BABY PROJECT

Mrs. Trapp & Mr. Hope

 

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STUDENT CARE CARD

When Baby starts crying:

Step 1:  Pick Baby up and use key tag.  If Baby beeps or chimes, that means it recognizes you as the parent.  First try feeding, burping, rocking, or changing diapers.

     *Feed:  Hold the bottle to Baby’s mouth.  Baby makes feeding sounds and coos when done.  Hold Baby while feeding or Baby cries.

     *Burp:  Pat Baby’s back.  Baby makes small whimpering sounds and then burps after several minutes.

     *Rock:  Provide constant, gentle rocking motion.  Baby makes soft whimpering sounds and coos when done.

     *Diaper:  Take Baby’s diaper off.  Baby still whimpers.  Put the OTHER diaper on.  Baby coos.

 

If you heard the beep/chime and Baby is still crying:

Step 2:  Pick the Baby up and try rocking for 1 minute.

            Baby’s head may have been unsupported, it may have been 

            roughly handled, or Baby may just be fussy.  Rocking helps

            Baby quiet down.  Fussy crying lasts for 3 minutes and

              then baby coos.

 

If you did not hear the chime and Baby is still crying:

Step 3:  Double-check the ID.

     Try your ID again and listen for the chime/beep.  If Baby still   does not chime/beep, make sure Baby is being held on its back.

 

Here are some other things that may happen while you have Baby:

*Breathing sounds mean Baby is sleeping or being rocked.

*Coughing or cooing (happy) sounds mean Baby is awake.

*Hearing the ID chime/beep but not being able to quiet Baby for a few minutes means Baby was just fussy.

*Baby cries if it is upside down or on its tummy for five or more seconds.

*If you are feeding, burping, rocking or changing Baby when the head falls back or you roughly handle Baby, Baby cries loudly.  Rock Baby until it is quiet.  You don’t need to care for Baby until it cries again.

*You have 2 minutes to start caring for Baby before missed care is recorded.

 

Frustration-reducing measures for when Baby is crying

*Take several deep breaths and count to ten.

*Say the alphabet.

*Put Baby in a safe place, than leave the room for a few minutes.

*Close your eyes and think of something pleasant.

*Ask someone else to help.

 

Troubleshooting

*If you hear loud beeps when you are not using the key tag- the batteries are coming on and off the connectors.  Please contact your teacher.

*If you are feeding your baby and it stops making sucking noises and starts crying the bottle has probably moved away from the sensor.  Try moving the bottle around the chin, lips cheeks etc to see if the sensor has moved.

*If the baby does not start or stop crying at the appointed time-please contact your teacher.

 

Only contact your teacher in an emergency situation!  We will check our e-mail and get back to you, please leave a contact phone#.  We must have your e-mail by 8pm.

In an extreme emergency-find a paperclip and hold it in the hole in the back of the baby for 3 straight minutes.  The baby will beep 6 times.  Your teacher will see that the simulation was ended by the emergency switch.  You must have a parent note accompanying the baby on return day.  It is up to your teacher to determine whether or not this was an emergency situation and whether or not the simulation should be redone.               

 

                                                           

 

 

 

 

Last Updated Thursday, January 06, 2005