After 9 months of exciting waiting, you have found your little miracle, and from now on, a magical and enjoyable growth adventure awaits you. That's why you always want to do the right and most beautiful thing...
Let me guess, the smallest details that you normally never question for yourself in your daily life confuse you and you want to consult someone, right?
Then, right? Come on, let's take you to the bottom lines and review the most frequently asked questions and answers that parents have while raising a baby...
QUESTION: When should we take the first bath?
ANSWER: When babies are born, the skin They are born with a protective skin layer called vernix caseosa, so we want them not to be washed for the first 24-48 hours so that the foundations of a healthy skin structure can be laid. Afterwards, the baby is given bath training by the nurses at the hospital where he was born, and he is washed and allowed to go home. As for the first bath at home, we want it to be done with lukewarm boiled water in the 24th hour after the belly falls. In this process, it is appropriate to clean the body by wiping it with a muslin cloth or a soft sponge and warm boiled water. Keeping the navel dry and clean will prevent the development of infection.
QUESTION: Is it necessary to wait until the nails are forty to cut?
ANSWER: No, it is appropriate if the nails have grown. Nails can be cut with a baby nail clipper or a nail file suitable for babies, provided that they are not at the bottom.
QUESTION: Do you find it appropriate to use a pacifier?
ANSWER: First We do not want anything to come between the baby and the mother's breast for a month, neither a pacifier nor a bottle!!! It can then be used in accordance with your doctor's recommendation.
QUESTION: We cannot agree with the people at home about the temperature of the environment where the baby lives, I wonder what is the correct one?
ANSWER: A healthy baby To be peaceful, the appropriate ambient temperature should be around 22-24 C during the day and 20 C at night.
QUESTION: How do I know if my baby is full?
ANSWER: There are a few points to consider here...
*hearing swallowing sound while sucking
*calm after sucking and the most important thing is the amount and color of his daily urine: A baby who is full will urinate at least as much as every day during the first week. That is, at least once on the first day, at least twice on the second day, at least 3 times on the third day... After the seventh and eighth days, we expect him to urinate an average of 7-8 times a day. If you see the amount of urine he urinates like this and the urine color in his diaper is light, it means that he is full.
QUESTION: Our elders at home usually suggest that we should dress the baby thickly, do you think this is true?
ANSWER: The baby's body temperature is generally parallel to the mother's body temperature. Therefore, in winter months, it is sufficient for the mother to be dressed in one layer more than what she wears.
QUESTION: How should we measure our baby's temperature and what should be the normal temperature?
ANSWER: Armpit measurement: It is frequently used due to its simple measurement technique. Fever over 37.5 C is accepted.
Ear measurement: During the controls, measurements should be made in the same ear, making sure that it is not lying on the ear. In order to expose the eardrum, the thermometer should be placed by slightly pulling the auricle back and up during measurement. A temperature above 37.8 C is acceptable for ear measurement.
In my practice, I do not recommend anal and oral temperature measurement.
Let's talk about the evaluation of the fever...
If the fever rises above 39 degrees and lasts longer than 72 hours
If there is constant crying, moaning and restlessness along with the fever and the fever If his/her restlessness continues despite falling,
If he/she has had a seizure before
If red and purple rashes appear on his skin along with fever. Continuous drowsiness, confusion of consciousness
If he/she has a throbbing and swelling in the anterior fontanelle. If there are
If there are signs of fluid loss such as dryness of the oral mucosa, absence of tears, sunken eyeball and fontanelle
If there are conditions such as difficult and frequent breathing, neck stiffness, continuous vomiting, frequent diarrhea, immediately It is absolutely necessary to consult a doctor.
Do not forget that low body temperature, which we call fever or hypothermia, is very dangerous in the first 3 months. It may be a sign of serious diseases, so if such conditions are observed in babies in these months, a doctor should be consulted immediately...
QUESTION: My baby's hands and feet are usually cold. , does this mean that they are cold?
