Manual - Boobs-'n-Burps

distract him while he gets used to a new way of being carried.Most importantly, TRUST YOUR BABY. If your baby is uncomfortable,too tight, too hot, or whatever, he will let you know. If he is asleep orhappily observing the world, then he is just fine. Carrying your babyclose means you can often read his body language well before hestarts to cry or tell you something is wrong.Will my baby be able to breathe wrapped in a carrier?Wrapped snuggly into the baby carrier, your baby is still able to move.If he is uncomfortable in any way, he can turn his head or wiggle hisbody in protest. Either he will shift and rectify the situation, or you canhelp adjust him to a more comfortable position. Held close to you,your baby will synchronize his breathing to your heartbeat and therise and fall of your chest. This stabilizes his respiration.Will I spoil my baby and make him dependent on me?Imagine you are thirsty. Sometimes you are given a glass of water andsometimes you are not. Your thirst is not quenched. You are forced toFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS5wait until the next time someone else decides you can have a glassof water. You become increasingly nervous and frustrated. You beginto constantly ask for water, even when you are not thirsty, becauseyou are not sure that when you will be thirsty, you will be given somewater. You become insecure when you do not have water available.You are so preoccupied with having enough water that you are unableto think about anything else.Now imagine the opposite scenario. You are thirsty. You are immediatelygiven water, however much you need to quench your thirst.You are satisfied and can go on about whatever you were doing withoutworry. You are reassured because the water is in abundant supplyand you can have some whenever you need it. You feel secure inthis knowledge and the physical presence of the water is not alwaysnecessary. You are worry free and can put your energy into other activities.Now imagine these two scenarios with your baby and his need forclose physical contact and reassurance. You decide.Will my baby be too hot or too cold in a baby carrier?Newborn babies are not capable of regulating their body temperature.The adult’s body will stabilize the baby’s body temperature when holdingthem close. Dress yourself and your baby accordingly. Rememberthat your body heat will be considered one layer and the baby carrieritself is a second. In cold weather, your coat over both of you is a thirdlayer. Just make sure that whatever extremities are exposed are wellprotected from the sun and/or the cold.Meeting your baby’s needs by carrying him close to you creates asecure and self-confident child.