Wether you breast-feed or boot le-feed, doctors usually recommend following a modified demand feeding schedule during the first few weeks. The baby usually takes 60 to 90 millilitres of milk at each feed. Then he sleeps and awakens in about three hours for the next feed. As the baby grows, his stomach capacity increases. At 8 to 12 weeks, he will take 150 to 180 millilitres at a time, and need only five or six feeds every 24 hours.
Most parents bathe their babies everyday and mostly bathe times are at the same time everyday.
This needs not be so, but babies do need regular topping and tailing to keep their skin fresh and to avoid nappy rash and soreness in the skin creases. But when you do bathe your baby, always remember safety! Never leave him on a high place from which he could tumble. And never leave him alone when he is in the bath water. Before you start, place everything you need for the baby's bath and dressing within easy reach so that you will not have to turn your back to find a towel or pin.
The first time you see your baby will be shortly after he or she is born. He may be quiet and sleepy, or he may be crying lustily. His head may appear pushed out of shape because the skull bones are soft and pliable. His skin may be beet-red and coated with a cheesy substance that will wash off.
