Carseat
It is recommended that an infant carseat be situated in this manner until a child is two years of age.
What is rearfacing?
The number of hours a newborn sleeps per day.
What is 14-17 - but only in 2-3 hour intervals?
The most accurate place to take a temperature on an infant.
What is axillary (under the arm)?
It is recommended that this not be done more than twice a week.
What is bathing?
This is the best way for a birth parent to be successful with breastfeeding from birth.
What is skin-to-skin contact and allowing infant to have unrestricted access to breastfeeding.
Where I will find the information on how to correctly install my child's carseat.
What is the carseat manual and the car manual?
The time of day most newborns are more awake.
What is during the night?
Normal temperature for an infant.
What is an axillary temperature of 36.5-37.5 degrees Celsius,
This can be done to help an infant sleep for longer stretches.
What is swaddling?
It is recommended to breastfeed your child for this long.
What is exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age and beyond?
When the child is properly secured in the carseat, the chest clip must be secured where on the child.
The safest position in which an infant should sleep.
What is on the back?
It is recommended that this be done if an infant under the age of three months has a fever.
What is have them assessed by a physician?
This is routinely done at 2 months of age.
What is first immunizations?
It is not recommended these be introduced to infants until breastfeeding is well established.
What are soothers?
The safest place to secure the carseat in the car.
What is in the backseat?
When I can stop waking my infant to feed them.
When jaundice has resolved and the baby is consistently gaining weight.
How to help my infant if they have a cold (cough, runny nose)
What is thin nasal secretions with saline, place a humidifier in their sleeping space, give them lots of love and attention?
This should be done for short stretches from birth to strengthen neck muscles and prevent flattening to the back of the head.
What is tummy time?
It is important to feed your infant this often.
What is on your infant's schedule? Important to note infant's need to eat 8-12 times in 24 hours.
It is not recommended that these not be added to a carseat while it is in motion in a vehicle.
What is aftermarket positioning devices, hanging toys, blankets or sacks that go under the baby (between the baby and the carseat)?
The age at which daytime sleep consolidates into two or three predictable nap times.
What is 6 months of age?
A common condition in a baby's first week of life that may require intervention from their healthcare team.
What is jaundice?
These should be cleaned twice a day from birth with a soft, damp cloth.
What is the gums?
This when a woman's body starts making breastmilk.
What is immediately after birth? In fact, many women will produce colostrum during their pregancy.