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Newborn to 12 weeks
Your baby was familiar with your voice whilst in the womb and now your baby is putting a face to the voice. The only organ that is still developing after birth is the brain and you have the privilege to enrich your child’s brain. Your baby is learning about the world through the senses (touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight).
About Relationships
Couples
Don’t forget to make time for each
other and have regular Couple Time. Having a baby is a big
change in your relationship, you need to make sure that you have a
family plan and have time to sit and discuss your individual needs.
During the early weeks you need each other’s support as babies wake
frequently during a 24hr period.
Mums
Your baby needs feeding day and night, try and get some sleep when
your baby sleeps in the day.
Dads
Dads – your baby needs you to talk, hold, play, soothe and
protect as you build your baby’s brain connections. Did
you know that building your baby’s brain is not just about
intelligence but also about relationships?
About Self Care
This is important as you will probably feel exhausted and overwhelmed during the early weeks of parenthood. More about self care.
About Feeding
It takes time for you and your new baby to establish the skill of feeding. Babies are individuals and lengths of feeds and the number of feeds may vary in a 24hr period. More about feeding and nutrition.
About Sleep
50% of babies are still waking during the night at 1 year of age. It takes time for you to get to know your baby’s tired signs and communication. More about Sleep.
About Crying
Crying is normal and research has shown that infants cry an average of 2-3 hours a day. Crying is the only verbal communication that babies can use to attract attention to let you know that they need something. More about crying.
