Womb to Crib

Your precious newborn baby is home! Congratulations - what a wonderful talent, to make a life and bring it into the world.

Caring for Mom:

• Natural Delivery:
1. Healing from an episiotomy
2. When to call the doctor

• C-section:
1. Healing from a C-section
2. When to call the doctor

• Both:
1. Weight loss
2. Bleeding and Abdomen Healing
3. Sleeping right
4. Eating Right
5. Post Partum Depression

Family Values:

• How to handle family advice givers & Critics
• How to keep dad involved - sharing baby time
• How to bring family together, including siblings

Newborn's Daily Schedules:

• Sleeping
• Eating and Burping
• Diaper Changing

Baby Knowledge:

• 5 mistakes parents make with newborns -- and how to avoid them
• Jaundice in newborns
• Foods to avoid while breastfeeding
• When to call the doctor
• What if you are unsure if a doctor is needed
• How to call the doctor
• What if you feel the doctor is wrong
• What you need to know about SID's
• Pro's and Con's of co-sleeping
• How to help baby sleep better
• Bathing Baby
• Caring for the umbilical cord
• Dressing and Undressing Baby
• Feeding Baby Choices
• How to bond with and sooth newborn