During your pregnancy, you would surely want healthily sail through all the stages of your pregnancy. Undoubtedly, you would want to enjoy a full term, and by the end of your pregnancy journey, you may hold a chubby baby in your arms.
However, sometimes, you will get a chance to hold your little one before you’ve completed your 9 months. Well! If your baby is born on or before 37 weeks of your pregnancy, your baby is premature. Since your premature baby won’t be able to keep themselves warm on their own, right after arriving home, you need to be a little careful about him or her. Choose clothes and diapers that will really keep him or her warm.
What clothes are good for your preemies?
Don’t worry! When it comes to dressing up your premature newborn, your preemie wouldn’t need a big-size wardrobe:
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When your preemie is in the hospital, your baby would just be in a diaper, hat, and cute little baby socks
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So, when you bring your tiny one home, it is essential that you look for clothes that will offer easy access to every part of your little one’s body
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Look for those clothes that will be easy to open and has soft hoops
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Sometimes, you will get designs that will be entirely open in the front
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Those cute mitten-style feet along with playsuits are not just apt for your preemie, but your premature neonate may feel quite comfy in them
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Ensure that you give your preemie’s clothes a machine wash in high temperature
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Consider covering your tiny one with soft and comfy blankets.
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You can even cover your preemie with your T-shirt, but with your doctor’s permission
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Also, get some tiny pacifier to calm down your preemie
In the end, when you are purchasing clothes for your preemie, go to specialized boutiques, baby brands as well as online baby shops.
What kind of diapers are good for your preemies?
Your baby’s soiling you or your bed is common. However, diapers can help this situation. Basically, newborn-sized diapers are big for your premature baby. Therefore, whenever, you purchase diapers for your preemie, get -3, -2, and -1 sized diapers. Alternatively, look for the sizes that fit your baby. You will find many sizes will depend on your baby’s weight. Well! The smallest of the diapers are best suited for your baby who is as less as a pound. However, some diapers are designed to keep the umbilical cord safe. Also, choose diapers that are gentle on your preemie’s stomach. As a new mom, you can make soft diapers from your old cotton sarees.
Ensure that you give skin–to–skin time while you are breastfeeding as well as at other times. After all, it will:
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promote bonding
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keep your baby’s body temperature regulated
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keeps your baby’s heartbeat and breathing in control
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Stimulates your breast milk production
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This will make your baby feel less cranky and irritated
Above all, this will reduce postpartum depression.
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