Many mothers, especially new ones, and during the first months of the baby’s life, are very cautious and worried about some things, and this is due to their ignorance and lack of experience. In this article, we will learn about the most important things that can happen to a baby during the first months, and there is no cause for concern if they happen.
1. Do not worry about the presence of the rattle in your baby as long as he is feeding and sleeping well.
2. Don't worry about Rebound sometimes as long as your baby's weight is increasing normally.
3. Increasing the number of stools after each feeding. It can reach 8 to 12 times a day. Do not worry as long as the weight increases naturally.
4. Constipation up to 3 days is normal as long as the child's stool is soft.
5. Swollen breasts, whether in males or females. Do not worry. This is the result of hormones from the mother and it improves on its own. And please do not touch it this harms the child.
6. Discharges from the vagina in females, whether white secretions or even drops of blood. Do not worry. This is also the result of the mother’s hormones that decrease after childbirth in the child and cause this often in the first week and then stop on their own.
7. It is possible to find an orange color in the diaper during the first days after birth. Do not worry. These are called urate crystals salts that appear in the urine, especially if the infant is not breastfed well.
8. Dandruff or cradle cap and hair fall This is normal and does not cause for concern and also does not require treatment.
9. A baby's feeling of colic in the first four months of his life is a very natural thing, as with growth, all his muscles get bigger and expand.
10. Trembling in the first 3 months, whether when hearing loud sounds or sometimes when touching the child, or it is possible on its own and it improves when the nervous system matures from the fourth month.
11. Amblyopia in the first 6 months is often a result of weakness in the eye muscles that improves on its own with time.
12. The umbilicus has no rule saying that it should fall in the first week. It is normal and normal until 45 days. If this period is exceeded, a blood test must be performed to rule out immune disorders.
13. Eye secretions and increased tears and their flow are well-known among children in the first six months due to the narrowing of the tear ducts.