Pregnancy is full of new experiences and
worries. Expectant moms go through 9 months to avoid specific foods and
medications and incorporate new habits to keep their babies safe and healthy.
That caution does not end when the baby is born. It’s difficult to know what
you need to take proper care for your newborn, but there are essential things
in the first few months of parenting.
Car seat
Car
seat
The hospital will not let you bring your
newborn home without the car seat installed properly in your car. You’d better
buy a new car seat because the old seats may not meet current safety
requirements. The car seats for newborn are removable seats with an adjustable
strap that allow you to carry your baby in a convenient way without bringing
her out of the seat.
Sleeping area
A
bassinet
Newborns sleep most of the time, so you will
need somewhere to put your baby down. This means a crib and mattress, but there
are available alternatives including a bassinet, playpen, and so on. Whatever
you choose, make sure it meets the current safety requirements, and do not put
anything in or near the area that could hurt your baby.
Clothes
People like shopping for babies, and clothes
are popular gifts. The one-piece clothes are very popular and easy to replace
when diaper is dirty or your little angel spits up. Find the soft, easy to wear
and easy to take off clothes with many different sizes. Babies grow rapidly and
before you know it your little angel did not fit into clothes for newborn
anymore.
Health, safety and care
Sometimes think of all the daily necessary
things is very difficult, especially if this is your first baby. You will need
things necessary for health such as first aid kit and thermometer. These safety
items include a baby monitor, smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector that
are properly installed in or near the baby’s room. Baby care and bath items
include soap, nail clippers and talcum powder for the baby's skin.
Diapers
Diapers
You can use disposable diapers or cloth
diapers, but make sure you have plenty of diapers on hand when the baby is
born. You have to change diapers many times in newborn phase, and you will not
want to run out of diapers at midnight. If you choose disposable diapers, you
should have at least a pack of large size diapers ready for the moment your
baby suddenly grows too quickly. For those who use cloth diapers, keep at least
a pack of disposable diapers on hand in case of emergency.
Feeding accessories
Like diapers, choosing breastfeeding or bottle
feeding is personal choice. However, regardless of which you choose, you must
have bottles and nipples to use with formula or expressed breast milk. A breast
pump is necessary to express breast milk for later feeding, or allow others to
feed the baby and mothers to rest.
