Having children too close together can be very stressful for you and your children. Find the balance that is best for everyone. When you have the baby on the changing table, get in the habit of keeping one hand on her while you use the other to pick up what you need. Never leave your baby alone in a place where she could fall. She can move, so be sure she is in a safe place when you are not close by.
Some safe choices are the crib or a play pen.
This newsletter has been adapted from materials prepared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the national Cooperative Extension System, including those prepared by Dr. Vivian Halverson, University of Hawaii, Dr. Dorothea Cudaback, University of California, Dr. Shirley Bryant, University of Arizona, and Polly Spedding, Cornell University. John C. Nye, Dean and Director. Distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin.