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Posted on 1st Aug 2010 @ 3:33 PM

It seemed so weak and helpless for newborn baby. In the first few months of life, all had to rely on raising the baby's care. We have collected some minor life safety knowledge, so that your baby can safely pass him/her at the beginning.

1. The safety of sleep
Newborn baby sleep more than a dozen a day 20 hours, most of the time spent in sleep, sleep, safety is the parents most need to know.
2. Baby sleep parents can not long out of the
Do not think your baby will not turn over, to safely do their things went. Even if the baby slept very practical but also from time to time in the past to see if he is not as usual.
3. Sub-bed sleeping roommate
Baby within six months of age, the best and you let him sleep in a room, but not in the same bed. Because if the adult sleep over cooked, press and hold the baby, or adult baby quilt accidentally blocked nose and mouth, can cause suffocation. Older baby breathing difficulties can subconsciously resistance, but a two-month baby is no such ability.
4. Crib safety indicators are also
Crib railing should be higher than 60 cm, to prevent the baby fall off. Railings of the gap should be 2.5 to 6 centimeters, space is too small easily trapped baby's arms and legs, the gap is too large easy to slip out of baby's feet.
5. Not too soft mattress
Best to use cotton blankets and quilts, do not use duvets, do not use too much too soft pillow. Not in bed, particularly around the baby's head heap of clothing and toys, so as not to block the baby mouth and nose, causing suffocation.
6. Place cushion in the bed
This is to protect the baby's head, but also wind. Note Do not use pillows, blankets, bed instead of a dedicated around, if the instability of these things up, will fall to press and hold the baby.
7. Their backs or positional
Within 4 months baby the safest sleeping position is supine, it is not easy to suffocate baby, do not repeat the inhale their exhaled carbon dioxide. If your baby always spits up, let his side, so as not to block the nose and mouth spit milk cause suffocation, or nose into the respiratory tract caused by aspiration pneumonia.
8. Milk safety
Whether you are breastfeeding or artificial feeding, there are some security issues need attention
9. Do not use microwave to heat milk
Heat milk to the baby, preferably with hot water immersion or warm milk with a special device to heat, as far as possible without microwave heating. Because the microwave to make food molecules through the intensification of heat production, the bottle is not hot, not good grasp of milk temperature. And the microwave heating unevenly, it may bottle the central part of the temperature and the temperature of different bottles. Esophageal mucosa is more delicate than the skin, 45 ℃ or so is enough to cause burns. Scar contraction of the esophagus can cause burns to the esophagus narrowed, swallowing difficulties, the baby will refuse to drink milk. And the pharynx is the pronunciation part, by the injury will also affect the development of language.
10. Not lying down feeding
Take care of baby is a tiring thing, with a new mother's physical strength has not fully recovered, are easily fatigued. If lying down to breastfeed, do not care to sleep, breast, baby's nose and mouth may be oppressive, causing suffocation.
11. To shoot belch after drinking milk
After baby drink the milk, do not let him lie down firstly. Let them shoot belch exhaust air stomach to prevent spits.
12. Bath safety
Baby's skin is very delicate, even normal physiological functions, such as sweat, urine, drooling, etc., will also irritate the skin, it should wash to wash.
13. Anti-scald
Baby's bath water temperature about 40 ℃ and more appropriate. Water heater can be set at a constant temperature, or to prepare a baby's temperature into account specific. Moreover, each time taking a bath before they forget to try the water temperature with elbow.
14. Anti-drowning
Baby bath, a second does not allow him to stay in the tub. No matter how urgent, but also to others such as the family came away after, or the baby wipe, wrapped, holding him to.
15. Prudent use of talcum powder
Be sure to stay away from using the powder shaken baby face, neck, forehead and other places closer to the face from the baby when used, pay attention to block the baby's eyes and nose and mouth to prevent inhalation of talc baby powder and choking, or is Powder fascinated eyes.