A Pediatrician Advice For New Parents

 Have you become successful in family planning? If it’s the first time for you as a parent, this guide is just for you!

The time when a couple gets their newborn home is the most exciting, precious phase of their life but it comes with a lot of emotions, exhaustion, and learning. Often, couples who step into parenthood come to child specialists with questions as to how to go about their child's healthcare.

To make parenthood go smoothly and best, Dr. Promilla Butani, a reputed General Pediatrician in Delhi, shares here some advice that he gives to newly made parents. If at any time in your journey, you feel you need medical help or professional assistance, you should reach out to Dr. Promilla Butani.

Tips on how to prepare for newborn arrival

• Search and select the best pediatrician by the end of the second trimester of pregnancy.

For all those who are expecting to be graced with the presence of babies, Dr. Promilla Butani, Best Pediatrician in Delhi advises you to consider discussing with loved ones and primary healthcare providers and figure out who is the most sought-after pediatrician, near your place of living. When making a final choice, Dr. Promilla Butani recommends couples ensure that their selected pediatrician’s goals and personality as well as communication style fit well with them.   

• Set up all essentials for newborn care at home.

For a seamless transition of a newborn from hospital to home environment, Dr. Promilla Butani advises making essential checklists for newborns like diapers, wipes, gentle baby care products, and more and making sure everything is set up and readily available in a designated, peaceful space for nurturing newborns.

• Timely schedule and don’t miss the first appointment of a newborn with a pediatrician.

Those who have healthy, breastfed babies should bring their infants for a check-up to a pediatrician at one week of age to ensure that they are having a healthy weight and growing normally. On the other hand, bottle-fed babies should be first brought to a pediatrician at two weeks of age. 

Moreover, new parents must understand that every child is unique so should not hesitate to ask questions or clear their doubts related to newborn care with a trusted pediatrician.

• Tips on how to care for a newborn at home

1. As newborns are fragile, they should be handled with great care. It is recommended to clean hands before handling newborns, avoid roughly handling newborns, and carry newborns by putting hand support on their neck and head.
2. When near a newborn or bonding with a newborn, avoid wearing fragranced products and jewellery and speaking loudly.
3. As per General Pediatrician in South Delhi, Dr. Promilla Butani, it is important to be cognizant of the baby’s temperature, in case they are fussy for a long time period and are not taking proper feed, it is advised to seek help from a pediatrician.
4. In the first two months of the newborn arrival at home, ensure that there are not many outsiders coming to meet the newborn. Everyone must maintain a distance from the baby to avoid the baby catching any infection or falling ill. After two months, the baby might build a healthy immune system and so can be taken outside the home or seen by people with care.
5. Reach out for support on breastfeeding, formula, feeding, or combination feeding. Remember, every baby has different latch times or feeding patterns which need to be understood by a parent. Breastfed babies are probably having enough of feed, if their wipers are getting dirty often, they are sleeping well, and gradually gaining a healthy body weight.
6. Be patient and calm, if the baby is disturbing your night sleep a lot. All newborns normally have irregular sleep patterns, frequently waking up for feed or to defecate. They sleep for about 16 hours or more. So, try napping when the baby sleeps take partner’s support whenever possible and gradually let the baby establish a consistent bedtime routine.
7. Don’t panic about seeing slight changes in poop colour on diapers. When changing diapers, use a gentle touch to clean the buttocks of the baby and apply a diaper cream so that the skin is not irritated.
8. Soothe the baby with a massage, soft vocals, and swaddling so that the baby feels relaxed, happier, and more comfortable.
9. Build a support network at home so that parenting becomes more enjoyable amidst a network of loving and caring people.  
10. Don’t get anxious about every common concern such as a cry, hiccup, or burp of your baby. Every baby is unique and has a distinct bodily language which you should understand as a parent and accordingly take care of your baby. 

To learn more about these, get in touch with Dr. Promilla Butani, General Pediatrician in Delhi.