Newborns

The newborn board is all about baby health, growth and development. Browse these topics or ask questions to learn about hearing, reflexes, temperament, breastfeeding, choosing formula, vitamins, infant formula basics, DHA and ARA and common and less common problems like allergic colitis, jaundice, constipation, (diaper) rashes, hydrocele, birth marks, fever, spina bifida, watery eyes, upper respiratory infections, thrush, and SIDS.

Baby not napping well....

My baby is 7 weeks old and we start having some issues with her napping around 5 weeks. Before the 5 week mark, she was frequently going down for 30 minute power naps, then early afternoon would sleep for 2-3 hours. Recently it seems that as soon as she hits a change in her sleeping cycle (going...

by Kennedy12178703 over a year ago

Difficult breathing with 3 weeks old Baby

My 3 week olds baby boy can't sleep near morning every day. He wakes up and have like dry cough or choking in his mouth. It seems like he can't breath. This happens almost 4 days now. Please be advice what's problem with him?

by Guest over a year ago

Aortic arch interruption in infants, can surgery be avoided?

I would like to gather some facts about aortic arch interruption and opinions on the best way to move forward with treatment for this condition. Is surgery something that is always unavoidable when it comes to aortic arch interruption in infants, or can surgery be postponed? If you have any facts...

by merry72180960 over a year ago

lump on babys chest

hi,my now 15 month old baby girl has had a blue marble sized lump on the left side of her chest since she was a month old. It does not seem to cause her any pain, or discomfort. also it moves around slightly when touched and is slighlty firm to touch. Also she has been breastfed since birth. please...

by Guest over a year ago

side effects of gripe water

I have a two week old baby who is starting to get rather colicky. My last baby was also colicky and I am hoping to find a remedy this time - months of constant crying is not pleasant for baby, mom or the rest of the family! I heard that gripe water is still being used. What is in there, apart from...

by ann967179842 over a year ago

Surgery to separate twins has begun

On Friday, a team of doctors began working to separate the Carlsen twin sisters, who were born five months ago joined at the abdomen and chest. The surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester was expected to take 10 to 12 hours. The Carlsens have separate hearts but share a pericardium, a membrane...

by MarioB. over a year ago

Older mothers more prone to having twins

Until recently, the use of IVF and other assisted reproduction methods has been linked to the multiple pregnancies. However, the rise of twins in the last decade made experts suspect there could be more to it. It was found that hormonal changes that take place in older mothers raise the chances of...

by Bobby over a year ago

babies born addicted to methadone

Answered by a doctor

my niece who was pregnant and addicted to methodone gave birth to a little girl she is still in the hospital going through withdrawals, is this normal? Also they want to up the babies doseage, seems strange to me.

by Guest over a year ago

Babies recognize unfamiliar musical rhythms far more readily

It seems that babies have better ability to pick up languages, distinguish faces from foreign cultures and recognize unfamiliar musical rhythms far more readily than adults can. The researchers were monitoring how long the babies stared at a cartoon; they paired the same cartoon with two different...

by Bobby over a year ago

When is the best time to perform the surgery of anorectal malformation on a baby?

Our little so, who will soon be four months old, has already been diagnosed with anorectal malformation, and will need to undergo surgery at some point. We are a bit confused about the whole procedure because different doctors have told us different things about when the best time would be to...

by ric415179069 over a year ago