What are 2 safety concerns for a newborn?

Avoid burns by not holding your baby while cooking or holding hot food or beverages. Never leave baby unattended on beds, sofas, chairs, or any place where he or she may fall. Install baby gates at the top and bottom of stairways. Never leave baby alone with other young children or with pets.

What activities can new parents do to bond with their babies while still in the hospital?

What promotes bonding?

• Hold your baby close, even while sleeping. Keep your newborn in your hospital room if possible to encourage early and ongoing contact.
• Talk, sing, read, or recite a poem to your baby.
• Breastfeed your baby if you can.
• Touch your baby.
• Respond to your baby’s cries.

Is there such a thing as spoiling a newborn?

You can’t spoil a baby. Contrary to popular myth, it’s impossible for parents to hold or respond to a baby too much, child development experts say. Infants need constant attention to give them the foundation to grow emotionally, physically and intellectually.

What do new parents fear most?

In general, parents and nonparents alike tend to fear the things they can’t control. Parents also tend to be particularly afraid of lurid and sensational hazards, those that draw media attention and make for movie-of-the-week melodramas.

What do babies do in the first month?

They will start to focus with both eyes at 1 month and should be able to follow a moving object from side to side. They will probably prefer looking at a human face to looking at an object and will gaze deeply into your eyes if you hold them about 45 cm away. Most babies can recognise their parents by this age.

Is it OK to let a newborn cry it out?

Crying it out If your baby doesn’t appear sick, you’ve tried everything, and he or she is still upset, it’s OK to let your baby cry. If you need to distract yourself for a few minutes, place your baby safely in the crib and make a cup of tea or call a friend.