{"id":229,"date":"2019-04-01T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aptaworld-ng.clickify.io\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2021-09-02T06:49:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T05:49:54","slug":"post-delivery-care-and-bonding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/pregnancy\/post-delivery-care-and-bonding\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-delivery care and bonding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"229\" class=\"elementor elementor-229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bfc196a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-eae-slider=\"46808\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"2bfc196a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c1aae86\" data-eae-slider=\"180\" data-id=\"4c1aae86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef29c9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"76136\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"7ef29c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7558a2a\" data-eae-slider=\"94843\" data-id=\"7558a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c4fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c4fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips on Relieving Post-Partum Stress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0de8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0de8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Get plenty of rest<\/li><li>Take a shower with warm water<\/li><li>Get frequent massages, especially on sore muscles<\/li><li>Drink warm fluids such as soups and make sure to stay well hydrated<\/li><li>Do deep breathing exercises<\/li><li>If you have undergone cesarean delivery, do not lift heavy objects until given the go ahead by your doctor<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29076a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f29076a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eating healthy food<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aeb3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aeb3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/pregnancy\/pregnancy-nutrients-for-a-healthy-future\/\">Eat a well-balanced diet<\/a> from 5 food Groups: Carbohydrates, Vegetables, Fruits, Protein &amp; Dairy products. Iron-rich foods are highly recommended because Iron deficiency is a common problem after delivery. These foods include: Liver, lean meats, poultry, oysters, tuna, salmon, molasses, dried beans and prunes, broccoli, beets, spinach, eggs, legumes, almonds, raisins and apricots.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-116d7e6\" data-eae-slider=\"45009\" data-id=\"116d7e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467ea18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"467ea18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonding with your baby after Birth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a246ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a246ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both mother and baby benefit from being in contact immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/pregnancy\/post-pregnancy-body\/\">after birth<\/a>. Give your baby your full attention during this precious time. Gaze at his face and let him hear the voices of his parents that he has already learned to recognize in the womb.<\/p><p>Lay your baby on your chest, tummy to tummy, cheek to breast, skin to skin. Cover your baby with a blanket, and your body heat will keep him warm better than any elaborate hospital equipment.<\/p><p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/pregnancy\/post-delivery-care-and-bonding\/\">holding your baby close<\/a> to you after birth, let him breastfeed right away.<\/p><p>Place your baby in a face-to-face position, adjusting your head and your baby\u2019s head so that your eyes meet. Enjoy this visual connection during the brief period of quiet alertness after birth.<\/p><p>Remember to talk to your new born during the first hours and days after birth; a natural baby-talk dialogue will develop a bond between mother and baby. Voice-analysis studies have shown a unique rhythm and comforting cadence to mother\u2019s voice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a971c06 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"23549\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"a971c06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d68328a\" data-eae-slider=\"52642\" data-id=\"7d68328a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a38e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a38e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further Reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33b21e11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"98060\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"33b21e11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a3b680\" data-eae-slider=\"90783\" data-id=\"45a3b680\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135cc22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"135cc22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-0-to-6-months\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Baby_Baby-development-stages-0-to-6-months-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-409\" alt=\"Happy mother with baby girl on changing table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Baby_Baby-development-stages-0-to-6-months-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Baby_Baby-development-stages-0-to-6-months-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Baby_Baby-development-stages-0-to-6-months-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e1e93c\" data-eae-slider=\"15047\" data-id=\"50e1e93c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193322d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3193322d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-0-to-6-months\/\">0-6 months<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcde252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fcde252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bringing your new baby home is a special event. And over the next 6 months, you\u2019ll have many more milestones in your baby\u2019s development to treasure. From that first smile to that first spoonful, this article tells you what you can expect and what to look forward to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d615e39 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d615e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-0-to-6-months\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c23a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"63843\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"58c23a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9b0650\" data-eae-slider=\"51989\" data-id=\"6b9b0650\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5eb44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad5eb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-7-to-12-months\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-1024x833.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-1024x833.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-300x244.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-768x625.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-1536x1249.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Breastmilk-benefits-Colostrom-1-2-2048x1665.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a06322e\" data-eae-slider=\"65709\" data-id=\"3a06322e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410b5159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"410b5159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-7-to-12-months\/\">7-12 months<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9d37d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9d37d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now that you can change nappies with your eyes closed and have mastered the first stage of weaning, discover what\u2019s coming up over the next few months in your baby\u2019s development. 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