0-3 Months Old Newborns Best Care Tips.

How to take care of 0 to 3 month old baby?

Newborn babies are very sensitive, their immunity is very weak. So we have to take care of such a small baby. Like, is the baby gaining weight at the right rate or not? Is the baby sleeping properly or not? Is the baby feeding properly? Parents have to pay attention to many things like this.

* Baby Weight.

It is necessary to increase the baby's weight in a good ratio in a few months of starting, because its physical and mental development depends on the baby's weight.

So it was necessary for parents to pay attention to this. A normal baby's birth weight ranges from 2.5 kg to 4 kg. Baby loses some weight after birth. And it starts to grow. The baby should not lose weight after that. For the first few months, the baby should gain a little weight every week. A baby should gain about 175 grams to 200 grams every week. That is, 700 to 800 grams of weight per month should be gained in the first few months. For this we need to feed the baby every 2 to 3 hours. If the baby is on breastfeed, feed him for at least 15 to 20 minutes.

* Is Baby hungry ?

For newborn baby, we have to take care that the baby's stomach is getting filled properly or not. There are some signs for this which we should take care of. As the child will drink milk 8 to 12 times in a day and the weight of the child will increase every week. And the child will pass urine 5 to 6 times in the day, pass urine 2 to 3 times in the night. This means that the child's stomach is filling properly.

*  Baby Sleep

A baby aged 0 to 3 months should sleep only 14 to 17 hours out of 24 hours. If the child is not sleeping that much then the child has some problem due to which the child is not able to sleep. The child completes this sleep for 8 to 9 hours during the day and 8 to 9 hours at night. The child wakes up 2 to 3 times at night to take feed.

* Baby Hygiene 

We should take good care of the hygiene of the child. Whenever we touch a small child, we wash our hands thoroughly before handling him.

*  Diaper use of Baby

Use cotton nappy for the child in summer, you can use diaper at night. If you want to use diaper in the day also, then open the child for at least 2 or 3 hours. Use rash cream or coconut oil while changing diaper. If you also use cotton nappy for the child, then keep checking it time to time, if the nappy has become wet then change it, otherwise the child may get cold even in summer. 

* Neck support for Baby

For a newborn baby, we have to keep in mind that whenever we take him in our lap, proper support should be given to his neck. Never shake a small child vigorously, give proper support to the child's neck and hold him in your lap.

*  Baby Burping

When we feed milk to a small child, we must burp him. Air also goes into the child's stomach along with milk, due to which the child may have problems. Therefore, to remove burping from the baby, keep the baby's head on your shoulder and keep rubbing his back lightly, this will remove the burping.

* Umbilical cord

Until the umbilical cord of the child falls, the child should not be bathed and the child should not be massaged. Till then sponge the child. Take lukewarm water, soak a cotton cloth in it and clean the child's body with it. Water or oil should not be applied on the area of ​​umbilical cord. This increases the chances of getting infection.

*  Baby Massage

In the summer season, the child should be massaged twice a day, massage is very important for the child. This improves the child's blood circulation and helps the child pass gas. You have to do massage with coconut oil in summer season and with olive oil or almond oil in cold season. While massaging, massage with light hands.

* Baby Bath

We have to bathe the child only with lukewarm water. You can bathe the baby after half an hour of massaging. In the summer season, the child can be bathed even twice a day.