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Finding this catalog of baby carriers answered my worries for my baby. The fabric baby carrier provides utmost comfort and security; I could just easily sling it into my back and presto! My hands are both free and I could easily continue other household chores while caring for my precious baby all at the same time.
The antithesis of bonding is stress. Unfortunately babies are not oblivious to stress. When a parent is either overwhelmed, rushed, or preoccupied children, even babies, pick up on it. They will feel less safe. The lack of security they feel can have a real effect on them. For example, one researcher tracked stress and cortisol (the body’s stress hormone) levels in one group of children from birth to ninth grade. They found that stress hormones in the brain may affect the development of regions in the brain that help you deal with stress. Therefore, the more stress a child feels the less equipped he or she will be to deal with it. In addition, we all know that stress lowers the body’s ability to fight infection–again because of cortisol release.
How do I know if my stress is effecting my baby? The first way to know is by how you’re reacting to your baby. If you are less patient with your baby and more easily frustrated than you are probably letting the stress get to you. Also, if your baby is more easily frustrated than he or she is probably feeling your stress as well. Your baby or toddler may cry more easily or more often. He or she may be harder to console, be more clingy, may tantrum more, or even hit, bite, or throw toys. Don’t get upset. Use those behaviors as a sign that you need to take a time out. What do I mean by that? You can take a mental time out and try to put your stressors out of your mind and focus on your child. Turn off the computer, cell phone, or house phone and just spend time with your child talking, reading, or playing. Go to the library or playground for a change of scenary. Maybe your situation is so stressful that you need to take a time out to be away from your child–a couple hours at the book store, your church, or going for a walk. Find someone to watch your baby while you take some time to clear your mind. When you get back to your baby you’ll feel better.
Don’t be afraid to talk to your baby about your feelings and about his or her feelings. For example, you could say,”mommy was upset but now I feel better, you may have felt scared when I was like that but you’re OK, I wasn’t upset with you. I love you and I’ll always love you no matter what happens.” Your baby may not understand everything your saying but they will feel comforted by your tone of voice and eventually they will understand. Since you don’t know exactly when they might start understanding then starting to say things like this sooner than later is better. Rushing to go somewhere is also a stressful time. I always feel bad rushing my children to be on time. If that happens, then I try to remember to apologize. I think little things like that go a long way.
Unfortunately, a woman’s birthing experience is not always ideal. There are alot of possible complications that can occur with labor and delivery. 
If there is concern about the baby’s health or condition right after delivery the newborn is taken away from mom and that immediate post-birth
bonding opportunity is lost. Though initially quite distressing at first a mom can accept that the baby’s condition needs to be addresses and
managed first. The good news is that bonding with your baby is a longterm process, not one magical moment. There are also ups and downs along
the way. As outlined in several of the other posts on our blog, activities such as “babywearing,” talking, reading and singing to your baby, and
infant massage are wonderful opportunities to develop a wonderful start to a life-long relationship. Please look at our related website itsyouandmebaby.com for wonderful
babywearing products. Look for future posts that will have more infant massage clips. We are also in the process of producing a DVD with the complete set of infant massage
strokes.
Babies who are picked up, cuddled, and carried tend to be content. Some mothers are either told by others that they are “spoiling” their baby or they worry that they are spoiling their baby by holding him or her too much. “Babywearing”–wearing your child in a fabric baby carrier or sling is wonderful for soothing your baby, bonding, and provides an added convenience of freeing up a mother’s hands for doing other things. Also, baby’s weight is evenly distributed across mom’s back which keeps her dominant arm from getting tired and sore. If you have never tried a sling take a leap of faith and get one! You’ll be glad you did.
Massage is a kind of purposeful touch that provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy and bond with your baby. You can go on to massage your child for many years. Infant massage is a specific set of massage strokes that have been practiced in many cultures around the world for centuries. See other recent posts that show getting started and indian milking (indian milking is the first stroke of the infant massage series which starts on the legs).
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If you think about it reading together is a nice activity to enhance bonding with your child. A child is never too young to start reading with. It’s a time when everything else is put away and quiet. You have your child or children either on your lap, sitting next to you or laying next to you. When I was pregnant with my second son, my first son and I would lay in his bed together and read, read, read! We did this in the early afternoon. A time when he needed to rest (though he was done napping) and I needed a break.For young infants–I started reading to my children when they were only 3-4 months old–board books with close-ups of faces or other bold pictures like the Maisy books are great. Look, point at the pictures and name them. But don’t get frustrated if a young child isn’t very interested. Try another time and keep trying. My first son loved books even at 4 months old. Then at 12 months when we sat in his bed to read a night-time, before-bed story he would close the book as soon as I opened it. But every night I would open a book to read him his bedtime story. The closing-the-book phase passed and now at 4 years of age he LOVES books and book reading. It’s great. He curls up next to me and we book-read and bond!
“Skin-to-skin” contact is a well-known phrase to breastfeeding experts. It is one of the activities mothers are encouraged to do to help babies with breastfeeding but it’s a great way for both mothers and fathers to bond with their babies especially newborns. Just have your baby in his or her diaper and put him or her on your bare chest. Hearing your heart beating and feeling your warm skin are the best kinds of touch there is.