Thursday, December 17, 2009

NEWMUMS DOUBTS ABOUT HER NEW BORN-CLARIFIED

1)CRY
GENARALLY THIS IS A NORMAL SIGN OF LIFE.SOMETIMES IT IS ABNORMAL &NEEDS DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS.
SEE MY ARTICLE-CRY-60 CAUSES IN THIS BLOG.
VISIT MY ARTICLE ENTITLED- 4-8 PM SYNDROME IN THIS BLOG.
2)VOMITING.MOSTLY ,IT IS REGURGITATION DUE TO IMPROPER BURPING.WHEN BABY SWALLOWS MILK,IT DOES ALONG WITH SOME AIR ALLWAYS.THAT HAS TO COME OUTBY BURPING.(PUT BABY ON SHOULDER &TAP GENTLY ON BACKTILL GASS COMES UOT 2-3 TIMES..IF IT IS VOMITING IT MAY BE DUE TO STOMACH INFECTION DUE
TO AMNIOTIC FLUID SWALLOWING.RARELY IT MAY BE BRAIN RELATED.ALSO IT CAN BE DUE TO IMPROPER (LESS) DEFECATION OF MECONIUM(MECONEUM ILEUS SYNDROMEWHEN VOMITING CAN LAST FOR 3-5 DAYS.RELIEF OBTAINED MEDICALLY /SURGICALLY.
3)CONSTIPATION:FIRST BLACK STOOL(MECONEUM)PASSED UPTO 3DAYS.GOLDEN YELLOW COLOUR FROM FOURTH DAY..IF NO MOTION LOOK FOR VOMITING /ABDOMINAL DISTENSION.SUSPECT CONGENITAL DEVELOPEMENT PROBLEM OF INTESTINES.SOMETIMES ATRESIAS.SOMETIMES HISPRUNG'S DISEASE.SOMETIMETIMES PASSING MOTION ONCE IN 10-15 DAYS CAN BE NORMAL!(ILLINGWORTH)
4)STRAINING:DURING DEFECATION/MICTURITION.THIS IS NORMAL.BAY IS EXPLORING NEW KNOWLEDGETHAT STRAINING RELIEVES BOWEL/BLADDER!.
5)URINATION:URINE IS HOT.--NORMAL
6)FEEDING50% OF BABIES DONT FEEDPROPERLYDUE TO:
A)LACK OF BREAST FEEDING TECHNIQUE&POSITION.
B)RETRACTED NIPPLES.
C)INSUFFICIENT HYDRATION&MATERNAL NUTRITION
D)SOMETIMES OBSTRUCTION TO MILK FLOW DUE TO THICK COLOSTRUM(TAMIL-SEEM-PAAL)
7)UMBILICAL STUMP:USALLY FALLS ON SEVENTH DAY.SOMETIMES MAY STAY UPTO21 DAYS!,WHEN IT IS REMOVED SURGICALLY.BEWARE OF UMBILICAL SEPSIS.DONT RUSH TO GIVE BATHBEFORE 15 DAYS.CAN GIVE SPONGE BATH INSTEAD.CLEAN AXILLA,GENITALS,NECK ONLY.
8)BATH:GIVEN 3 DAYS AFTER FALL OF UMBILICAL STUMP.NO OIL BATH.NO SOAPNUT POWDER USE.NO NEED FOR BATH IN WINTER.DAILY BATH NOT REQUIRED.HEAD BATH ONCE A MONTH IF THERE IS BAD ODOUR.
9)WATER FEEDS GIVEN TWICE DAILY BETWEEN FEEDS.
10)DONT DO OILING TO EAR /NOSE.
11)CASTEROIL/PURGATIVES USE-CONTRAINDICATED.
12)SKIN -OILING.INDICATED IF SKIN IS DRY.
13)TOILET POWDER USE- CONTRAINDICATED.
14)PHYMOSIS:FORESKIN -PENIS MAY HAVE PIN HOLE MEATUS.MAY RQUIRE DILATATION OF FORESKIN
ONLY.
15)BLOOD PER VAGINA-DE TO EXCESS OESTROGENWITHDRAWAL.NO TREATMENT NECESSARY.
16)BREAST ENLARGEMENT,IN EITHER SEX.:ALSO DUE TO HIGH MATERNAL ESTROGEN IN CIRCULATION.
NO TREATMENT REQUIRED.
17)LACRIMATION SOMETIMES DUE TO NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION.SOME TIMES NORMAL.
SOMETIMESREQUIRES,MEDICAL PHYSIOTHERAPY/SYRGERY.
18)BLEEDING DIATHESIS:BLEEDING PER NOSE/MOUTH.DUE TO COAGULATION FACTER DEFFICIENCY.
DIAGNOSIS FIRST-TREATMENT NEXT.
19)HEARING:B E R A -SUPER SPECIAL HEARING TEST AVAILABLE FOR NEWBORNS.
20)VISION:CONFIRMED WITHIN 30 DAYSBY PEDIATRITICIANS.

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