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What to Expect in Your Newborn’s Behavior

Newborn behavior

As a parent of a newborn, you become part of a whole new world. Newborns need and deserve our full attention. They are new to the world and only understand it through your eyes and love. Newborns are fragile and vulnerable, and patience and gentle care is required of parents and all caretakers of newborns. Share with the others who care for your child the need to be respectful of and patient with your newborn. Call upon others, such as family members and friends, to help you with your infant in order to be able to take care of yourself. Sleep when your baby sleeps, and eat regularly–you will need your strength to care for your infant.

Newborn behavior and tips for caring for your infant

• Your baby may spend a lot of time sleeping during the first couple of months.

• Your baby will naturally develop eating skills, either from a bottle or from nursing. All infants should suck and swallow well. They will improve these reflexes as they grow.

• Be sure to keep your baby nice and dry. Newborns need to be changed frequently, usually following a feeding.

• Babies need to be comforted at this stage, so pick your baby up and hold him. Don’t be afraid of spoiling your newborn by picking him up when he is crying. Your baby needs to trust that you are there to care for and love him because this helps him feel safe.

• Your baby will make cooing sounds and will respond to your voice, even as early as hours after birth.

• Your newborn also has the ability to follow objects with his eyes and is only able to see certain colors. Babies prefer human faces to anything else and they especially like sharp contrast like black and white and red in different shapes and patterns.

• Your newborn will smile even when sleeping.

• Babies cry. Remember that crying is their only language, so be patient. If your baby is crying a lot and your are becoming frustrated or overwhelmed, ask for help from family members and friends. Call your baby’s doctor if you have concerns about your baby’s crying..