Can 10-Year-Old Mom Take Care of Her Baby?

Last week, a 10-year-old girl gave birth to her daughter in Spain. The grandmother, a Romanian Gypsy woman said she was delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone. For most people, this news not only astonishes them, but brings them a big question that can the little girl take good care of her baby?

As we know, take care of baby, especially the newborns, is a big challenge for every mother. Most newborns take some time to adapt to life outside the mothers’ womb. In this process, drastic adjustments will happen in their tiny body. And it will cost a few days for them to get familiar with their parents, in order to understand each other. The 10-year-old girl now has to learn how to take care of her baby.

Basic living care is the first step to learn how to take care of baby. The babies needs warm living environment so that they can adjust the living condition as soon as possible. Therefore, the room temperature needs to be maintained at 20 to 22 degrees. It can make babies feel warm and secure, especially for those sensitive ones. But, it doesn’t mean the warmer the better. Newborns’ body temperature regulation center is imperfect developed, and subcutaneous fat layer is too thin to adjust the body temperature according to outside temperature. Therefore, they will easily be in fever if the room temperature is too high.

Another important factor is a clean room. Besides the temperature, the room should be ventilation and has fresh air. It is necessary to keep table, chair, bed and other furniture clean everyday and away from dust. Since there are plenty bacteria hide in the dust. Meanwhile, newborns should be kept away from various visitors, because they will be easily infected by the bacteria comes from the visitor. Parents and family members should keep clean to avoid babies’ infection.

The big challenge for newborn’s care is bathing. To bath for a newborn, there are four key points. First, the room temperature keeps at 24 to 28 degrees while the water temperature needs to be 38 to 40. Second, parent should finish the bath quickly or it will get the baby catching cold. Third, keep the babies’ ears and omphalus away from water. Forth, don’t use soap but water.

After the bath, babies need to sleep. And it is also a tough job to take care of babies while they are sleeping. Babies can fall asleep easily if they are tired, but they will suddenly wake up if they are hungry or don’t sleep very well. Therefore, parents should be alert all the time in case the babies are left to the ineffectual care of negligence. Thanks to baby monitors, parents won’t worry their babies will be ignored after situation occurs. This baby walky-talky will notice the parents no matter what is going on around the babies, and make sure the babies can get care in time.

Maybe most people will worry the care of the baby from her ten-year-old mother rather than the mother’s health. But, with the help of the grandmother, we are sure the young mom can learn how to take care of baby quickly. Besides, the advanced equipment can offer help too.