since their experience and knowledge are few, not fully aware of what to do in some situations, always resort to others, and the lack of experience of the mother may endanger the child, was the duty of the Ministry of Health to To make awareness sessions for pregnant women, and how to deal with the child after birth, and the mother of the pregnant woman to work her daughter how to deal with the situations encountered with her young child during the first days.
The most important guidelines for a woman with a newborn child
One of the most important guidelines that can be given to a woman with a newborn is:
Belly belt
The mother should be interested in placing the abdominal belt on the abdomen of her child in order to avoid any miscarriage of the child as a result of the wrong pregnancy, but disagreed in this matter some, as some experts said that tying the belt on the belly of the child does not change anything, The baby’s abdomen protects the child from cold or health problems that cause abdominal and stomach disorders.
Swallow (baby harness)
However, the mother must be aware of the child’s connection to the uterus. The lumbar or ligament causes a critical paralysis of the child, thus preventing movement of the joints. Therefore, doctors do not recommend that the mother use this ligament to avoid injury to the child.
Saline the child after birth
This is a heresy of old ladies, as this is usually an old habit: that the skin of a newborn child is salted in order to cleanse the skin and get a thin layer of skin, but this is harmful and may cause a lot of damage to the child, The most important of which is that the skin can absorb salt, which can cause a condition of bleeding in the child, which may endanger his life.
Care of the navel
The mother should take care of the baby’s body until the excess area falls off, and the navel takes its natural shape. Doctors do not recommend placing any medical preparations or tying the navel in order to drop it. The navel falls on its own without doing anything to it. You do it to leave it alone, and keep it away from the water, so that it does not rot.
Newborn Breast Reconstruction
This is wrong, as women usually used to do in the past and it is usually very wrong, as the unit believes that it should be the modernization of the newborn’s breast to get rid of rotten milk as they call, or some call it milk devil, About the ignorance of the environment surrounding the child, as this may cause the occurrence of swelling and tumors in the chest, and may even sometimes involve surgical intervention in order to rid the child of these harmful tumors.
Increased use of herbs
The mistake the mother makes here is to give the child herbs as soon as he hears his cries, such as boiling glasses, anise, and other tranquilizers, and many of them cause some disturbance in the child and are sometimes harmful to the child.
Baby bath
The mother should not be too much of the baby’s bath for more than once or twice a week. The mother can wash the baby with a towel with a little water by placing the towel in the water and then wiping the child’s body. This should be done. Mother in the summer, and every two days in the winter, and it is advised that the child should not be washed immediately after birth, but after two days at most.
Flower of milk
Note that many children have a white tongue. This is because of the milk, because the young child can not eat anything but milk, but if this color extends into the mouth and gums, the doctor should be consulted.
Baby Clothing
Most mothers think that the child can not tolerate the surrounding weather changes, so she uses many pieces of clothing on the child, but the fact that the child does not need more pieces of clothing than the mother wears.
Child sleep
The baby’s hours of sleep gradually shrink and decrease, and the mother should not be afraid to sleep for long hours and try to wake him, because this is very normal. .
Use of comfortable diapers
The most common cause of stress and anxiety during sleep is the wrong use of the baby. The choice of the mother for diapers suitable for the child causes the child to rest during bedtime, and the diapers may cause an infection in the child’s skin, which causes the child to feel pain , And the pain of long hours, without the mother is aware of the reality behind this pain and crying.
Breastfeeding
The mother must feed the child through breastfeeding, which gives the child the necessary nutrients for the proper growth of the body. The nursing mother should take care of the food you eat because the baby will need his mother’s milk. Breastfeeding should be done properly. , That the mother sit in a correct and comfortable position and then the child is a good manner on the hands, and then bring the child to the breast of his mother, and breast feeding the child.
One of the most important things that a mother should care about is to give the child natural milk from her nipples. It is not harmful for the mother to give the child a little milk and artificial breast milk, but the mother should consult the pediatrician about the quality of milk that suits her child, And take the pharmacist’s instructions on the dose you should give your child.