Hold your baby close with his head up. Don t leave your baby alone with the bottle propped up, and don t put him to bed with a bottle. Whether you breast or bottle feed your baby, offer a bottle of water, especially in hot weather or when he has a fever or diarrhea. Don t add sugar to the water, unless prescribed by your doctor, and don t give flavored drinks, soda pop or even fruit juice to a newborn. Games Babies Play Babies learn through playing games.
Games are more than just fun.
Feel good about the person taking care of them You can play with your baby by quietly talking to her, singing to her, reading to her or smiling at her. Even though she is a newborn baby, she will respond by listening to you, and will love the attention. As she grows older, she will reward you with a smile, a coo or a gurgle, and will try to reach for you. If you saved the front page of the newspaper on the day your baby was born, and any public announcements of his birth, you can use them to start a memory book. You can either use a scrapbook or a school-sized notebook, or make up your own book.