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Proper swaddling can equal better sleep for baby. Need we say more? Take in his smell. Sadly, no one has yet figured out a way to bottle baby smell, so since you've got the good stuff right under your nose, sniff away.
Earlier this year, I hosted jointly with the University of Northampton a major conference on Pips. It's tempting to scour the internet for info on when certain things will happen, but all babies develop at their own pace. Those early days of motherhood can be isolating, so feel free to talk it all out with your new little BFF. Provision of therapeutic support is variable. Sorry, you can't post links here so you'll have to turn it into a normal link. Karen marked it as to-read Jun 13,
You'll find that your little one's scent is even more intoxicating than any other baby's. In the history of the world.
Spend extra time in the glider. So she just fell asleep and you're feeling pretty confident that you can use your ninja moves to transfer her to the bassinet without waking her. Before putting her down, rock back and forth together in the quiet, dark room.
These are the moments you'll miss, so soak them in. Let's face it, your heart melts a little every time you see your baby in a new outfit , right? No one will judge you if you put on a baby fashion show for your eyes only! Your baby's first year will whiz by in a blur, so record all the sweet memories you're making together. Feel free to unearth the diary in 16 years when he brings his first date over the house! Have a stuffed animal meet and greet. You'll have a blast watching your baby touch, smell, and even taste his little furry friends. Take notice as he picks a favorite—you'll want to have that one on hand at bedtime.
Make an appointment with Dr. I t's never too early to tap into her inner bookworm! Bonus points if you can put on a different voice for each character. Breathe through a crying fit. That impossibly-put-together mom at Pilates is a liar But when you tense up and get frustrated, your baby will wail even more. Babies are creatures of habit, so if you stick to a program your little one will feel more at ease.
It'll also help her realize that you're the one making all the magic happen as you anticipate her feeding needs. Go on a mommy-and-me date. Hit up the zoo! The coffee shop around the corner works.
Getting out with baby will remind you that the world is still spinning outside your little cocoon. Come up with a pet name for him. You're his mom, so you can call him anything you want. Plus, the nickname you give him will be like a little secret only you two share. Make a playlist and channel your inner Beyonce. Pick five of your favorite tunes, play them for baby regularly, and sing along.
You'll get a kick out of it when she starts to bop along eventually, and it's always good for her to hear your voice. Whip out your old baby photos. Maybe she has your eyes, your smile, or your ringlets. Whatever resemblance you find will make you feel instantly connected to her. When it's time to start solids around 6 months , don't worry about the mess. Instead, focus on your baby's sweet enjoyment and exploration of the new tastes, textures, and smells she's being exposed to. Get your silly on. Have a blast wiggling your eyebrows and sticking out your tongue, and prepare for your heart to explode when you finally get baby to smile.
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Every day you'll have a choice: Tidy the house or cuddle with baby on the couch. We say cuddle time is more important than a clean house! Those early days of motherhood can be isolating, so feel free to talk it all out with your new little BFF. She'll love hearing the sound of your voice, and you'll feel like a weight was lifted.
Take pleasure in the poop. Yeah, we said it.
The diaper change gets a bad rap, but you can make it fun by singing a happy song while you wipe, marveling at how cute your baby's bottom is, or coming up with a million different words for poop. But post-natal depression, problems with conception or the birth experience, domestic violence and issues of poverty can all get in the way. And one of the biggest obstacles to forming that secure bond is when Mum didn't have a secure relationship with her own mother. This truly is a cycle of deprivation that is passed down through generations. Therapeutic support can and does break that cycle, helping the carer come to terms with their own feelings and fears.
They are funded half by contracts with statutory service providers and half by fundraising efforts. Pips work because they are set up and run by local people within their community. Oxpip and Norpip each have a board of volunteer trustees, who give time, money and knowledge to establishing and developing the service.
Oxpip has developed excellent training programmes that teach professionals to spot early attachment problems as well as train parent-infant psychotherapists. Pips can determine their own fate. They accept self referrals from sometimes desperate parents, from health visitors and midwives who are key to identifying problems early, and also from social workers who deal with the most difficult and unhappy cases.
They negotiate contracts to take referrals from different organisations, from the county council to the GP commissioners to children's centres. Earlier this year, I hosted jointly with the University of Northampton a major conference on Pips. I was delighted to announce that we will be establishing a new charitable foundation, Parent Infant Partnership UK — Pip UK for short — which will provide co-funding and practical support to those local authority areas that wish to establish their own early-years service.
Several of my MP colleagues have already expressed an interest in learning more about the Pip model. The University of Northampton has created a Pip toolkit — a guide to how to establish a Pip. Pips are, of course, not the only model for delivering therapeutic support to struggling families. What is clear to all those involved in supporting the earliest relationships is that the awareness of the critical period from conception to age two is not widely understood in our NHS and public services.
Training provision for professionals is not yet good enough. Provision of therapeutic support is variable. In many areas, for support to be made available, the family must already be in severe crisis. The bar is set too high. Also, medium-term funding commitments are often impossible to achieve. Commissioners have not yet fully recognised the huge financial saving that would result from early intervention. The challenge is to build a stronger and happier society. What we do to intervene between conception and age two is all about building the emotional capacity of an infant.
What we do after the age of two is mostly to undo damage done previously. This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the social care network to receive regular emails and exclusive offers. Babies start interpreting their world immediately When a baby cries, it doesn't know it is wet, tired, hungry, bored or hot — it just knows something is wrong, and it relies on a loving adult to soothe its feelings.
A baby left to continually scream will experience raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which can damage the immune system The "social" part of the brain only starts to develop at around six months.