New Experiences with Your Baby

Child Care

Whether you're using a nanny, family member, or daycare to watch your baby, your caregiver needs to understand your baby's hearing loss and their specific needs. Work closely with your caregiver so your baby's hearing devices are worn all day. Anyone taking care of your baby needs to be very comfortable handling the devices on their own.

How to Plan for a Smooth Transition into Child Care

Take five minutes at the start of every day to make sure your baby's devices are on and working. Avoid having the batteries run out while your baby is in the care of others. Change the batteries during your morning device check if you expect them to run out.

Assign at least one primary person who will be responsible for your baby's hearing devices while in their care. They'll need to ensure your baby's devices are on and working the entire time. Teach your caregiver about your baby's hearing loss and their devices.

Try these tips for teaching providers about the devices:

Baby's First Trip

The first time you bring your baby with you out of town can be exciting and overwhelming. This is a new adventure. Make sure they can hear all the new words, sounds, and experiences. Bring what you normally use for your daily routines so your baby doesn't miss a thing.

Bring your baby's remote microphone system and charger. You'll want to bring any accessories you rely on to keep devices on your baby, like headbands, bonnets, hats, and clips. It's also helpful to have familiar items with you. Pack your baby's favorite LSL things, like familiar books and toys to play with, and use them for for Learning to Listen Sounds.

Make a plan to capture memories. Photos or mementos from a trip will be a helpful tool for conversations about past experiences when they get older.

Don't forget to bring your hearing device kit!