Parenting Tips for Your 3 Month Old Baby
Ask someone you trust to care for your baby. The first time you have a sitter, ask the person to come 30 minutes before you leave so you can show the sitter around your house and tell her about your baby's routine.
Write down the following information about your baby and put it in a folder for the sitter:
- What usually happens at the time of day the sitter is present?
- What are your baby's favorite toys and activities?
- How does your baby tell you that she is hungry, sleepy, and wet?
- What do you do to calm your baby?
- How do you feed, burp, diaper, and place your baby in the crib? (You always place your baby in the crib on her back with no pillows or toys.)
- Where are all the things that the sitter will need for a diaper change, for warming a bottle, and for changing clothes?
Show the sitter around the house and where the following items are located:
- Telephones
- Flashlight
- Smoke detectors and fire escapes
- Emergency phone numbers
- Outside doors
- First aid kit
Provide the sitter these phone numbers:
- Where you can be reached
- Your baby's doctor
- Neighbors or nearby family members
- 911 or emergency response system (fire and police)
- Poison Control Center (800-222-1222); locate your nearest Poison Control Center at http://www.aapcc.org/findyour.htm
- Your house address
- Address of nearest emergency room
- A signed consent form authorizing medical care within certain limits if you cannot be reached.
Learn more about Your 3 Month Old Baby from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.
