This document provides information to help new parents prepare for and care for their newborn. It discusses preparing financially for maternity leave, choosing an appropriate car seat based on the baby's age and size, different types of strollers, understanding why babies cry and how to soothe them, recognizing signs of postpartum depression and getting help. The overall goal is to educate parents on essential newborn care tasks to help reduce stress and prevent neglect.

1. So you’re
going to be a
parent!?
By: Jennifer Purdy, Margaux
Haines, Jessica Stevens,
Ashley Bernhagen

2. Table of Contents
prologue………………… pg. 3
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Alleviating 5
StreSS…………………
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How to get your
newborn around in
pg. 7
a car
Seat……………………… pg. 8-
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How to get your pg. 11-
13
newborn around in 2

3. Prologue
Infant abuse can be emotional, neglect,
physical, or sexual. The most common type is
suffered neglect, with 78.3% of cases falling
under this category. Abuse by a primary
caregiver damages the basic need of trust. If
you can’t truSt your parentS whom can you
trust? We decided, while doing an action plan
for our Community Leadership class that there
are many new parents out there that are
poorly educated about how to care for a
newborn. This causes stress for both the
parent and the child which can lead to neglect
on the parents end. Because neglect holds
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78.3% of the cases, our solution to this problem

4. How to Prepare for the
Birth of your Child
To prevent the stress and anxiety of a child it is
good to think of ways to prepare yourself for
The birth prior to it actually happening.
Being by saving money where you can, borrow from
friends, buy used from consignment shops, Or even on
eBay. It can relive the stress of bills piling up.
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5. Another way to reduce the stress on the arrival for your
child, is to prepare ahead of time for
Maternity leave. Start saving early, make lists of what
necessities you will be needing over the
9 months and after the arrival of your child.
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6. Which Car Seat Should I Buy
for my Child?
Newborns up to 35
lbs should use an
infant rear facing
car seat
Babies up to age 2
should continue to
use a rear facing
car seat
Children over age 2
should continue to
use a car seat but
can move into a
forward
facing seat 6

7. what’S the difference in
strollers?
Travel Systems
• Combines a car
seat and a
stroller, making
it possible for
you to use the
system
throughout your
baby’S infancy
and toddlerhood
Traditional
Strollers
• Anything from
high-end brand
lightweight 7

8. Cry Baby
Your Dream Reality
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9. Your babies cry is telling
you something
i’m hungry i’m hot
i don’t like
i’ve had that
My tummy
enough hurts
it’S juSt that time i’m wet
of day
i’m lonely I need to
i’m tired move
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10. Learning to listen
Learning your babies different cries will help you cate
better to his or her needs.
Listen for different sounds and what comforts them to
stop crying
And remember some babies just need to cry it out
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11. Post Partum
Depression
What is
it?
Many new moms
experience
what is called
the baby
blues after
giving birth.
This includes
mood swings,
sadness, and
crying spells. 11

12. Post Partum
Depression
What
Causes
it?
According to
sources post
partum
depression is
usually
caused by an
imbalance in
hormones
after 12

13. Post Partum
Depression
How to Get
Help?
Women with post
partum
depression
might feel
sad, hopeless, a
nd worthless
they might feel
cut off from
their babies.
They might have
thoughts of
suicide or 13

14. Who to Call.
The Doctor. Hotlines
First call your local There are a few
doctor. Call the one national hotlines
who delivered your that you can call
baby or maybe one should you have
you know and trust. these feelings.
The national suicide
hotline 1-
800-273-TALK
The national child
abuse hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD
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15. don’t let
things get
worse.
Whether you
are having
these
thoughts or
know someone
who is having
these
thoughts. Call
your
doctor, call a
friend, call a
hotline. Help 15

16. Thank You!