Infant Care

Everything is PRACTICE with a newborn.

You are learning, your baby is learning and it's going to take some time to figure each other out. The workbook 'This is Now What I Expected' has resources for support with feeding, sleep tips and comfort strategies as you learn and practice as a parent.

Raising Moms has FREE videos to help new parents get help with a baby's sleep schedule, learn about colic and reflux and when to seek help with infant feeding and comfort. Increase your confidence caring for a newborns with the videos linked below.

Find a FREE download below on worksheets to help you practice recognizing baby cues, coping with a fussy baby and practicing infant comfort techniques.

Infant cues

Infant cues

Infant Care Videos

Recognizing Baby Cues

Learn all about recognizing baby cues, including cues for include hunger, full, tired, playtime, discomfort, overstimulation and illness. Find tips for responding to your baby's cues and build your bonding and confidence as you care for your baby.

Newborn Sleep

Looking for tips to get more rest with a newborn? Find help for managing your baby's sleep schedule, learn what is normal and get tips for increasing newborn and parent sleep.

Infant Feeding

Whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding, infant feeding can be an area of stress for new parents. Learn about infant feeding patterns, preparing breastmilk and formula and resources for support.

When Babies Cry

Coping with a fussy baby? Discover tips for recognizing infant cues, when to seek help with infant crying and infant comforting techniques.

Spitting Up

Colic and reflux in babies can be a common reason for fussiness. Learn what is normal, what parents can do and when to seek help.

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learning infant cues

Discover Your Infant's Cues

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Discover your how your infant is communicating with you by watching for their cues.

responding to infant cues

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Learn how you respond to your infant's cues. What is positive, what is negative and what you might want to try.

asking for help as a new mom

Explore How to Ask for Help

Learn How to Respond to Cues

Explore How to Ask for Help

Explore the family and friends that are available to help you with infant care and comfort and how you can ask them.

Finding Help

Connect to more resources for Infant Care & Comfort by topic.

Infant Care and Comfort

Baby's Pediatric, Family Practice or Medical Care Provider

Post the contact information for your healthcare provider in a location you can easily access.

Healthy Children

American Academy of Pediatrics website for parents and caregivers of children.

www.healthychildren.org

Developmental Milestones

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

Pathways: https://pathways.org/

Infant Cues

Name that Cue Video:

https://youtu.be/ve7yXXRaYT8?list=PLhNV8obQKbPcly8HmVj1ThsH_7qwXtJOg

Infant Calming

The 5 S's of calming video by Harvey Karp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtPSfyZXNw

Infant Massage

Infant Massage USA: https://www.infantmassageusa.org/

Pathways: Resources for Baby's Developmental Stages

https://pathways.org/massage-30-10-5/

Books

'Happiest Baby on the Block', Harvey Karp. M.D.

'The Calm Baby Method', Patti Ideran OTR/L, CEIM & Mark Fishbein MD, FAAP

Sleep

Virtual Mindfulness Resources

Videos and exercises for relaxation and mindfulness to promote rest:

https://www.ohsu.edu/mindfulness

Headspace

App for meditation

https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

Calm

App with background noise, sleep stories and more:

Mayo Clinic Website

Helping baby sleep through the night - Mayo Clinic

Standford Children's Website

CDC

Infant Feeding

Paced Bottle Feeding

Video for paced bottle feeding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKSSi5pi57I

Video for paced bottle feeding:

https://youtu.be/mMlv2CfM4jk?si=gkdoAog4-ww2QrXS

Kelly Mom

Evidence-based lactation topics and advice

https://www.kellymom.com

Nest Collaborative

Free, online lactation consultations by IBCLC

https://nestcollaborative.com/

Formula Feeding Guide

Learn how to prepare and store formula

https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/InfantandToddlerNutrition/formula-feeding/index.html

Formula Feeding Amounts

Amounts for Formula Feeding:

Formula Feeding Guide from Healthy Children

Breastfeeding Videos

Videos for Breastfeeding position and latch:

naturalbreastfeeding.com

firstdroplets.com

BreastmilkCounts.com