| Newborns are very fragile, and when you are new to | | | | and you may well be right, it is best to talk to the |
| being a parent or just new to being around newborns | | | | doctor then. The most important thing though is that as |
| it can be very scary. You want to make sure you | | | | long as you are worried you are on a good track. If |
| support their heads, but make sure you are gentle at | | | | you are concerned that your baby's development is |
| the same time. | | | | off, it will be difficult for your child to have something |
| Everyone talks about just knowing what to do at birth, | | | | wrong with them that you do not detect. |
| what to do when giving birth, that you will know when | | | | Another great thing about babies is that even as they |
| to push, etc. The fact of the matter though is that it | | | | are fragile, they are not going to break. It is wise to be |
| simply is not that easy. With both of my children I | | | | careful with them at all times, but things happen, they |
| thought I needed to use the toilet when I actually had | | | | might fall off a bed, even though you did not know |
| to push, and it was not a breeze with my first one. For | | | | they could roll. Or, they might fall the first time they |
| days I had the feeling like I was waiting for his parents | | | | take a step. Many times babies seem to let you take |
| to come pick him up, as if I were babysitting. | | | | the lead on these things. For instance a lot of babies |
| Anyhow it is important to know that all babies develop | | | | react more to your reaction than to the pain itself of |
| at a different rate, and that normal does not really | | | | them falling, or bumping a part of their bodies. |
| mean much. There are times when it is obvious that a | | | | So, while you are worried about your baby, just keep |
| child is not getting enough food, that is when the doctor | | | | an eye on him or her, to make sure they are as safe |
| will step in and say, we need to do something. There | | | | as possible, and do what you can to give their bodies |
| will be times when you feel like something is wrong, | | | | every chance they can get to grow to it's potential. |