Getting Ready for Your Baby E-Book

50MINUTES

• Herausgeber: 50Minutes.com
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Serie: Health & Wellbeing
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 43

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about bringing a new baby home with this straightforward guide.

Getting ready to go to the hospital; buying cribs, clothes and nappies; stocking up on groceries… Being pregnant can be a stressful time for a couple. So why not take your first steps into this exciting, scary new time as prepared as possible with this guide from 50Minutes.com? After all, you need all the help you can get! 

In just 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Prepare for your trip to the hospital
• Organise your baby’s room before they arrive
• Deal with your new responsibilities as a parent

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The Health and Wellbeing series from the 50Minutes collection is perfect for anyone looking to be healthier and happier in their personal life. Our guides cover a range of topics, from social anxiety to getting ready for a new baby, and provide simple, practical advice and suggestions to allow you to reduce stress, strengthen your relationships and increase your wellbeing.

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Getting ready for your baby

Problem: you are finally pregnant, and you are very excited about your baby. Nevertheless, you are plagued by worries and feel overwhelmed with questions: how can I get ready for the arrival of this baby? What do I have to do before they come to make them feel at home? How am I going to get organised when they will be there? Aims: although this guide is mainly for expectant mothers, it aims to help both parents to prepare, materially and psychologically, for the arrival of their new baby in order to welcome it as best they can. FAQs:When should I tell my boss I’m pregnant? How should I choose my paediatrician?When should I register my baby in a crèche?How can I get over the baby blues? How should I prepare myself if I have twins? What will happen if my baby is premature? What are the obligatory vaccinations for babies? How can I prepare my older children for the arrival of their new brother or sister? How can I get my dog ready for the arrival of the baby?

Welcoming your baby means giving them a pregnancy that is full of love and kindness. It also means anticipating their future needs in order to get ready for this extraordinary adventure that you and your family are about to experience. The parents-to-be will therefore find in this guide a whole range of advice to help them to get their house ready, plan what will be necessary for the newborn and deal with the pregnancy period as best they can, in order to be psychologically prepared to give their baby the time and attention it needs. This guide will also attempt to provide some answers to the questions which often arise over the weeks before and after the birth.

Dealing with your pregnancy and preparing to give birth

Wellbeing above all

Although being pregnant is not an illness, women are advised to see a gynaecologist as soon as possible. Your baby’s happiness starts with your wellbeing. Take care of yourself: eat a balanced diet, go easy on fatty, sugary foods and fizzy drinks so as not to gain more weight than you have to, and drink a litre and a half of water a day. Try to avoid overly strenuous sports, and do some walking, swimming, water aerobics or prenatal aerobics instead. Take it easy as often as you can at work, when you move around and when you go out.

Good to know

A mother’s psychological state has a very large influence on her baby. Try to take a little time for yourself to destress and be as relaxed as possible.

Moreover, stay clear of alcohol and cigarettes during your pregnancy, because they can seep through the placental barrier and intoxicate your unborn baby.

The future father also has a role to play in this adventure. He will be anxious too. Ask him if he wants to come with you to your prenatal consultations or childbirth classes. Of course, you will no doubt both be involved in getting the baby’s room ready, but do not stop there: read books together about pregnancy, giving birth and your first interactions with your baby.

Did you know?

When their partner is pregnant, future fathers can develop what is known as sympathetic pregnancy. They may begin to suffer from morning sickness, chronic fatigue, sudden cravings, backaches, disturbed sleep, mood swings, weight gain, and so on. Their symptoms disappear after the birth of the baby, at the very latest. This syndrome shows the father’s desire to take part in the pregnancy as much as he can and is a way of externalising his fears about becoming a parent.

Some maternity wards offer preparation classes for the arrival of your baby. These classes give expectant parents information on pregnancy and how the birth process and post-natal period will go. They therefore allow the future mother – and possibly the future father as well – to be less anxious about the unknown experience of giving birth. You will learn muscle and breathing exercises that you can practice at home and that will help you throughout your pregnancy and labour. These classes are collective and friendly. Future parents will be given answers to their questions and meet other couples who are also expecting a baby, and can therefore bond and grow closer with them. You will also become more confident about the thought of becoming a parent.

You can also try other methods depending on your temperament or your preferences, such as sophrology, yoga, aquatic preparation, prenatal singing and haptonomy. These methods offer different tools to become aware of your body and its tensions. They will give you a sense of wellbeing and relax your muscles, as well as giving you a special moment of contact with the unborn baby.