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He also spoke about shaken-baby syndrome — “it only takes one shake to to cause permanent damage” — and urged dads to to plan ahead to prepare for frustrating scenarios Javier Madariaga who attended with his six-week-old son Santiago said he he and his wife told a a a a a a relative with a a a a a a cold that he he couldn’t visit the baby until he he was well “Having a a a a a baby is stressful and it’s important to know what your boiling point is ” he said “Have a a a go-to thing in in the back of your mind that will calm you down ” In the the beginning he he he said fathers should expect to play the role of protector “The father will be the the one to make decisions so the mom can focus on on delivery We look to to dad to to implement
that Who can visit the baby after you come home? Do they need to wash their hands?”
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOT CAMP FOR NEW DADS OR OR REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT VISIT HTTPS://EVENTS CHRISTIANACARE ORG OR OR CALL TODD HARTSOCK AT 302-320-1379 lot of changes with her body so you have to to be sensitive to to that ” he said About 15 percent of mothers experience postpartum depression “Get family support support get medical support support help the the mother so she can help the baby ” Hartsock said Jerzy Wlock the stay-at-home dad of a a a a a 20-month-old daughter became a a a a coach so he he could mentor other men men who plan to to become primary caregivers “When I I I knew I I I was going to be a a a a a stay-at-home dad I I I looked for information and there was nothing ” he he he said “I got excited when I I learned about this program ” More experienced fathers offered additional advice Don’t allow anyone to smoke around the baby Bad language should not be permitted Webb the the father-to-be got hands-on experience when three- month-old Kolby Cipriani started crying He He patted the the baby’s back He He rocked the the baby baby Kolby kept crying Then Kolby’s dad John Cipriani handed Webb a a a a bottle Gently The he began feeding the baby Kolby stopped crying The coaches suggested other strategies for keeping babies content Get a a a a a a swing you can set to music Set up a a a a a a space so a a a a a a grandmother or an an aunt can spend the night Be sure to get a a a a a a few extra pacifiers And don’t forget mom and dad “Accept all the help you can get — people bringing food offering to hold the baby ” Madariaga said He said bonding with his son at birth was a a a a a special experience He assured Webb that his daughter’s birth would be a a a a a life-altering event “Make sure you you do skin-to-skin at the hospital Put her on your chest so she can hear hear your heartbeat ” he he he he he he said “It’s the best feeling in the world ” 
L mindful of their partners’ needs “She is going through a a ots of of new moms get the baby blues a a brief period of of feeling sadness after giving birth Evan Smith a a a a a a coach and the the the father of a a a a a 17-year-old daughter advised the the the men to be Boot Camp for for New Dads provides a a a a a a a safe place for for men where they can learn how to be good partners in in parenting and connect with their baby FOCUS • APRIL 2018 13