• Wash your hands frequently when caring for your little one (especially after going to the bathroom and changing diapers).

• Make sure all visitors wash their hands prior to touching your baby.

• Make sure visitors are not ill when coming to visit.

• Avoid large crowds for at least 1 month after your baby is born.

Help protect your baby from accidental injury and be sure to:

• Always place your baby in an appropriate car seat when traveling in any vehicle.

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• Never leave baby unattended (especially in the car, bathtub, changing table, or on any other elevated area).

• Always keep one hand on your baby when in the bathtub , on the changing table, or on any elevated area.

• Never shake your baby. Shaken baby syndrome can cause blindness, brain damage or death.

• Place baby on his/her back to sleep to reduce the likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome.

• Always test the temperature of the water before giving a bath.

• Use a non-skid mat in the bathtub.

• Never prop a bottle when feeding your baby.

• Never place pacifier on a string around baby’s neck.

• Check pacifiers and nipples for holes and tears frequently.

• Always test the temperature of breastmilk/formula prior to feeding your baby.

• Never leave pets or young children alone with your baby.

• Ensure smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are functioning properly.

• Do not carry infant when you are cooking or holding hot drinks.

• Make sure that your baby's toys are unbreakable.

• Remove toys from the crib when your baby is sleeping or unattended.

• Never give an infant under 1 year of age honey. Honey has been associated with botulism.

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