{"id":559,"date":"2022-08-21T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T19:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/parent-education-post-delivery\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T22:28:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T21:28:56","slug":"parent-education-post-delivery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/parent-education-post-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Education &#8211; Post Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See here for <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/parent-education-labour-delivery\/\">Parent Education &#8211;&nbsp;Labour &amp; Delivery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feeding Your Baby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NHS Lothian has it&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/feedingyourbaby\/\"> own website with information about feeding your baby<\/a>. We have also listed some other resources that you may find helpful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best Beginnings (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk<\/a>) is a great website that has lots and lots of resources about breast feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentclub.scot\/topics\/feeding?age=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.parentclub.scot\/topics\/feeding?age=2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/babyfriendly\/baby-friendly-resources\/breastfeeding-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/babyfriendly\/baby-friendly-resources\/breastfeeding-resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skin to skin after birth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk\/watch-from-bump-to-breastfeeding-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk\/watch-from-bump-to-breastfeeding-online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to tell if baby is hungry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk\/watch-from-bump-to-breastfeeding-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk\/watch-from-bump-to-breastfeeding-online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will my baby be like when they are born?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I like to eat a lot! Roughly 2-3 hourly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes I like to cluster feed and will be on and off your boob\/or the bottle for an extended period and drive you crazy!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I like to sleep a lot! between 16-18 hours in 24 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will have periods of alertness\/wakefulness in-between sleeps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will pee and poo a lot too! I will wet my nappy roughly 6-7 times&nbsp;in 24 hours sometimes more!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My eyesight is a bit blurry. I like faces as can only see about 8-10 inches so when you hold me looking at your face makes me happy!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My digestive system\/gut is very immature and just beginning to get used to digesting the delicious milk you are providing. Therefore I may be very gassy, hiccup a lot and love to poo explosively when you expose me in front of others!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am also very sensitive to my new environment having been incubated in water for the past nine months. Irritants and pollutants in the air make me sneeze a lot and my skin may break out in a rash, which isn&#8217;t usually anything serious and goes away on its own. However, always ask the midwife to have a look just in case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How nappies should look in the early days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies.jpg\" alt=\"Dirty Nappies\" class=\"wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies.jpg 798w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp-wp-img-1206\" class=\"wpcp-lightbox-trigger wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon wpcp-position-top-right wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover wpcp-global-lightbox-icon wpcp-lightbox-icon--global wpcp-lb-icon-style-default\" data-wpcp-lb-icon-source=\"global\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" data-thumb-src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/09\/nappies-300x189.jpg\" data-wpcp-lb-single=\"1\"><span class=\"wpcp-icon-container\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M17.6585 16.025L14.2437 12.6198C15.1716 11.3338 15.6121 9.7613 15.4871 8.1819C15.362 6.60251 14.6795 5.11847 13.5607 3.99351C12.936 3.36206 12.1916 2.86066 11.3709 2.51845C10.5502 2.17623 9.66952 2 8.77995 2C7.89039 2 7.00969 2.17623 6.18899 2.51845C5.36829 2.86066 4.62395 3.36206 3.99919 3.99351C3.36594 4.61649 2.86312 5.35871 2.51992 6.17708C2.17673 6.99545 2 7.87365 2 8.76068C2 9.64772 2.17673 10.5259 2.51992 11.3443C2.86312 12.1627 3.36594 12.9049 3.99919 13.5279C5.11957 14.6901 6.62279 15.4103 8.23285 15.5562C9.84291 15.7022 11.4517 15.2641 12.7639 14.3224L16.1788 17.7275C16.3849 17.9034 16.6473 18 16.9186 18C17.1899 18 17.4523 17.9034 17.6585 17.7275C18.1138 17.16 18.1138 16.5925 17.6585 16.025ZM5.59278 12.0523C5.16258 11.6298 4.82094 11.1263 4.58774 10.5709C4.35455 10.0156 4.23446 9.41951 4.23446 8.81744C4.23446 8.21536 4.35455 7.6193 4.58774 7.06394C4.82094 6.50859 5.16258 6.00503 5.59278 5.58257C6.01644 5.15359 6.52144 4.81292 7.07838 4.58039C7.63532 4.34786 8.23308 4.22811 8.83687 4.22811C9.44066 4.22811 10.0384 4.34786 10.5954 4.58039C11.1523 4.81292 11.6573 5.15359 12.081 5.58257C12.5112 6.00503 12.8528 6.50859 13.086 7.06394C13.3192 7.6193 13.4393 8.21536 13.4393 8.81744C13.4393 9.41951 13.3192 10.0156 13.086 10.5709C12.8528 11.1263 12.5112 11.6298 12.081 12.0523C11.6573 12.4813 11.1523 12.822 10.5954 13.0545C10.0384 13.287 9.44066 13.4068 8.83687 13.4068C8.23308 13.4068 7.63532 13.287 7.07838 13.0545C6.52144 12.822 6.01644 12.4813 5.59278 12.0523Z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safer Sleeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/03\/Safer-sleep-guide.pdf\">this leaflet<\/a> for advice about safer sleeping for babies. Versions in other languages can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/safer-sleep-babies-guide-parents-carers\/documents\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lullabytrust.org.uk\/safer-sleep-advice\/co-sleeping\/\">useful video<\/a> about safe sleeping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recovery tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regular analgesia (set an alarm!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular naps where possible (sleep when baby sleeps \u2013 it\u2019s completely acceptable to live in your pjs for the first week and longer if you need!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eating well\/keeping well hydrated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changing sanitary pads regularly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washing hands before\/after toilet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Showers\/short baths daily<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cook meals and freeze them in advance so you don\u2019t need to worry when baby is here (if you\u2019re the organised type!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept help\/support!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not wear tight fitting nursing bra\/tops (shouldn\u2019t leave marks, indents on skin when removed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t make plans for the first week. Don\u2019t \u2018entertain\u2019 visitors \u2013 if they want to pop over to do chores, feed you or give you a chance to grab a nap then great!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t feel guilty about having takeaways!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t worry about housework\/chores (NOT important!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/being-a-parent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/being-a-parent\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/your-baby-after-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/your-baby-after-birth\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bathing a baby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BATHING A BABY\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/446431295?h=d355878e42&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baby Wearing safely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Wearing\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/475398025?h=75f24d6714&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See here for Parent Education &ndash;&nbsp;Labour &amp; Delivery Feeding Your Baby NHS Lothian has it&rsquo;s own website with information about feeding your baby. We have also listed some other resources that you may find helpful. Best Beginnings (https:\/\/www.bestbeginnings.org.uk) is a great website that has lots and lots of resources about breast feeding. https:\/\/www.parentclub.scot\/topics\/feeding?age=2 https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/babyfriendly\/baby-friendly-resources\/breastfeeding-resources\/ Skin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":66,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-559","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"See here for Parent Education &ndash;&nbsp;Labour &amp; Delivery Feeding Your Baby NHS Lothian has it&rsquo;s own website with information about feeding your baby. 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