Focus on the baby in the first weeks

Many couples who have become parents for the first time suddenly find themselves in a completely new life situation. Some rearrange the flat and create a colorful nursery, others are fully booked because they want to show offspring to friends and relatives. Actually, all the attention should be on the newborn.
New life situation for new parents
When couples have just become parents, the life situation changes enormously for many of them. The apartment will be remodeled child-friendly, visits are on, baby clothes are bought. Some people try to acquire as much knowledge as possible about what is good for their offspring and read articles on topics such as "should you make the baby scream for a good night's sleep?" Or "when is it possible to bathe the baby for the first time?" Many parents have a surprisingly busy schedule with a newborn in the first few weeks. Really important is only the child.

Spend a lot of time with the baby. Image: freepeoplea - fotolia

Organize everything before the birth
In an interview with the magazine "Eltern" (December 2015 issue), the trained pediatric nurse Erika Wüchner advises parents that they should avoid rush to develop a feeling for their child. "You have to concentrate on the baby in the first few weeks, make no appointments, no visit," said the expert. However, this is difficult for many parents. As the news agency dpa reports, Wüchner works as a so-called "Maternity Nurse", she supports parents during the first weeks and months after birth. It was important to organize everything before the birth. "The baby room should be ready, the freezer full." Parents who were prepared and fully focused on the baby, got to know their baby so well that they could understand every sound of the baby. (Ad)