Taking care of newborns: How to hold your newborn

As n when baby starts sitting independantly anupriya. When he is able to master his neck n spinal balance from any abrupt force like jerks.. This milestone infants generally achieves anywhere between 6to 8 months.

at what age can i make my child to sit in baby sitter in car??

Yes kartik.. Pictures would have definitely brought more clarity.... I insisted on same.... But somehow it couldnt happen at that time!

Although it was quite informative still I feel it could have been better if illustrations were added along with the various title heads.

Very informative

Glad that the blog helped u renu n jayamala :):)

hi.. my bAby is 2 months old n this ia very valuable information.. shared .

hi, this one is very much useful for me, thank u

hi vidhula... glad that u found the article helpful.. at 2. 5 months,sitting is not advised but yes u can make him burp once in a while in upright position... keeping in mind to give proper support to his back n abdomen area.. and some infants don't like to lie on bed.. I faced same issue with my son... so much so that I had to literally sit whole night with him in my lap.. just so that he can have a peaceful sleep... after some time I tried making him sleep in side lying and it worked... try that.. good luck.

Hi, very nice article.. My baby is 2. 5 months old and he doesn't wants to lie down. He wants to sit or be in a upright position. Is it ok if i make him sit and also can i burp my baby in an upright position on my lap?

hi rashmi.. there are very good articles on increasing milk supply on Parentune as well.. please have a look.. however u may try azwain kadha or methi Dana along with proper nutritious food n two time milk

no problem@ halaby... ur baby is still to learn n master complete neck control.. it will come in some timw

my baby is three month old and holds her head only in one position

i have done. c-section. i. am. doing breastfeeding. my uterus will shrink. faster.

i have low milk. supply. what can i do. for that. my baby is 2months old.

hi sneha... upto one year of age baby will have little cough every now and then.. it's because of milk diet that she is taking.. so fir little cough don't worry.. however if cough is more and start disturbing her feeding and sleep... u may try cough relieving remedies for yourself.. like take haldi milk... or take gud azwain kadha.. .if u r breastfeeding her,it will reach her... to ease her symptoms,juse tie some garlic buds around her neck n chest area with round thread... like a necklace.. garlic smell will act as immunity booster and will not let little cough turn into any chest or respiratory infection.. gd luck.

hi amreen.. sorry for replying late.. for hairs on anywhere her body,u need not to be worried... with age these hairs shed by themselves.. my son had much hairs on his forehead when he was born.. but now there's none!

my baby is 1 month old. i m giving her similac powder. but now she is suffering from cough. i can feel cough when she sleeps . kindly advice

Thank u Dr pooja ur tip was very useful now my baby is ok.... she has hairs on for head and her head hairs are not growing wt can I do for that

and also thank you Parentune team for giving this opportunity to reach out fellow mothers and being able to help :) with print media,i had limited access to mothers but here almost from every corner of country mothers are connected.. it's really nice!

really happy that it worked for ur baby @kiranmai :)ur welcome anytime:)

thank you Dr Pooja, it helps me also as my daughter is 2+ months and not taking milk and crying.. used gripe water. thank you..

thank u

u may also try chamomila30 ..a homeopathic medicine... gripe water can also be helpful. hope it helps u amreen.

hi amreen.. it could be stomach pain due to colic or gas.. if it is so,u may put her on her tummy at ur lap or on bed or shoulder hold her for some minutes to release gas. in home remedies,put little hing dissolved in warm water at her umbilical area n massage it in circles for a minute or two. also,if she is breastfed,u avoid eating things that are acidic in nature.. fir example citrus fruits, urad daal,spicy things etc.. have nutritious but easy on stomach meals. increase ur water consumption.

my baby is 3 months she got gastric wt can I do

Thanks Dr. Pooja.

@ ramesh : it's better to go with what ur neurologic pediatrician have told u.. I won't be much of a help considering that he can not be assessed or observed from here.. one thing that I suggest is if he is having trouble in body movements n balance,do consult a neurologic physiotherapist along.

Quite informative blog on how to hold your newborn. Thanks Dr Pooja

my son is suffering from nurologycal problem. wt I will fo

@ asha: is this what generally his temp is or just these days it's reduced?also from which site at body u have measured it?from mouth or armpit or anus?

my son has temperature above 95 degree Fahrenheit is it normal

@ nandini.. it's an absolute NO for bouncing n shaking! never ever do this.. till upto at least one year of baby's age... reason behind is to avoid injury to their delicate internal organs... mostly brain from his skull bones!u can go ahead with little swaying to relax or soothe the baby though. n baby's this small don't have self head neck n back control... so if u try to make them sit or stand they will just curl or sway in imbalance..

Nice Blog. Is it ok to bounce , make sit and stand 3 months old infant?

Informative. Thanks for writing

the information is really helpful.. thank you

@ asha: u can repeat ur queries here.. let's see if we .. fellow mothers can help!

so glad that this helped @ archna and arti..

very useful thankyou

very informative. thanks.

there is no response from wellness center for my last two questions