Child Care For Premature Babies

Feeding preventing illness safety and general baby care are all a little different for babies who were born early.

Child care for premature babies.

Your preemie s special needs call for special care probably in a neonatal intensive care unit nicu. Other preemies may be delayed in meeting milestones and rigorous academic programs and strict potty training schedules may be frustrating for child. You can also feed her as soon as your doctor says it s ok. Even if you can t hold her.

You might feel helpless but there are many steps you can take to help your baby. Some preemies do fine in conventional child care settings but others especially those who were born very early or who had additional complications may have immune systems that are too weak for group child care settings. The nurses will instruct you on either breast or. How to cope with the stress spend as much time with her in the special care nursery as your condition and hers permit.

Some premature babies. Preemies are different from full term babies and have different needs. Having a baby is a full time responsibility that you need to be ready for if you ever have a baby. In some cases a premature baby needs to be transported to a hospital that can provide specialized care.

Taking care of any baby will require you to change and adapt to new situations and i will also require you to change for the better. When you re caring for a premature baby it s best to ignore the typical infant milestones and consider your child s adjusted age. Here s what to expect. That means your preemie won t act like a full term newborn until at least his due date and possibly not even then if his development was hindered by his immature neurological system.