Infant Care

Ask the hospital staff to check for a tongue tie. If there is a tongue tie, get it clipped as soon as possible. Use a nipple shield to get started breastfeeding if you can. 

Soother clips save you from repeatedly picking up dropped soothers. Get a good one that clips tight.

Smell your baby’s head as often as you can. Inhale that special newborn scent. 

If the baby is excessively gassy, try nursing on one side only for a three hour block, then the other side for a three hour block. This helps the baby get more of the fatty hind-milk, and less of the skim fore-milk.

Let your baby sleep on their tummy if they don’t like to be swaddled.