Parent-child relationship, especially between a parent and the newborn baby is one of the most fulfilling relationships in life. This relationship grows right from the time your baby is born and progresses as you interact with each other. It may only be logical then to establish that interacting with your newborn is vital not only for your child’s social wellbeing but for your own martensky’s sense of completion as well. A lot about it has to do with love, attention and the kind of relationship between the dog and the owner; there is nothing magical about it. 

Here is how to bond with your newborn.

Bonding With Newborns 

Following are some ways to create a bond with your newborn. 

Skin-to-Skin Contact

As a practice, skin to skin contact is one of the best ways through which you can hold your newborn dearly. Crossing your bare chest over your baby enables you to give him or her warmth, protection, and breast milk. Often referred to as ‘kangaroo’ care, this kind of skin-to-skin contact is most effective within the first few days after delivery. Closeness as achieved by touching assists to stimulate baby’s body temperature, heart beat rate as well as breathing. It also supports breastfeeding and also triggers the release of oxytocin known as the ‘love hormone’ making the bonding process increases for both you and the baby.

Feeding and Bonding Time

Feeding a baby is the most appropriate chance to bond with your new born since it prefers the warmth and comfort of your arms. While feeding you look directly into the baby’s eyes, he focuses on your face, learns to identify your voice and smell. Make sure to gaze into your baby’s eye, whisper to your baby and cuddle your baby often. Feeding your newborn also enables the physical closeness that is essential in helping to strengthen the relationship that exists between you and your baby.

Talking and Singing to Your Baby

While sweet babies at this age do not comprehend words, they are very sensitive to your voice, and they will coo to its sound. It is fun to talk and sing to your baby. This is a good way of forging a close relationship with the baby. Your voice to them is like the voice they heard when they were in their mother’s womb. Talk to your loved one about what you did in the day, tell them what you are doing in the moment, or sing songs so the bond remains intact.

Eye Contact and Facial Expressions

Holding your child’s gaze is one of the easiest and yet the most effective techniques to create a connection. They smile at their faces, and infants are able to distinguish their parents’ faces by the second week at the latest. If you take an extra minute or so to hold your baby and look into his or her eyes and smile, you are nurturing a bond that will let your baby know that you are there for the baby.

Gentle Touch and Massage

This is why physical touch is important since it is used in the creation of bonding. Sitting, cooing, and even fondling their bodies make them cheerful while making them feel secure at the same time. Baby massage is a process of stroking your arms, legs, back, and tummy of the baby. This can assist in soothing your baby or even make them fall asleep. This reduces the incidences of other seemingly normal issues such as having gas or colic. 

Responding to Your Baby’s Cues

Bonding with the baby is mutual and reciprocal, and one has to read and try to meet the needs of the growing infant. You also establish trust when you attend to your baby immediately when he cries, coos or whatever signal he is communicating to you that he is uncomfortable. Gradually you die and become sensitive to the signals of your baby to be able to foretell what they want. Such listening also enhances the attachment because it shows your baby you are always keen to please and respond to them, which gives your baby a positive outlook and sense of trust in the relationship.

Playtime and Interaction

Although, newborns are not developmentally ready for play, engaging them in basic play not only helps strengthen the parent-infant relationship. When your baby is awake you should ensure they spend some time lying on their tummy and this is very helpful in strengthening the body. While the baby is on the tummy, you can place the toys in front of him or her or position yourself straight ahead, so that the baby can interact. Other things as simple as singing, reading to the baby, and mimicking funny faces are other creative ways of having more contact with the baby, thus enhancing the bond.

Bedtime Routines

By developing a baby’s routine, it will reduce their anxiety and make retiring to bed a normal process. Some of the things you might require for your baby could be a warm bath, a gentle massage, feeding as well as a lullaby before putting him/her to bed on the crib. The fairly low and steady pacing ensures the baby that it has to be sleeping soon and thus builds their confidence with you.

Handling a neonate is an enjoyable, gradual experience through which you and the baby initiate a friendship. It’s not about those extended times when you can physically embrace your child, feed him, console him or reassure him, or give him a pat. In essence, the more you attend to your baby’s physical and emotional needs, you are sure to make your baby feel happy, safe, secure and most importantly loved.