Baby first aid

Babies and children can be prone to accidents, so it is a good idea to know how to react and treat your child if they do happen to have an accident. The following articles will offer information and advice on common first aid situations and offer tips on how to reduce the risk of your child having an accident in the home.

This guide to baby first aid sets out to put you in the knowledge to, first and foremost, prevent baby emergencies from coming about, and also to put you in the know should a situation arise. This guide covers many of the common accidental injuries that your baby is likely to incur including grazes and bruises, but by preparing yourself you can be helped to remain calm and deal with the situation accordingly.

Caring for your newborn:

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• Caring for your newborn
• What are dummies?
• Newborns and movement
• Burping your baby
• Playing with your newborn
• Caring for newborns with and without circumcision
• Baby hair loss
• Baby Massage
• Newborn Clothing: Dressing and body temperature
• Newborn and home safety
• Newborn: When others want to hold or touch
• Babies and pets
• Baby constipation
• Baby clothes
• What should my first aid kit contain?
• Taking a baby’s temperature
• Baby medicine

• Coping with your newborn
• Newborn: When to call a doctor?
• Baby hygiene
• Trimming baby nails
• Caring for babies’ bottoms
• Baby poo
• How to care for your newborn’s body
• Newborns and nappies
• Caring for your Baby’s Clothes
• Baby Milestones
• Baby first aid
• Common baby emergencies
• How to help a choking baby
• Baby vomiting
• Keeping your baby safe
• Baby Monitors
• Baby swimming

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