"One of the first things you want to do as a parent"
"is hold your baby. There may be times where you are not able to hold your baby."
"They might not be medically stable to get up out of the bed if they're on a"
"ventilator or"
"different tubes. There may be time where there's procedures being done"
"in the bed and you not might not be able to pick them up ad hold them."
"But there are ways that you can come for your baby through touch."
"And one of the ways to do that is with containment"
"where you put your hand on the forehead and then you put"
"your hand underneath their feet."
"And what you're doing is you're just providing a secure"
"environment form. You're giving him some boundaries."
"And that was like when they were in the womb with you. It felt nice and secure."
"And this is a great way of calming him down like it they're getting their blood"
"pressure checked"
"and it doesn't feel too good, they don't like that, this is one way to calm them"
"down,."
"When the staff is busy taking care of other"
"things, this is called containment. You can do this"
"if they're laying on their side. You can also do it when they're laying on"
"their belly,"
"and then you just put the hand up underneath their bottom and put a hand"
"on the head there."
"If your baby is sick"
"or born prematurely, the type a touch they like best"
"is a gentle but firm touch."
"Do this without stroking or moving your warm hands."
"A premature baby's nervous system is"
"still forming and a light touch or stroking"
"can feel like a tickle. This can excite them"
"and does not feel soothing or calming. One other way"
"the babies love is if you just offer them your finger."
"They gladly hold on to your finger."
"And they haven't such a nice tight grasp when they hold on your finger like that."
"And sometimes that might be"
"all that you're able to get at it they might be bundled up in their blanket,"
"They'll usually him their hand out you can hold on to their hand."
"They still sometimes even like you to hold on to both of them."
"Another thing that we can do is what we call swaddling."
"Babies just normally like to have their hands up by their mouth. it's"
"something very"
"comforting for them because that's how they are in the womb-"
"their hands are asked by their face, their legs are in a flexed possession."
"So when something is going on that they might not be happy about, we can kinda bring"
"their hands in for them like that."
"We can bring your hands up here by your mouth."
"Hi."
"How's your belly feeling?"
"And when your hand is on your baby,"
"your hand warms up so it feels like nice little heating pads and that brings"
"some comfort."
"So I just think about it like you're giving them a nice little hug because"
"you have all this love in your heart and all these warm wishes for your baby"
"and you just let it come out your heart and down your arms down to your hands"
"and out for the baby."
"And the baby feels good and that makes"
"the mom and dad feel good too."
"And then"
"you can do that with the blanket as well too. So"
"if you're not able to have your hands here with them the nurses wrap you up so"
"nice and these blankets"
"said that it feels nice and tight for you,"
"I'm gonna keep that up there so that you can put it in your mouth."
"Oh my goodness."
"Where's your hand at?"
"Another thing that they like too is if you just stroke the side of their forehead."
"That feels great. This is one way that they"
"always fall asleep. That feels go"
"good."
"And then of course when you're baby is able to"
"get him up out of bed, the more you can hold him,"
"the better it is. Again, as a parent, you're the most important part"
"of the team. You know, we're here to help you"
"be a part of your baby's care. And if you can come in every day "
"that would be great that's what we like, for you to come in every day"
"because your baby knows you the best already. The baby's already familiar with"
"the"
"sound to your voice and the baby's familiar with your smell."
"So he knows you already,"
"and you're the best one for him."
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