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Your baby has finally arrived. Who does she look like? Her daddy? Her mom? Maybe a distant relative? Whatever the resemblance, your baby is unique, and now it’s time to get to learn all about her.
- You can start skin-to-skin contact right after birth and continue as long as you like. Your baby will feel warm and safe snuggled up against you. Photo: Josée Brassard Skin-to-skin contact with your newborn in the first hours, days, and weeks of life soothes and comforts her. Skin‑to‑skin contact…
- Your stay at the hospital or birthing centre is a unique opportunity to get used to your baby and learn to take care of her. Make the most of it! If you plan on driving home, a car seat is mandatory for your baby from the moment you leave the hospital or birthing centre (see Travelling safe: Car…,…
- All parents want a healthy baby. But sometimes the happy event of childbirth can take an unpredictable turn. Even under the best conditions, things may not go as planned. Having a family brings great joys, as well as its share of challenges and uncertainties. If your baby suffers from an infection…
- After you return home, see a doctor or your midwife right away or go to the emergency room if You show signs of hemorrhaging You soak one regular sanitary pad an hour for two consecutive hours or You lose large blood clots (e.g., more than one egg-sized clot) You have a fever—temperature of 38.0 °C…
- Your baby is enveloped by the warmth of your body and instinctively seeks to nurse for food and comfort. Photo : Mélissa Bernard Photographe Within moments of being born, your baby will announce his arrival with his very first sounds. He will be placed on you. The care team will dry your baby…
- Breastfeeding with your baby snuggled in your arms comforts him and helps meet many of his important needs. Photo: Mireille Lewis A nursing woman’s breasts undergo changes as her milk supply fluctuates in response to her baby’s needs. As children get older, their behaviour changes too—they’ll state…
- If you’ve had a Caesarean section, Whether you planned to have a C-section or not, there’s nothing to prevent you from breastfeeding soon after your baby is born. Most C-sections are done with an epidural, in which anaesthesia (freezing) is injected near the base of the spine. So you should be able…
- Pumping or manually extracting breast milk lets your baby enjoy your milk when you’re not there to feed her, or if she is premature or sick. Expressing milk not only allows you to maintain your milk supply, but also helps relieve the effects of engorged breasts., Tips to keep your milk…
If you supplement your baby’s diet with bottle feeding, it’s preferable to use expressed (pumped) breast milk. Also, if you feed your baby commercial infant formula, it’s a good idea to express your milk each time you do so as not to interfere with milk production.