Three Things Babies Need Before Delivery

Expecting a little one soon? Of all the wonderful experiences in life, nothing can quite compare to the joy of welcoming a new life into your family. Like most parents-to-be, you might be excitedly searching for baby clothes, baby products, and other baby essentials like a car seat and carrier for your baby’s arrival. As much as these items for newborns are important, take note of your baby’s needs when he or she is still in your belly too! Here are suggestions on the three things your baby needs before delivery.

Proper Nutrition

Now that you are pregnant, your body needs even more nutrition than your pre-pregnancy stage in order to fuel yourself and your growing baby. As the food you consume is now your baby’s main source of nutrition, it is important for you to maintain a well-balanced diet for your baby to get all the essential nutrients he or she needs to grow healthily. This also indirectly helps your baby to fight against common illnesses of newborn when he or she is born.

First of all, calcium is particularly helpful in building your baby’s bones. Some good sources of calcium include milk, yogurt, tofu, and dark green vegetables. Furthermore, your baby needs protein to grow tissues and organs. Consume plenty of lean beef and chicken, salmon, nuts, and beans for protein. Folate is another nutrient that is essential to your baby’s development. Folate helps reduce the risk of birth defects that affect the baby’s brain and spinal cord. Liver, egg, nuts, lentils, and dark green vegetables are all great sources of folate. Last but not least, maintain sufficient iron intake from food like lean beef and poultry, eggs, and citrus fruits. Iron helps ensure that enough oxygen is supplied to both you and your baby.

Caring Parents

The best gift a baby can have is a loving father and a mother. You and your spouse play an important role in your child’s emotional health during the early years of childhood. Your presence and your actions, words, and teachings will impact your children’s emotional development. For this reason, this period before your baby is born is the perfect opportunity for you and your spouse to get ready emotionally.

Among many other compromises, taking care of a newborn means sacrificing your sleep quality and your leisure time. To avoid misunderstandings and disputes when the baby is born, discuss with your spouse on your expectations and roles. Other than that, learning about baby care tips will be useful in helping both of you to transition into your new roles smoother.

Protection & Security

At this point, it is likely that you and your spouse have discussed and planned the financial costs relating to your baby after birth. However, how prepared and protected are you if something were to happen to you or your unborn child during pregnancy? This is where pregnancy insurance, or maternity insurance comes in. A pregnancy insurance covers benefits that you and your little one need throughout pregnancy and beyond childbirth.

Depending on your needs, there are various types of pregnancy insurance available, with eligibility starting from as early as 13th week of pregnancy. Pregnancy insurance commonly offers protection for issues such as pregnancy complications, medical negligence, hospitalisation bills, and congenital illness, as well as other additional perks such as a child’s piggy bank.

Conclusion

Becoming a mother can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Getting physically and emotionally ready early on allows you to fully embrace the moment when it is finally the big day to meet your little bundle of joy.

If you currently have the support of your family before confinement period, please know that having help will be even more important after you give birth. Enjoy a restful confinement with a peace of mind by hiring a professional confinement nanny from PEM Confinement Nanny Agency! All PEM nannies are experienced and well-trained to help you with day and night baby care, confinement food and herbal tonics preparation, as well as sharing tips for motherhood with you, such as guiding you on how to breastfeed. Enquire now!

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