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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.

Sagging Scrotum in 10 days old baby

Hi, I am getting worry. My baby is 10 days old, and today he started having a sagging scrotum. I heard that a sagging scrotum might signal illness in an infant. Is this true? Should I be alarm? His scrotum looked perfectly find until up to today. Please advice.

by User avatar babyworries71046

How much money would you spend on Nursery Furniture?

Hello, folks. My wife is pregnant, so we will soon get a new member of our family. We are planning to buy nursery furniture, but we have never done this before. Can you tell me how much money would you spend on this? I would really appreciate all your opinions considering this. Thanks.

by User avatar yorker12558688

blue lips in an infant?what could it be?

Hi, my ten months old baby gets blue lips when she cries. She was fine until two days ago when her lips started to turn blue. I don't know why this is happening. I worry that this is a symptom of serious illness. Can you tell me what could be causing my daughters lips to turn blue?

by User avatar Guest

Breast milk helps brain development

Results of many studies done on benefits of breastfeeding showed how breastfeeding may be important to the developing children especially those who were born prematurely and whose brains were about to fully develop in the neonatal intensive care units in hospitals instead in the mothers’ wombs....

by User avatar Bobby

Help! My 8 Week Old Is Getting First Tooth

My daughter is 8 weeks. For the last 2 weeks two white dots in the top right of her mouth on her gum line have emerged, about where I would expect the bicuspids or first molar to be. These have been getting more pronounced over that time. Although unusual, our health visitor has said it could be a...

by User avatar dhl

Preemie NEC surgery outcomes?

Hello, my nephew was born prematurely and is currently in NCIU ward. At first all the news were good and he seemed to progress well, until two days ago when my wife’s sister called and said Jason has to go in for emergency surgery because of necrotizing enterocolitis. All info I read on this...

by User avatar jill

herbs for baby

My 6 week old baby seems to have some tummy cramps going on. He is crying all the time and I feel so sorry for him. Perhaps there are herbal remedies that could give my baby some relief from the cramps? Do any other mothers have experience with this? We would both be grateful for any advice!

by User avatar laurena345151892

eleven week old baby, dont know what to do !

I have an 11week old daughter and since this morning she has had a bad cough. Then about 11 this morning she was coughing and started choking then she couldt breath! We took her to the hospital and 2hours later we got her seen to and they said she just needs more water to drink and that should help...

by User avatar Guest

herbs for baby food

My baby is going to turn six months next week, and we are thinking of starting solids slowly. I plan to make my own baby food. We will probably start with sweet potatoes, avocados and carrots, that kind of thing. Should I add any herbs into the baby food? What do you think?

by User avatar nelia875220440

What anomalies are included in Fetal Alcohol syndrome?

Can you tell me something about the Fetal Alcohol syndrome? What anomalies are included in it? My wife is in her 6th month of pregnancy and she usually does not drink, but she did have a glass of wine last week. I have read somewhere about the FAS syndrome and now I am worried. I did not tell her...

by User avatar packston73775971