A New Beginning

When Mother is Ill and Contagious.........................62 Cold Sores.....................................................................................62 Preventing Newborn Falls.......................................................62 Northside Hospital Circumcision Process....................63 If You Choose to Circumcise Your Baby Boy...........................................................................63 Newborn Pain Management.................................................63 Routine Newborn Procedures and Medications.............................................................................64 Apgar Score...............................................................................64 Erythromycin Eye Ointment........................................64 Vitamin K.....................................................................................64 Hepatitis B..................................................................................64 Other Newborn Medications.................................................64 Dextrose Gel..............................................................................64 Tylenol............................................................................................ 64 Important Newborn Health Screenings........................65 Jaundice...............................................................................................66 Risk Factors for Jaundice.................................................66 Signs & Symptoms of Jaundice..................................66 Types of Jaundice...................................................................66 Screening and Testing for Jaundice.................................67 Treating Jaundice..........................................................................67 Feedings........................................................................................ 67 Phototherapy.............................................................................67 Blood Sugar and Car Seat Screening for High Risk Newborns............................................................68 Welcoming Baby!..........................................................................69 Baby’s Appearance.......................................................................70 Birthmarks......................................................................................... 72 Baby Senses......................................................................................73 Your Baby’s Behavior..................................................................74 Sleep Patterns..................................................................................74 Tips for Waking a Sleepy Baby....................................74 Crying or Fussing...........................................................................75 Temperament........................................................................... 75 Crying.............................................................................................. 75 Ways to Soothe a Fussy Baby......................................75 Overstimulation.............................................................................. 76 What is Colic?...................................................................................77 Coping with Colic...................................................................77 Period of PURPLE Crying................................................77 Never Shake a Baby.....................................................................78 Late-Preterm Babies...................................................................79 Feeding Tips for Late-Preterm Babies.................80 CHAPTER 7 Getting to Know Your Baby

What to Do If Baby Gags or Spits..............................83 Newborn Resources............................................................83 Umbilical Cord................................................................................84 Wet Diapers.......................................................................................85 Bowel Movements........................................................................85 Diaper Changes..............................................................................86 How to Change a Diaper..................................................86 Diaper Rash................................................................................86 Dressing and Swaddling..........................................................87 Rooming-in........................................................................................88 Safe Sleep............................................................................................89 ABCs of Safe Sleep........................................................................89 Tummy Time.....................................................................................90 Tummy Time Tips..................................................................90 The Power of Play..........................................................................90 Tips.................................................................................................... 90 Bathing Your Baby.........................................................................91 Tub Bathing Baby..................................................................92 Cradle Cap....................................................................................93 Nail Care.........................................................................................93 Caring for a Circumcision........................................................93 Plastibell Circumcision Procedure...........................93 Other Circumcision Procedures.................................93 Caring for an Intact Penis........................................................93 Taking Baby’s Temperature....................................................94 Only Digital Multiuse Thermometers are Recommended for Newborns...........................94 How to Take an Axillary Temperature....................94 How to Take a Rectal Temperature..........................94 Welcome to Your Breastfeeding Journey.....................95 Physiology of the Breast...................................................96 Milk Production.......................................................................96 Colostrum..................................................................................... 97 Exclusive Breastfeeding...................................................97 How Do I Know My Baby is Ready to Breastfeed?..................................................................98 Newborn Tummies Are Very Small!..................................99 Cluster Feeding.............................................................................100 Normal Newborn Feeding Patterns...............................100 Breastfeeding Positions...........................................................101 Latch-On............................................................................................ 102 Signs of a Proper Latch-on...........................................102 Baby-Led Latch.....................................................................102 Burping............................................................................................... 103 How Do I Know My Baby is Getting Enough to Eat?..........................................................104 In the Early Days...........................................................................105 Breastfeeding and Formula Supplementation...........................................106 Expressing Breast Milk.............................................................106 Hand Expression...................................................................106 How to Hand Express.......................................................106 Breast Pumps and Hands-On Pumping.....................108 Pre-owned Breast Pumps...........................................108 Frequency of Expressing..............................................108 CHAPTER 9 Breastfeeding

CHAPTER 8 Caring for Your Baby

Learning About Your Baby.......................................................81 How to Pick Up and Hold Baby............................................82 Skin-to-Skin Contact...........................................................82 If Baby Gags or Chokes..............................................................83 How to Use a Bulb Syringe.............................................83