333 983 Parenting & Family Baby Care Holding a Baby true Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:14:05 -0800 /system/videos/4/33/03/333.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, hip, hand, handle, hold, newborn, baby, child, new-born, new, born, babies, mother, motherhood, parenting, parent, parenthood, childcare, care, caring, take care How To Hold a Baby on Your Hip http://www.howcast.com/videos/333-How-To-Hold-a-Baby-on-Your-Hip http://www.howcast.com/videos/333-How-To-Hold-a-Baby-on-Your-Hip/edit approved 79 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=333"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=333" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 9 Janeen http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/333/Parenting.How_to_Hold_a_Baby_on_Your_Hip_SD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 3447 false false false 8682 0 19 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/333/19.jpg Pick up with both hands Pick up the baby with both hands. At this age, it’ll be easiest to slip your hands under her arms.

]]> 8683 1 27 Tip If you’re picking the child up from the floor, squat down to her level by bending at the knees. That way you won’t strain your back.

]]> 8684 2 34 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/333/34.jpg Place baby on hip Once you’re fully standing, place your baby on whichever hip is most comfortable. Most moms prefer to hold a baby on the opposite side from their dominant hand so that hand is free to use.

]]> 8685 3 45 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/333/45.jpg Position baby Position her so that her legs are straddling your hipbone and her bottom is sitting just above it. Slip your arm on that side down around her back and hold her upper thigh to support her.

]]> 8686 4 56 Tip So you don’t get too tired, shift your baby to the other side occasionally.

]]> 8687 5 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/333/60.jpg Jut out hip If you’re standing still, lend the baby more support by shifting your weight slightly so the hipbone she’s resting on juts out.

]]> 8688 6 68 Fact Women’s hips are naturally wider than men’s, in large part to allow for childbirth.

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