It’s a…non-stop crying, yelling, and screaming bundle of joy! What is wrong with this newborn? This crying seems almost extreme! Newborns are supposed to cry, but for more than three hours a day, almost everyday? Something has got to be wrong! Does this scenario sound familiar? Does your newborn cry more than three hours a ...
Until your baby and you are comfortable using the regular tub, a baby bathtub is one way to ensure the baby is safe and clean. Squiggly and slippery babies can be tough to take in the bath with you so a baby bathtub can be a good step towards that ultimate goal. Although you must ...
Fungal infections involving the breasts are common in women who are breastfeeding an infant, especially infants that may be subject to chronic infection. Most notably, newborns who develop Oral thrush, also known as simply “Thrush”, will pass fungal infections to the breasts of feeding mothers, leading to complications in both Mom and baby. As a ...
With nearly half of full-term babies developing jaundice at birth, it’s a common and typically non-threatening condition. Jaundice occurs when your baby’s liver does not know how to function yet properly, allowing your newborn’s bilirubin levels to elevate as their livers do not fully flush out their systems right away. Babies have a turnover of ...
There are so many things to consider and so much care to be taken when dealing with a newborn, especially bottle feeding a newborn. The amount of knowledge needed in order to take of a newborn baby is overwhelming. It is no wonder that new parents feel stressed and are worried that they are doing ...
As a new parent you are probably eager and anxious to introduce your little one to the public. But when is it considered safe for you newborn to be around other people? Most doctors will tell you that once they have made the journey home from the hospital than it is safe for them to ...
Congratulations on your newborn baby! Newborns have simple needs: love, mother’s milk and clean diapers. For the first few weeks of life bowel movements can be very exciting both for baby and parents. Breastfed babies have very different pooping patterns from formula fed babies. Here’s a quick primer on bowel movements in the breastfed baby ...
