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Newborn Baby Care
104 students

Newborn Baby Care

Newborn Baby Care
Created byMary Shilsky
Last updated 4/2016
English

Course content

1 section • 4 lectures • 39m total length

  • Baby Supplies - Risk Factors (SIDS) 12:25
    BABY SUPPLIES

    * Don't touch your baby's nails for first two weeks, only file with emery board.
    * Always file down.
    * Comb and brush once a day, to stimulated scalp and prevent cradle cap.

    WARNING: use a little vaseline and insert only as far as the silver tip!

    * Prepare yourself for at least one load of laundry per day per newborn.
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    RISK FACTORS - SIDS

    1) Boys more prone to SIDS.
    2) Cold weather: because of comforters and blankets.
    WARMING: no comforter and no pillows in the crib for the first two years.
    3) Second hand smoke.
    4) Not breastfeeding.

    VERY IMPORTANT: babies need to sleep on their backs!

    WARNING: never leave your baby unattended on it's tummy!

    Sheri's Tip: three waterproof pads for each crib.

    LIST OF SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED : cotton balls, rubbing alcohol, baby powder, baby wash and baby soap, bulb syringe, baby wipes, baby nail clippers, baby nail scissors, a basic breathable cotton blanket, waffel-weave blanket, emery board, brush or comb, digital thermometer, waterproof pads, baby wash clothes, baby lotion, vaseline.
  • Tub Bath - Dressing7:15
    TUB BATH

    * You can use baby wash from head to toe as shampoo and soap.
    * Only use an inch of water in bath tub with an infant.

    Sheri's Tip:
    Pictures are on the front even on big diapers.
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    DRESSING

    * It is easier if you put your hand through the sleeve first and then pull the baby's arm through.
    * A tub bath should NOT take longer than 15 minutes.
  • Dressing and Swaddling7:19
    * Put the stick'ems back where they started.
    * After umbilical cord falls off, use an alcohol prep to clean around the belly button - only ones a day.
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    DRESSING
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    SWADDLING



  • Sponge Bath12:56
    SPONGE BATH

    * Dress your baby as warmly as you dress yourself.
    * When holding the baby back, support the back of the head.
    * Never leave a baby un attended.
    * Umbilical cord falls off 7-10 days after delivery.
    * Babys are calmer when swaddled.
    * Bathe the baby 2-3 times a week.
    * For each eye, use a new cotton ball.
    * Avoid using cotton swaps in newborn ears for the first month.

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Newborn Baby Care

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