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Caring for a new baby

Read advice on caring for your newborn, including bathing your baby

Newborns

  1. Why babies cry
  2. Soothing and calming your baby
  3. Umbilical cord stump
  4. Attachment and bonding
  5. Support with feeding a newborn

Bathing

  1. Bathing with your baby
  2. How to bathe your baby
  3. Keeping your baby clean between baths
  4. Caring for your baby's skin

Everyday care

  1. Tummy time to strengthen your baby's muscles
  2. Your baby and teething
  3. Thumb sucking and soothers
  4. Winding and burping your baby
  5. How to dress and undress your baby
  6. How to trim your baby's nails

Nappies

  1. Dirty nappies
  2. How to change a nappy