Babies
Straining is normal in babies. Most babies strain when going to the bathroom. A baby does not have to go to the bathroom every day of the week. Some babies go to the bathroom once every three to four days. Other babies go after each feeding. Laxatives are not recommended for babies.
It is normal for the belly button to bleed once the cord has fallen off. You can clean the belly button with alcohol or sterile water. Many times there is mucous mixed in with the blood; this is normal. The cord usually falls off around two weeks of age.
Hiccups are normal in babies; they can hiccup all day. When babies breathe they frequently breathe at a fast pace, then slow, then fast, then slow. This is normal. If your baby turns blue, let us know.
The baby's skin will mottle when the baby is cold. Keep the temperature around 72 degrees where people feel most comfortable.
Babies frequently have congestion in their noses even when there are no signs of a cold. Do not let sick people touch or kiss your baby. If your baby gets fever, please let us know; do not just give Tylenol.
Your baby will lose ten percent of his or her body weight in the first few days of life; your baby will usually gain this weight back by two weeks of age.
Do not feed your new baby food or juice. It is okay to give 4 oz of water once daily.
Do not let sick people touch your baby.
Do not toss the baby up and down in the air; babies have accidentally hit their heads on the ceiling.
Do not sleep in the same bed as your baby, babies have suffocated when the parent while asleep turns over on the baby.
Do not place the baby parallel on the edge of the bed when changing the diaper; babies do move and have fallen off the bed.
Do not lie down with the baby on your chest; babies have been known to roll off when the parent falls asleep.
Do not add honey or Karo syrup into the bottle feedings. Honey and Karo syrup can contain spores that can produce infant botulism, a life-threatening illness.
It is normal for the belly button to bleed once the cord has fallen off. You can clean the belly button with alcohol or sterile water. Many times there is mucous mixed in with the blood; this is normal. The cord usually falls off around two weeks of age.
Hiccups are normal in babies; they can hiccup all day. When babies breathe they frequently breathe at a fast pace, then slow, then fast, then slow. This is normal. If your baby turns blue, let us know.
The baby's skin will mottle when the baby is cold. Keep the temperature around 72 degrees where people feel most comfortable.
Babies frequently have congestion in their noses even when there are no signs of a cold. Do not let sick people touch or kiss your baby. If your baby gets fever, please let us know; do not just give Tylenol.
Your baby will lose ten percent of his or her body weight in the first few days of life; your baby will usually gain this weight back by two weeks of age.
Do not feed your new baby food or juice. It is okay to give 4 oz of water once daily.
Do not let sick people touch your baby.
Do not toss the baby up and down in the air; babies have accidentally hit their heads on the ceiling.
Do not sleep in the same bed as your baby, babies have suffocated when the parent while asleep turns over on the baby.
Do not place the baby parallel on the edge of the bed when changing the diaper; babies do move and have fallen off the bed.
Do not lie down with the baby on your chest; babies have been known to roll off when the parent falls asleep.
Do not add honey or Karo syrup into the bottle feedings. Honey and Karo syrup can contain spores that can produce infant botulism, a life-threatening illness.