Involve him in fun activities while the baby is around making the baby and
associated baby smells less of a threat to him.
Not exact matches
Give the kitty some fuss while you have
baby lotion or powder on your hands, so they recognize the
smell and
associate it with happy times
It's important to note that your
baby will always
associate touch and
smell with nursing.
The
smell will reach him on a subconscious level and help your
baby to
associate the comfortable world of sleep with his dad's
smell.
Plenty of parents like using
baby detergent, though, not out of necessity but because it has a classic
smell associated with snuggling a tiny human.
Your let down response can be
associated with sight (a photo of
baby), a
smell (
baby's onesie), a sound (
baby's cry) or the sense of touch (
baby against your skin).
If you're breastfeeding, your
baby will
associate you with food and will
smell your milk when you try to settle them down.
Your newborn
baby knows that
smell and
associates it with comfort, food, and safety.
Simply put; your
baby associates sleep with being held and the
smell of you.
Before the due date, start wearing
baby powders and lotions to help your dog
associate these
smells with a familiar and safe human (that's you!)