The First Few Months

The first few months are filled with sleepless nights, tons of laundry, lots of bottle washing, breast pumping and worries. But again DON’T WORRY you can do this! So one thing every new parent worries about is SIDS which stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Basically it is a random death of an infant for a mysterious reason. It takes around 2,200 infants lives each year. The peak is between 2 and 4 months and 90% occur at 6 months. The APA says that all babies need to be put on their backs when they sleep because it will lower the risk of SIDS. There are other things you can do to prevent SIDS from happening the first is to keep the baby in your room for the first few months. Have them sleep next to your bed in a basinet. Co-sleeping is not suggested because you could end up rolling over on to them in the middle of the night and suffocate them. Make sure they do not have any blankets in their basinet or crib because they again can pull it over their heads and suffocate. Also no stuffed animals or pillows. You want to avoid putting things in their crib until they are at least 1 years old.

(Source: http://www.ourbabynews.com/breast-or-bottle.html)

One debate you should decide on before you actually give birth is how you are going to feed your baby, breast feed or bottle feed. Everyone says that breast is best but don’t feel bad if you do not want to do so. For me I felt like people who breast feed snub their nose at me when I offer them formula I received as a gift and don’t use. They say ohh no sorry I breast feed with a cocky little attitude. Hey a lot of us ladies do not want to keep living like we are pregnant because believe me that 10 months, yes it’s actually 10 not 9. You have to still eat a certain diet and you cannot take medications. When I was pregnant I got two really bad cold and I was so miserable without medication.

(Source: http://pregnancy.more4kids.info/93/choosing-a-pediatrician-for-your-baby/)

As for doctor visits you will take your little one when they are a week old and then again at one month. The first few visits they check the baby’s height, weight, and head size. They will also ask you a few questions about development just to make sure he or she is headed in the right direction. After that you will only need to take the baby every two months. The second month is when they start to get immunizations then again at 4 and 6 months.

Well that is all for now next post will be in a few days so keep on following future care givers. J