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Whether your impending arrival is your first baby, or your fifth looking after a newborn takes extreme care, patience and lots of love.

However, it's often first time mothers, simply through lack of experience, that struggle the most. Taking care of a newborn isn't easy, but neither is it something new parents should shy away from and once you've got the basics sorted then things will start falling into place. Not to worry he have Child Care Tips For All New Mommies!

Hey Baby! Child Care Tips For All New Mommies

Create a Baby Registry

The best way to orgnaize and prioritize what you will need for your baby is by making a list! Head over to Posh Baby and Teen and create a Baby Registry List

The great news is that Posh Baby and Teen has everything you need to outfit your nursery head to toe. You can literally get all your must have essentials ordered and delivered!

Here are a few of our favorite things which should be at the top of your list!

Car Seat and Stroller Combinations are our favorite multi-tasking products!

Posh Baby and Teen has every price point and all the eye popping colors and safety features you can think of- and since you will need a properly installed carseat (They also offer free certified Car seat installations with your purchase!) in your car in order to bring your baby home from the hospital now is the best time to shop for one! 

Head over to Posh Baby and Teen to check out the Doona infant car seat with integrated wheels, enabling you to click your car seat out of your car, press a button to release the wheels, and stroll comfortably to your next destination.

It is LITERALLY the Next-Generation Infant Car Seat that combines the highest standards in safety with revolutionary integrated wheels that has already won multiple industry awards. With a deep double walled side design, infant insert with side impact protection, and anti-rebound technology, 

Doona is certified for air travel, making traveling through the airport easier than ever: instead of checking your stroller and carrying your car seat onto the plane, you can simply roll it right on, fold the wheels away, and install it right in the airplane seat.

Product features:

Infant Insert with Side Impact Protection
One-piece height-adjustable handlebar that also acts as an anti-rebound bar
Removable and washable seat fabric Accommodates a child 4-35 lbs and 32 inches

A proper and spacious Diaper Bag

And of course you will need a diaper bag to tote all this new baby gear around in and that is where The all-Day Bag is designed to complement your life with baby in style.

The spacious and elegant bag attaches to the back of your Doona and is designed to maintain Doona's stability while giving you easy access to everything you need to keep your baby comfortable on long outings. Included in the All-Day Bag is a matching changing mat, a thermal bottle holder and practical compartments to keep various neccesities all sorted. Top and side zippered openings allow easy access to items stored both while on the Doona and when carrying the All-Day Bag. Unique quick-release Doona connectors keep the All-Day Bag secured to the seat for hands free travel. All day

Includes:

Thermal Bottle Holder
Matching Changing Mat

Product Features: Spacious, elegant and practical design. Smart, practical and easy access compartments
Easy to clean, Can carry a weight of up to 7 lbs

What about FOOD!

The moment they’re ready, you can be ready for them. ZAAZ is more compact than most high chairs, so it’s easier to slide right up to the table. And since food is to kids what paint was to Picasso, we’ve made sure it’s super easy to clean. Wipe ZAAZ down or just remove the parts and pop them in the dishwasher

Nursery Furniture That will grow with your Baby 

We always believe that if you are going to invest in furniture it should be high quality and the type that will last for years to come. In other words think of your nursery as an investment in your child's future! 

And with that in mind we love the Kingsley Wessex 3 Piece Nursery Set from Posh Baby and Teen!  

4-IN-1 LIFETIME CRIB

This crib can cleverly transform into a dignified toddler bed, day bed, or full-size bed with the purchases of a guard rail and conversion kit. We suggest using a bunkie board or box spring under the mattress for conversion kits.

• Three levels of mattress adjustment
• Assembly required
• Product dimensions – LxWxH: 59.75 x 38.50 x 55.5 inches
• Product weight: 143 lbs

7-DRAWER DOUBLE DRESSER

Never underestimate the power of maximum storage. This dresser consists of seven roomy drawers with metal glides that provide quiet and easy closure. For a changing table, add the Wessex Changing Topper and a standard changing pad.

• Fully assembled
• Product dimensions – LxWxH: 60.75 x 20.50 x 35.00 inches
• Product weight: 138 lbs

5-DRAWER CHEST

This five-drawer chest is exceptionally polished, and perfect for the baby’s room and beyond. Each two-handled drawer offers premium storage for clothing, accessories, and all your child’s odds and ends.

• Fully assembled
• Product dimensions – LxWxH: 40.75 x 20.00 x 51.00 inches
• Product weight: 143 lbs

Collection Features

• Material: Mohagany and pine wood
• Wood harvested from eco-friendly renewable forests
• Certification: JPMA, ASTM
• Warranty: 1 – year limited warranty
• Mattress not included

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Breast Or Bottle

One of the first decisions you'll make or may have already made is whether to breast, or bottle feed your child and it's a highly personal decision. Baby formula is quick, less messy and much more convenient when outside, however breastfeeding will give your child everything naturally. Newborns tend to feed around eight, or more times a day and signs your child is hungry include sucking their fingers, being fidgety, opening their mouths and murmuring.

A few of my favorite baby feeding/bonding essentials:

Bond with baby and obtain privacy during feedings with this beautiful (and functional) nursing cover that doubles as a trend-right infinity scarf.  Find a nursing scarf that offers adjustable, relaxed coverage from front to back, comes in a versatile print and is perfect for the mommy on-the-go before, during and after pregnancy.

Medela Pump In Style Advanced -The Metro Bag is a daily use breastpump designed for moms who pump several times a day. All Pump -In Style Advanced breastpumps offer portable convenience for quiet, discreet pumping anywhere.

Bathing Your Baby

Keeping your baby clean is a huge part of looking after a newborn, and it's important you know how to wash them properly. While babies are very delicate creatures, they aren't made of glass, so it's perfectly ok to touch, wash and even stroke them.

How cute is this Puj Tub –a soft infant bath tub is a designed to be used in your sink.

To bathe your baby you'll need a small washing up bowl, or a baby bath, fresh, clean clothes and diaper, two towels, cotton wool and warm, not hot, water. Don't be tempted to add any shampoo, or bath products as in the first few months plain, warm water’s best. Then gently wipe your baby's face, ears, neck, and backside with damp pieces of cotton wool using a fresh piece each time. Gently lower baby into the water supporting their head and shoulders with your hand and swish, not splash the water over them. Keep their head elevated above the water at all times and never leave them alone.

How cute is this Terrycloth Bathrobe to dry them off?!

Changing A Diaper

Don't worry you'll get plenty of practice at this as babies need to be changed frequently when dirty or wet. Good diaper hygiene will keep your baby happy and prevent sore, red skin or diaper rash which happens if children aren't changed regularly. Newborn babies need, on average, to be changed around ten, twelve times a day so make sure you have plenty of diapers, baby powder and cotton wool with you at all times.

Changing a baby isn't difficult especially if you're using disposable diapers with sticky tabs. Don't just change the diaper itself, talk, smile and play with your baby as it encourages bonding and helps them develop from day one.

 

Know your ABC’s of Zzzz when it comes to Sleep Soothing

Getting your newborn off to sleep is vital for both their well-being and yours. Babies tend to cry when they're wet, tired or hungry as well as just for no reason so if they're not settling check these first and it may solve the problem.

Tiny babies need lots of sleep, between fourteen and sixteen hours a day and will spend most of their first few weeks asleep than awake. For the first six months or so, the child should sleep and be awake in the same room as its parents.