Baby Care

A NEW BABY can seem rather overwhelming, especially if this is your first experience of motherhood. Suddenly you are responsible for the care and welfare of a very demanding little person who needs looking after almost 24 hours a day.

If you have never fed, bathed or changed a baby you need to learn how to carry out these daily routines.

This section looks at basic baby care and explains, in simple terms, everything that you are likely to need to know about caring for your baby during the first year of life.

It is important to take care of yourself too, especially in the days after the birth, so your post-natal care is described at the beginning of this section.