Posts Tagged ‘newborn health care’

Regurgitation and vomiting, discomfort of the baby

Both vomiting and regurgitation are normal, especially in a newborn baby, as some milk back after each shot, thrown out so low and alone, without any effort, and is called reflux.

Baby regurgitation

This occurs in babies who have eaten too much food or too fast, as their digestive system is still immature, expels the excess, do not need it. This type of problem goes away as the baby grows. It is of utmost care, unless the child has other problems and not gains weight properly. Read the rest of this entry »

Visiting the Pediatrician

We talked about already, the importance that requires choosing a good pediatrician and what are the things that we must bear in mind.

Visiting the Pediatrician

Probably a week after birth the child must go to do a complete check as it grows and then periodically once a month. The aim of the pediatrician is to verify that your child is developing properly.

This will consider the following items in the query:

  • Growth: We ask you to undress, and then weighed and measured, the length and head circumference.
  • Head: The soft spots of the fontanelles should remain open during the first months.
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