During pregnancy you sit for hours and imagine how your baby is
going to look like and how will he or she feel the first time
you are going to hold him. You wonder how birth for him is. How
a normal baby looks, how will he react in is first hours of
life. Let's answer some of these questions.
1. What does birth mean for the baby?
Imagine you are in a place in total security, warmth and without
pain or any discomfort at all and suddenly from there you seem
to get pushed and thrown into a world of intense sensations:
light, cold, smells, noises. Your back is for the first time
straight and your lungs fell funny and burn a little. And now
imagine that you are going back to that universe of warmth; you
feel the mother's skin and that feeling of safety when in her
arms. in an ideal world the baby has just a few moments of the
hush reality before he is returned to his mother's arms.
2. What is the baby going to look like?
His head might seem a little too big. He might have a pink or
darken color or his hands and feet might be a little blue. All
this is normal and the stains and strange colors will disappear
in 24-48 hours.
3. What does the baby feel in his first hours?
The first hour from the life of your baby is critical. The
transaction to the real life is hard and he has to adjust. If
you need to know more, ask the doctor and the nurse about what
they are doing to him and their results. You are allowed to ask
and receive answers, after all it is your baby.
4. When is the right time to get close to the baby?
The baby can make contact with the mother just after the few
moments in which he is going to cry. If the room is not too
bright, he will open his eyes and concentrate on his mother's
face.
5. Is it normal for a baby to want to go the sleep right after
birth?
Birth is an exhausting experience and after an hour passes the
mother and the baby must be left to sleep for a couple of hours.
Also it is not unusual for the baby to sleep 4-8 hours more;
maybe he will awake from time to time to get some food.
About the author:
Gregg Hall is a business consultant and author for many online
and offline businesses and lives in Navarre Florida with his 16
year old son. For a great selection of
baby strollers
go to
http://www.babystrollersplusmore.com
