MemorialCare - Your Guide to Postpartum and Newborn Care

Table of Contents

Part 1: Caring for Yourself Physical Changes ................... 5 Uterus............................ 5 Bladder .......................... 5 Bowels........................... 5 Hemorrhoids...................... 5 Perineum......................... 6 VaginalDischarge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Complications ...................... 7 Postpartum Hemorrhage .. . . . . . . . . . 7 BloodClot........................ 7 Postpartum Preeclampsia .. . . . . . . . . 7 Managing Pain ...................... 8 CesareanBirthPain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 GasPains......................... 8 Personal Care ....................... 9 PerinealCare...................... 9 Cesarean Birth Incision Care. . . . . . . . 9 Moving After Cesarean Birth.. . . . . . . 9 RestandSleep................... 10 HairLoss......................... 10 SkinChanges..................... 10 BathsandShowers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 VaricoseVeins.................... 10 MenstrualCycle.................... 11 Sex............................... 11 Healthy Lifestyle ................... 12 WeightLoss......................12 Exercise...........................12 FoodandNutrition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Healthy Eating While Breastfeeding.................... 13 Emotional Changes ................ 14 BabyBlues....................... 14 Postpartum Depression andAnxiety...................... 14 Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD).................... 15 Postpartum Psychosis.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Acute Stress Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PTSD............................ 16 Family, Friends, and Pets ............ 18 Siblings.......................... 18 Visitors.......................... 18 FamilyPets....................... 18 Spouses and Partners .............. 19 Paternal Perinatal Depression (PPND).......................... 19 Skin-to-Skin Contact .............. 20 Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse(SUPC)..................20 Newborn Security Instructions for Parents ........................ 21 Maternal Newborn Safety Plan ........................ 23 Hugs® Infant Protection: Security for Your Newborn Baby ............. 24

Part 2: Caring for Your Newborn Newborn Appearance .............. 25 Newborn Screenings ............... 26 Metabolic Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 HearingScreening.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Pulse Oximetry Screening for HeartDisease.................... 26 Jaundice......................... 26 Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know .................... 27 Screening for Critical Congenital HeartDefects.................... 29 Baby Boys ........................ 31 Baby Care ......................... 32 UmbilicalCord.................... 32 RemovingMucus................. 32 NailCare......................... 32 DiaperRash...................... 32 Diapering........................ 33 DiaperChanges.................. 33 BathingBaby.....................34 Baby Behavior ..................... 35 FussingorCrying................ 35 Overstimulation.................. 36 Colic............................ 36 Shaken Baby Syndrome ............ 37 Swaddling....................... 38 Safe Sleep ........................ 39 PacifierandSIDS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Rooming-In......................40 Car Seats .......................... 41 Look Before You Lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Baby’s Health ...................... 43 T aking Baby’s Temperature. . . . . . . . 43 Immunizations....................43 Late-Preterm Infant ................44 Part 3: Breastfeeding B reastfeeding Benefits .. . . . . . . . . . . 45 Exclusive Breastfeeding .. . . . . . . . . . 45 Do I Need to Supplement withFormula?....................45 Making Milk .......................46 Getting Ready to Breastfeed .. . . . . 46 Additional Resources.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Seven Things to Know for Baby’s First Days of Breastfeeding. . . . . . . . 47 Feeding Cues ..................... 48 Getting in Position 49 Laid-Back Position and Baby-Led Latch 49 Latch-on.........................49 Newborn Feeding Patterns .. . . . . . . 50 ClusterFeeding................... 51 Common Concerns ................. 52 SleepyBaby...................... 52 Burping.......................... 52 GrowthSpurts.................... 52 Engorgement 52

BlockedDucts.................... 52 Mastitis.......................... 53 SoreNipples..................... 53 Alcohol.......................... 53 SmokingandVaping .. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Marijuana (Cannabis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Medications and Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Expressing Breast Milk ............. 54 HandExpression.................54 BreastPumps.................... 55 StoringBreastMilk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Human Milk Storage Guidelines .. . . 55 Going Back to Work and Continuing to Breastfeed.. . . . . . . . . 56 How to Keep Your Breast Pump Kit Clean .. . . . . . . . . . 57 PumpingLogWeek1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Baby’s Daily Feeding Record .. . . . . 60 Going Home ...................... 62 Infant CPR ........................ 63 Infant Choking ....................64 Law .............................. 65 WIC .............................. 66 WICAgencies....................66 WICBreastPumps.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Support ........................... 69 Postpartum Support ReferenceList....................69 Glossary ........................... 70 Baby’s Warning Signs .............. 71 Post-Birth Warning Signs ........... 72 Videos Included Uterus Changes After Birth . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hemorrhoids........................ 5 Postpartum Warning Signs.. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Postpartum Perineal Care.. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CesareanBirthCare.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 RestandSleep...................... 10 Postpartum Emotional Changes.. . . . . 14 Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Test.. 15 Skin-to-Skin........................20 Jaundice........................... 26 UmbilicalCordCare.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Diapering101....................... 33 BathingYourBaby..................34 BabyBehavior...................... 35 Shaken Baby Syndrome.. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SwaddlingYourBaby.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 SafeSleep.......................... 39 CarSeat............................ 41 MilkProduction.....................46 FeedingCues.......................46 Latch..............................49 HandExpression....................54