| Caring the infant is not an easy task | | | | restrict your baby's development. Do not |
| and requires special care and attention. | | | | swaddle a baby in an especially warm |
| They have no means of communicating | | | | room because overheating is a risk |
| except their cries. An Infant has to be | | | | factor. If your baby does not enjoy |
| given a balanced diet in all stages of | | | | being swaddled, it is fine. Holding your |
| their growth to enable them to be | | | | baby in a sling-type carrier is another |
| healthy and strong. They should be | | | | best way to help your child feel safe |
| vaccinated in time to prevent them from | | | | and secure. Bathing Your Baby Bath time |
| viral attacks, which make them fall | | | | can be a wonderful and loving experience |
| sick. Essential things to consider for | | | | for both you and your baby. Here is some |
| infant care Diapering your Baby: It is | | | | advice for approaching the task with |
| easy to become an expert at changing | | | | good sense and confidence. You may need |
| your baby's diaper -- just wash your | | | | to spot-clean daily in areas that get |
| hands, gather the following items and | | | | particularly sweaty, oily or dirty: the |
| make sure you keep everything out of | | | | diaper area, face, neck and skin |
| your baby's reach: A fresh diaper: If | | | | creases. Before you begin, make sure you |
| you are using a cloth diaper, you will | | | | have everything you need: Washcloth, |
| need either a clean diaper cover or pins | | | | Mild soap, Baby shampoo, Cotton balls, |
| and waterproof pants. Baby-wash | | | | hooded towel, Rubbing alcohol, Cotton |
| supplies: Diaper wipes or, if your baby | | | | swabs, Diaper, and Clean clothes. There |
| is just one month or has diaper rash, | | | | are many recognized Child Care centres |
| cotton balls and warm water for cleaning | | | | across the world, which provides infant |
| and a small towel for drying. Ointment: | | | | care services to cater to the needs of |
| If necessary, for diaper rash | | | | the working parents. These services are |
| (preferably one containing zinc oxide) | | | | exclusively provided for infants between |
| Cornstarch-based Powder: If needed, | | | | the age group of 2 months to 18 months. |
| which should be applied to your hand and | | | | In addition to providing with reliable |
| not shaken on your baby to prevent it | | | | care services, they strive to meet and |
| from getting into your baby's lungs | | | | develop the physical, cognitive and |
| Swaddling your Baby: The first few weeks | | | | psychosocial needs of the infant in a |
| in the wide-open world can be unsettling | | | | safe and conducive environment. These |
| for your newborn baby who recently | | | | centres are also equipped with trained |
| emerged from the closeness of the womb. | | | | and registered nurses or qualified |
| Swaddling, or wrapping your baby in a | | | | infant care teacher to attend to the |
| blanket can help him feel secure as he | | | | basic health and safety requirements of |
| adjusts to his new environment. | | | | the infants. Additionally these Child |
| Swaddling is effective for the first few | | | | Care Centres are also regulated by the |
| weeks after birth. After one month, | | | | rules and regulations of the Child Care |
| swaddling, which inhibits movement, can | | | | Centres Act. |