How to hold a Newborn Infant

Necessary skill for first-time dads. More on this topic at http://thesqueakychronicles.blogspot.com/.

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Education

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• hold
• newborn

[Clanky159]

THANK YOU!!! I am 12 years old and next weekend I am babysitting a 6 week old (soo cute!) so i needed to know this.

[feydrus]

@Clanky159 Good luck and have fun! Babies this young instinctively pick up on your mood and feelings, so if you can remain confident, calm and relaxed it will help you soothe them too. I think that's why singing softly to babies is so universal. It seems and ideal way to keep us and them calm at the same time.

[WiccanHighPriest0]

Thank you! I was looking at childcare related vids and noticed they were all women and babies so was wondering if men are meant to do things differently (especially when it comes to washing, which I'm still wondering about - in a vid I saw, the woman uses her hand to briefly wash the penis of the child, would a man be seen as a paedophile if he did the same?)

[feydrus]

@WiccanHighPriest0 I used work at an infant daycare so I am a strong advocate of dads doing their share of infant care. In my opinion, many of the skills used to care for babies are not taught to males growing up. I had to learn how to be gentle, how to express empathy and care which is a complex combination of physical and emotive acts that men just don't do normally. But it can all be learned with dedication and patience. Penis hygiene is important and required; dads shouldn't fear that task .

[rbbreeding]

Thank you so much... I am 22 and my son should be here any day now...

[metaltera86]

Cute baby man!

[Noobforpresident]

thank you!

[AlphaP0PPA]

Thanks! I'm in the hospital holding our newborn and just wanted to make sure I am doing it right. This child makes me think I really don't know anything about anything!

[ArachnidTactix]

@penial1 Yes, always make sure the head is secure. =)

[Flowerkillerful]

Thanks this help sooo much. I'm going to my aunts tomorrow and i'm babysitting her 8wk old baby so i needed help!

[pravashkandi]

Thanks for uploading such a nice video.

[jlizzymlove]

aawwwwww what a great daddy =]

[TAMUCDrDawg]

I will send my Piaget class to watch this. We are studying the first period of sensorimotor development. Thanks for the video. Well done!

[dweathers701]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!