The New Mother - Taking Care of Yourself After Birth
You will need plenty of rest, good nutrition, and help during the first few weeks after your baby is born.
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Care of the Baby in the Delivery Room
A newborn baby is wet from the amniotic fluid and can easily become cold. Drying the baby and using warm blankets and heat lamps can help prevent heat loss. Often a knitted hat is placed on the baby's head.
Caring for the Mother: Physically and Emotionally
Nap when your baby naps. Take warm, shallow baths several times a day if you had stitches after delivery. Wear a supportive bra and use warm compresses to help with milk letdown.
Exercise During Pregnancy
If you exercised before pregnancy, you can safely continue exercising. If you were inactive or you have medical complications, talk with your doctor before beginning to exercise.
Postpartum Care
Detailed information on caring for the mother physically and emotionally following childbirth, including information on postpartum depression
Sex During Pregnancy
In most cases, sex during pregnancy is safe. In fact, with your doctor's approval, sexual relations can continue until delivery.
Signs of Pregnancy/The Pregnancy Test
The signs of pregnancy vary from woman to woman, but the most obvious sign usually is a missed period.
Surgery and the Breastfeeding Infant
If your baby requires surgery, you may feel helpless. But there’s something you can do to make the experience a little less traumatic: breastfeed. Not only is it comforting for your baby, but nursing will provide the most nutritious and easily digestible food for a healing body.
Car seat safety: Premature babies and babies with medical conditions
Usually, infants born earlier than 37 weeks and those with certain medical conditions will need a car seat test to determine if they child can travel safely in the car.
Purchasing a car safety seat
Find tips for choosing a car seat for your infant or child, learn when to inspect or replace your child safety seat and what to do if it has been in a crash.