Publish date:: Dec 8, 2010
Updated on: Nov 7, 2018

How to Bond with Your Baby

A strong bond with your baby will help give them self-confidence, do better in school, and develop lifelong friendships. Bond with your baby and enjoy the adventure together.

Instructions

Step 1: Begin in womb Begin bonding with your baby during your pregnancy by getting an ultrasound.
Step 2: Touch Enjoy skin-to-skin contact with your baby after they're born. Lay your naked baby on your bare chest and hold and cradle your baby.
TIP: Take a bath with your baby.
Step 3: Feed the baby Mothers can bond with their baby by breastfeeding while fathers can bond by bottle-feeding.
Step 4: Make eye contact Look into each other's eyes. Make eye contact and enjoy the moments when your baby mimics your facial expressions.
Step 5: Talk Communicate with your baby. Tell them a story, read them a book, or sing them a song.
Step 6: Exercise Exercise with your baby. Join a class specifically designed for parents and their babies.
Step 7: Enjoy each other Enjoy each other and the time you spend together. Time is as fragile as they are.
FACT: A baby is born in America every 7 seconds.