Your Newborn Baby...

• Seeks to bond with you.
• Communicates through behavior (crying, turning toward you, turning away).
• Molds his body to yours when held.
• Has well developed senses.
• Seems to have no identifiable schedule.
• Has six states of consciousness.
• Sleeps 90% of the time.
• Displays automatic movements called reflexes.
• Hiccups a lot.
• May dislike being undressed.
• Needs both nutritive sucking (feeding) and nonnutritive sucking (comforting).

Your Newborn Baby May Enjoy...

• Being held and spoken to.
• Rocking and gentle rhythmic movements.
• Being swaddled.
• Gazing at bright simple pictures.
• Being talked to during feeding, changing, and bathing.
• Listening to nursery rhymes (rhythmic language).