Newborn care

Your baby has been born. You finally have it in your arms, you can smell it and caress it, and one of the first moments that parents consider regarding its care, is the newborn's first bath. When can we bathe him? And especially in the case of new parents who are usually afraid of it, how to do it safely?

Your baby has been born. You finally have it in your arms, you can smell it and caress it, and one of the first moments that parents consider regarding its care, is the newborn's first bath. When can we bathe him? And especially in the case of new parents who are usually afraid of it, how to do it safely?

The arrival of a baby at home is quite an event. And also a great mix of emotions. On the one hand, we feel full of joy to finally have him in our arms, but on the other, we also feel full of many doubts and fears typical of new mothers and fathers.

The arrival of a baby at home is quite an event. And also a great mix of emotions. On the one hand, we feel full of joy to finally have him in our arms, but on the other, we also feel full of many doubts and fears typical of new mothers and fathers.

Although we often focus on the mother, it is clear that for the baby the birth is the discovery of a new world of sensations.

If you have just had a baby, you have probably noticed that they startle too much, and many times they do so even when they sleep. These startles come in the form of jumping up or opening and waving the arms as if falling. Although this is an unpleasant sensation for the baby (and one that may even worry parents), it is completely normal and is part of their primary reflexes.

After being born, it is normal for the baby to lose weight in the following days until it receives food and begins to gain it. It is what is known as neonatal physiological weight loss in which the normal thing is that they lose between 5% and 7% of the newborn's weight, and a maximum of 10%, which they should no longer reach.

One of the favorite moments for parents and (some) babies is bath time: it is a time in which we enjoy watching them and in which they tend to relax due to the effect of the water. However, when we are first-timers it is normal that during the first times we have some doubts: how to hold it, how long should it last, what products should I use, and the most common, what is the perfect temperature for the baby to be comfortable and at ease?