Hello
to all dear visitors to My Child’s World, there are many mistakes in
dealing with infants that many mothers are unaware of and apply in their
daily lives. We will show them to you in this article and invite you to
avoid them.
The most common mistakes in dealing with newborns:
Ignore the child when he cries:
Psychiatrists
do not recommend completely ignoring a child's crying during the night,
as this behavior leads to the child feeling anxious and insecure. But
you can leave the baby to cry a little before rushing to pick him up, as
sometimes he calms down on his own.
Do not allow the child to be kissed:
The
mother should not allow others to embrace and kiss the newborn before
he is three or four months old, in order to leave an opportunity for the
child’s immune system to develop.
Delay in changing the baby's diaper:
The mother must know that this may lead to the child suffering from skin rashes and sometimes urinary system infections.
Shake the baby:
It
has now become a confirmed scientific fact that shaking a child
represents a real danger to his health, which may lead to internal
bleeding or death, God forbid.
Swaddling:
(Wrapping
the child tightly inside his clothes or blanket): While swaddling does
not represent a problem if the mother is attentive and accompanies the
child, especially in cases of colic, it may become dangerous if you
leave the child sleeping without your supervision, and one of its most
dangerous consequences is the child suffocating.
Cleaning the baby from back to front when changing the diaper:
This
helps in the transfer of microbes from the anus to the vagina and the
urine exit hole. This practice may lead to severe infections in the
urinary system.
. Keeping the baby's head in one position at night:
The
child is unable to move his neck in the first months of life, and
continuing to place the child in one position during his sleep while he
is unable to move may lead to a flat spot on the child’s head.
Therefore, when breastfeeding the baby or changing his diaper, it is
preferable to put him back in a different position
Keeping the child indoors:
This
is one of the common misconceptions, as a child going out in the
appropriate atmosphere to open places improves his health condition.
. Restricting the baby’s breastfeeding times to specific times:
It
is normal for a newborn to need to be breastfed every two to three
hours, but you should never abuse the child in adhering to these times.
Child punishment:
Its
purpose is usually to discipline the child and prevent him from certain
behaviors, but this is never logical or effective before the child
learns the meaning of the word “no,” and that is before he turns two
years old.
. Use a pillow under the child’s head, no matter how thin:
This
point is very serious; Because using these pillows threatens the
newborn with suffocation, in addition to the fact that a newborn at this
age does not need them at all to feel comfortable.
Smoking around the child:
Whether
by the mother, father, or anyone else, the small size of the newborn
doubles the effects of the toxins found in cigarette smoke on his body.
Dealing
with newborn illnesses at home and taking the advice of those around
you and friends without consulting a doctor, especially at this critical
age.
Forgetting to burp (regurgitation):
Especially
after night feedings, when fatigue and exhaustion take over the mother,
and this forgetfulness leads to the accumulation of air in the
newborn’s stomach, causing colic and crying, and depriving the mother of
sleep.
. Letting the baby sleep on his stomach after feeding:
(Without the mother noticing) in order to get rid of gases, which may expose the child to sudden infant death syndrome.