ANSWER: No, babies' hands and feet may be colder because the blood circulation in the extremities is slower and the skin is thinner, but this does not mean that they are cold. Do not be worried if it is not cold when you check the front of the chest and the nape of the chest with your hand
QUESTION: After staying at the breast for a minute or two, my baby takes in some of the abundant milk and leaves the breast crying, what could be the reason?
ANSWER: In cases where milk comes in too much and too quickly, the baby who cannot keep up with the flow rate of the milk either becomes blocked or swallows air while trying to keep up, and this may lead to breast rejection because it makes the baby uneasy. This transition process can be easily overcome if the baby is first expressed a little of the enthusiastic milk, soothed the breast, and then breastfed.
QUESTION: Our family elders often say that the baby may be thirsty and therefore we need to give water to the baby from time to time, what do you think? Do you recommend?
ANSWER: 70% of breast milk consists of water and its content is enough to meet the baby's calorie and fluid needs, so giving additional water for the first 6 months is not a practice we recommend.
QUESTION: My baby's breasts swelled when he was 1 week old after birth. What is the reason and is it normal?
ANSWER: After birth, the hormones that ensure milk secretion in the mother, together with breastfeeding, affect the baby's breasts. It also mixes with the baby's blood and this may cause the baby's breasts to swell and sometimes even milk may come out of the breasts. It is a temporary situation, intervention is not recommended, squeezing and trying to empty it or rubbing it may lead to the development of infection. Please do not touch or rub it.
QUESTION: My baby girl has discharge from her vaginal area from time to time, even once. A bloody, mucous fluid like menstrual bleeding came out. What should I do? >
QUESTION: Make yellow hair at the roots of our baby There are light crusts, how should we intervene?
ANSWER: This condition, which we call hosts among the public, is a skin problem frequently encountered in newborns. First, softening it with a product such as almond oil or olive oil for about 1 hour, then washing it frequently with anti-scalp shampoos and massaging the hair roots with a brush helps solve the problem.
QUESTION: There is a swelling in my baby's navel that extends outwards for about two cm, which I can push inwards when I press, it is called an umbilical hernia. How should we go about this?
ANSWER: In some babies, there may be a herniation of the intestines in the umbilical cavity due to weak abdominal muscles. This is a situation that usually resolves spontaneously by the age of 2. Surgery is rarely required. The most important point here is to stay away from old traditional approaches such as wrapping a belt around the belly and tying money. Because, contrary to popular belief, these are wrong approaches and dangerous practices that can lead to strangulation of the hernia.
QUESTION: My newborn baby has pinhead-like pimples on his face, and occasionally a rash on his body. There are rashes. Why does it happen, what should I do?
ANSWER: These are mostly innocent situations that we see due to hormonal changes that occur during the adaptation process to the world. Those on the face are called milia, and those on the body are called toxic erythema. It will be enough to wash it frequently, not to allow it to sweat, and to wear cotton clothes that will allow the skin to breathe.
QUESTION: After my baby's navel drops, there is watering and discharge in that area, should we consult a doctor?
ANSWER: Yes, the doctor should see it. This condition usually develops if stump tissue remains in that area after the umbilical cord falls off. Most of the time, the problem is solved by drying that area with a stick we call silver nitrate.
QUESTION: We have the vaccines in the routine vaccination calendar of the Ministry of Health, but there are a number of vaccines administered other than these, what are they and what are they? Can we learn your approach on this issue?
ANSWER: The vaccination calendar applied in our country is a very comprehensive calendar. But rotavirus infection Protective vaccination against the virus that causes serious diarrhea, vomiting and weight loss is not included in the vaccination schedule currently implemented by our ministry. Therefore, we recommend applying this vaccine. Apart from this, there is a serious infectious disease that occurs especially in early childhood, which we call meningococcal meningitis, and which progresses with the infection of the brain and the surrounding membrane layer called meninges. We strongly recommend that this vaccination be done even if it is not included in the routine vaccination calendar... We should not forget that; Throughout human history, the most important inventions for health are first clean water and then vaccines.
Hoping that this long and exciting adventure with your baby will always be filled with happy and healthy memories...
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