First Christmas with baby - this way you can have a calm and cozy holiday
Two have become three, and you will celebrate Christmas with baby for the first time. You are excited and perhaps not quite sure how to approach Christmas with a brand new family member who has never experienced Christmas before. Christmas must first and foremost offer quality time with the family, so here you will get good advice for the best possible Christmas with the little nugget of gold.
Christmas for baby
Babies cannot get into the Christmas spirit in the same way as older children, but Christmas memories with carols, Christmas food, gifts and decorations settle over time. Christmas is a feast for the senses, where all the senses come into play when the tree is decorated, there is dancing around and presents are unwrapped. Repeated traditions year after year make sense for baby and gradually build anticipation and joy. Therefore, give good Christmas memories from the start, so that Christmas is associated with presence and cozy family time.
Get baby physically ready for Christmas
A Christmas suit or Santa hat is both sweet and atmospheric. Feel free to add a Christmas pacifier in shades of red or white, and baby is ready to spread Christmas spirit and charming smiles in the family.
Maintain routines for playing, eating and sleeping
Christmas can be full of new impressions. As far as possible, stick to the usual times for eating, sleeping and playing, so that the child has time for the many stimuli.
Plan Christmas dinner with baby in focus
When the family gathers for Christmas dinner, baby is often too small to sit at the table in a high chair and does without solid food. Therefore, plan the dinner so that it fits with the child's mealtimes, and be prepared for breaks for bottles or breastfeeding. Fixed routines make for a more satisfied child - and a calmer Christmas Eve for everyone.
The adults' party turns into a baby's party
With a small new family member, Christmas changes focus. In the first years, Christmas takes place on the child's terms, and with planning as the key word, you will go a long way and have a pleasant Christmas as a family.
