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Baby Health: 20 Best Do’s and Don’ts for Your Newborn

  By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Feb 6th 2013 at 7:30AM IN | Avg Rating
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So now that you are blessed with this angel, you must be all confused with how to pamper your newborn especially if you are a new parent. A newborn can fill your house and heart with lots of happiness but the constant feeding, puking and other small ailments which plague a newborn can also make your life tough and exhausting. Caring for a baby is more than buying expensive toys and gadgets as it involves learning a new set of rules to give the best to your baby. Though  do’s and don’ts are pretty common, we provide a list of 20 best do’s and don’ts with the help from our expert  Dr. Keya Lahiri – Chief Pediatrician at Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital, so that you bring up your newborn in a safe and healthy manner. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images

  • Baby Health Tip # 1: Every help in crucial
  • Baby Health Tip # 2: Handling
  • Baby Health Tip # 3: Burping your child is important
  • Baby Health Tip # 4: Follow the pattern; Feed, break then nap
  • Baby Health Tip # 5: Wash your hands before handling your baby
  • Baby Health Tip # 6: Immunization is important
  • Baby Health Tip # 7: Place your baby on their back
  • Baby Health Tip # 8: Swaddle your baby
  • Baby Health Tip # 9: 45-degree angle feeding technique
  • Baby Health Tip # 10: Wait for the bubbles to pop out from the bottle
  • Baby Health Tip # 11: Trimming your baby’s nails
  • Baby Health Tip # 12: Shaking is not good
  • Baby Health Tip # 13: Don’t play with your baby like you are juggling a ball in the air
  • Baby Health Tip # 14: Avoid waking your baby
  • Baby Health Tip # 15: Smoking can harm your baby
  • Baby Health Tip # 16: Finishing the bottle shouldn’t be the criteria
  • Baby Health Tip # 17: Don’t stuff your baby’s crib with soft toys
  • Baby Health Tip # 18: Don’t use perfumed wipes
  • Baby Health Tip # 19: Don’t use perfumed wipes
  • Baby Health Tip # 20: Don’t let your baby hold the bottle

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