Congratulations on your Pregnancy

Now that you are pregnant, here are a few things we thought you might like to know.

Did you know?

• Your baby can recognise your voice and is tuned into reacting to music.
• Rubbing or patting your bump will help with bonding when your baby is born.
• If you know the sex of your baby, giving him/her a name will also help with bonding.

Once your baby is born, good ways of making your baby feel secure are:

• Skin to skin contact both at delivery and in the weeks to come both from Mum and Dad
• Lots of cuddles with eye to eye contact, your baby needs frequent holding and touching - you can't do enough of this
• Singing or talking to your baby during activities such as nappy changing/bathing
• Baby Massage
• Sharing a bath with your baby
• Your baby learns through play with you - do it lots
• Involve baby's dad in all of these activities

Encouraging attachment helps good development which in turn helps speech and language development as your baby grows.

Enjoy your baby and have fun together.

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