Newborn Series: Sleep Sleep Newborns sleep most of the day (up to 18 hours per day). Infant sleep cycles typically do not regulate until 3-6 months of age. Occasionally, babies will sleep through the night as early as 3 weeks -just be thankful if this happens. Most likely, your baby will be getting up to…
Newborn Series: Gas/ Stools & Constipation Stools and Constipation Once the thick, black meconium stools have passed, stool frequency and consistency are variable depending on the type of feeding. With breastfeeding, stool color transitions over to a yellow, seedy color with a loose consistency sometimes just as thin as water. Color of stool is variable…
Newborn Series: Feeding Feeding Your Baby Nutrition Requirements: The average baby after 2 months of age will take 24 ounces per day (about 2 ½ to 4 ounces every 3-4 hours). At 4 months, the average baby will take 32 ounces per day. Formula or breast milk is all that they need. We do not…
Newborn Series: Bathing / Umbilical Cord Care Umbilical Cord Care Our recommendations are to just leave the cord as it is until it falls off on its own. This typically happens around two weeks of life. Sometimes, after the cord has fallen off, a small yellow discharge is often present or bits of dried blood.…
Circumcision To Circumcise or Not to Circumcise The official recommendation on circumcision has changed over the last 15 years. In the past, circumcision was recommended for medical reasons because it decreases the risk of urinary tract infections, scarring conditions of the foreskin and carcinoma of the foreskin later in life. However, after thorough research, these…
Infant Series: Skin Dry skin Newborn skin can develop a diffuse peeling in the first two weeks. This is the outer skin layer that sloughs off as the new skin grows in. This does need any specific treatment as it will resolve with time, usually by 2-3 weeks. For moisturizer for the skin, we recommend…
Infant Series: GERD & Colic Spitting up or Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) All babies spit up, some more than others. Typically, this is not painful and is more noticeable after large volume feeds, feeding fast or laying down right after a feeding. GERD usually resolves by 6-9 months. For some infants, GERD can be…
Infant Series: Flat Heads, Curved Legs & Feet Flat heads Since the guidelines for putting babies to sleep on their backs have come out, an increasing number of infants have presented with a condition known as positional plagiocehpaly (where the back of the head becomes flat and distorted). The best way to treat this condition…
Infant Series: FAQs Red Crystals in the Urine This is a common finding more common with breastfeeding and represents urate crystals in the urine. These resolved spontaneously and do not require and treatment. Vitamin D New recommendations have come out for all babies to receive at least 200 IU of vitamin D each day. Vitamin…
Infant Series: Eye Discharge, Nasal Congestion & Breathing Eye Discharge One of the most common problems with infants are a blocked tear duct, also called the nasolacrimal duct. The duct is a small opening on the inside of the eye which drains tears into the inner nasal area. When it is narrowed or blocked, tears…