Being skin to skin against mom's bare chest helps
baby adjust to the outside world and be ready for the very first breastfeed.
against mom's bare chest helps
baby adjust to the outside world and be ready for the very first breastfeed.
Not exact matches
Frequent nursing is also needed —
to avoid / reduce engorgement in the early days,
to nourish and grow a
baby who has a stomach the size of his fist but who needs
to double his weight within 5 - 6 months,
to establish a good milk supply for mom, and
to help a
baby who has been cradled close and warm inside mom for 9 months
adjust to life in the
outside world.
As he
adjusts to the
outside world, your
baby still expects many of the same comforts of the womb he had in the 3rd trimester.
Some we diagnose with colic which is really just a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning there's nothing wrong with the
baby, he's just a sensitive little soul (as I like
to call them) who needs some time
adjusting to the
outside world.
Your chest is the best place for your
baby to adjust to life in the
outside world.
Often, the only thing «wrong» with premature
babies, especially those who are only a few weeks premature, is that they are in the wrong place and still need time
to develop and
adjust to the
outside world.