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New Born Baby Bonding - A newborn baby sleeps for most of his first days, so you should spend all of his waking time with him. Research has shown ....

Eye Contact Essential - All research points to the fact that physical contact between mother and baby should start as soon after birth...

Importance of Smell - We know that your smell is one of the first associations that your baby makes with you. You give off a smell...

Sounds & Effects - Newborn babies do not like loud noises. While your baby is becoming used to your voice, speak or sing in a soft...

Following on from the first few days you should try to keep your baby in contact with you as much as possible. By contact I mean on your body, for instance in a sling. It has been known for decades that the children who are carried on their mother's backs, such as those in Indian, Eskimo and some African tribes, rarely cry. The newborn infant finds the close physical presence of the mother very reassuring. She is soft and warm, her smell is familiar. When the baby lays his head against the mother's body he hears the familiar heartbeat that he has been hearing for nine months in the womb. The baby feels secure and at home in his surroundings. It is more natural for your baby to be jogged about on his mother's body than to lie completely still on a mattress in a cot, especially as it could bring back memories of his cushioned ride in the womb.