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By Brooke Schuman
You have a brand new baby. Congratulations!!! Now what? Well here are some
things to expect from baby in the first month of life. Some of these things may
or may not happen with your baby. All babies are different, so don't be
concerned if they do not happen to your baby, in fact your life may be easier if
you don't have to go through them.
Jaundice- The yellowing of baby due to an increased amount of bili reuben in the
blood. Usually this will disappear within about two weeks or 14 days. In some
cases especially in premature babies, babies need to be treated and stay under a
special bili rueben light until bili Reuben levels return to normal. Jaundice is
more common in boys and in babies that are premature, jaundice is nothing to be
to concerned about, your Dr will let you know if baby needs treatment or not.
Infant Acne- You might find it odd as I did, that your newborn little angel has
what looks like little zits all over his/her little face. This is most common in
breastfeed babies because the baby is getting extra hormones through there
mother’s milk. Not to worry this will go away just as quickly as it started it
might take a few weeks, but it won't leave scars or marks. In a few weeks you
will have that beautiful soft as a baby's butt skin you always imagined.
Taking care of the umbilical cord- Don't give baby a full bath until the
umbilical cord falls off. Sponge baths will do just fine. Keep the umbilical
cord dry and exposed to a lot of air. Clean the umbilical cord with alcohol.
Turn the diaper down and the shirt up. Also try and protect the skin around the
umbilical cord. Alcohol can irritate the skin and make it red. Try putting
lotion or baby powder around the belly button, and try using a cotton swab to
dab on the alcohol.
The umbilical cord stub will fall off in a week or two, and then you can give
baby his/her first bath.
Circumcision- To take care of a baby after circumcision is usually not a
pleasant experience for you or your baby. To make baby more comfortable use
double diapers to help cushion baby from rubbing against the circumcision. Now a
days Dr's use a circumcision ring and that will fall off when the area has
healed.
Bowel Movements- Your newborn baby should have 5 or more dirty diapers a day.
This seems like quite a lot but its normal. In newborn babies watery loose
stools are also normal.
Spitting Up- It may seem like more is coming back up then going down, but this
is not the case. Chances are a teaspoon or two is all that is coming up although
it looks like a lot more. If baby is drinking formula the formula may not agree
with him/her, so discuss your concerns with your Doctor.
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