Raising kids isn’t easy!

As a new parent, you’re bound to make plenty of mistakes. There’s no avoiding it. But with a little education, we can avoid some of the most common ones so you have a more pleasant parenting experience. Here are some of the most common mistakes and you can avoid them.

1. Baby Over Marriage

While a newborn baby clearly becomes the priority between couples when it arrives, it certainly doesn’t mean your marriage should suffer at all. In fact, a baby should bring you even closer together. Many times, the stress of a child can magnify a weakness. It’s important to maintain your relationship along with the baby.

2. Total Panic

Not surprisingly, new parents tend to panic over anything and everything that happens to their child. It’s important not to waste all that time worrying when, most of the time, there’s absolutely nothing wrong. When a baby spits up, vomits, or seems a little sick, these can be taken care of fairly easily and should not force you into a panic.

3. Oral Hygiene

With so many other issues to worry about when it comes to a newborn child, it can be easy to neglect their oral hygiene a little. Once their teeth begin to appear, don’t give your child milk in bed, as this can cause cavities. Also, use wet gauze to wipe down their gums, or begin lightly brushing their teeth when the baby turns one.

4. Let Them Cry

A newborn baby will inevitably cry – a lot! Since new parents aren’t familiar with this reaction to almost anything, it’s easy to see how this could cause some trouble. Your child could be newly diapered and well fed, and they’ll still find another reason to start crying. As long as you’re sure that nothing is wrong, it’s okay to allow your baby to simply cry it out sometimes.

5. Wake to Feed

Parents sometimes get so worried about making sure their child is properly fed that they’ll even wake them up in the middle of a good sleep. If a baby is hungry, they’ll be sure to let you know, so waking your child up to breastfeed them isn’t necessary.

6. Fevers

For a newborn, even slight fevers can be very serious, as their immune systems aren’t developed enough to fight infections. Any fever over 100 degrees in the first three months of a baby’s life is an emergency and should be treated as such. Don’t just judge if your child “feels warm”; be sure to measure their temperature. 

Guest Blog by Dr. Nina Farzin, Inventor of oogiebear

Nina is a wife, mother and career professional who never intended to start her own business. When her children were newborns, she ached to ease the discomfort from dry, stubborn, crusty mucus (boogers)! As a doctor, she knew there were no safe solutions on the market to help her kids, so she invented oogiebear, a revolutionary booger removal tool that helps babies breathe easier.

Nina graduated Howard University where she earned her doctorate in Pharmacy (R.Ph, Pharm.D). She is a Registered Pharmacist in Washington DC, Maryland and New York. Nina and her family are fitness enthusiasts who enjoy outdoor activities and healthy eating.

For more information, please visit myoogie.com. 

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