What to Expect on the First Night with your New Born

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Soon to be parents fantasize about the first night with their baby. However, must new parents have many fears and concerns. Here are a few things you should expect on your first night with your newborn:

You are way more prepared than you think:

You might be nervous initially but you will automatically be prepared to handle it all.

Your baby won’t sleep the whole night:

Your newborn baby will wake up every hour, or every 2-3 hours if you’re lucky. You are required to keep checking on your baby the whole night.

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Blowouts will happen:

You should be prepared with diapers and napkins to handle any sudden breakouts. Also, their stool at this age is soft enough to leak out from diapers. You need to be extra careful.

You need to tend to yourself too:

It is going to be hard and the baby will have many needs, but make sure you take care of your needs as well.