Caring for your baby - 09/2016

This handout gives information to help parents take care of their newborn infant at home. It explains bathing, cord care, diapering, dressing, sleep positioning, and feeding by breast or bottle. It also covers spitting up, stools, temperature, hiccups, sneezing, skin quality, crying, crossed eyes, baby breast swelling, chin quivering, cough, and sleeping habits. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby."