How to hug Newborn Baby
How to Hold a Newborn - Basic Holds
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hi guys I'm Eric from the parenting
Channel today I want to talk to you
about holding your newborn baby and for
all your new dads out there I know this
can be a scary experience so we're gonna
give you some tips today on how to do
that
joining me today is Jessica breeze she's
a certified Midwife at the University of
Colorado Hospital okay Jessica so tell
me tell me what to do here okay so a lot
of parents are really hesitant you're
not alone babies seem quite delicate
when they're just born the most
important thing is to remember that they
don't have a lot of neck control so you
always have to have a hand supporting
their head okay so the most basic one is
the cradle hold and that's just where
you put the head right in the neck of
your of your arm either side is fine
and you're going to put the head right
in the neck you're going to make sure
you got it you have to make sure your
forearm is just right under the baby yes
well just like that depending on the
size of your baby in your comfort level
eventually you could hold your baby
one-handed this next hold is the
shoulder hold okay and this is x1 also
for a baby who spits up a lot and it can
be really comfortable for a baby who has
a tummy ache to have their tummy resting
against your chest and to prevent
spitting up okay okay so what you're
going to do always support the head and
you're going to bring the baby belly
kind of close to your chest okay change
the position of this hand so that it's
too late it's like this okay and then
just boring on the bring your lips okay
pull them up higher also that you could
go against your shoulder
a little guys you do want to move ahead
Oh head up say ok come here buddy you
just can kind of you go like this
shoulder there you go pull that down
just better yeah and don't hesitate so
just hold them against you okay let me
see maybe this shoulder yeah that might
feel welcome
this feels a little better how's that
heads to the side or like that okay okay
you want to hold him higher for that he
kind of oh so he's on up he's up here
okay
you
okay so that's how you hold a baby from
the parenting channel I'm Eric
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