Newborns

Congratulations on the birth of your new baby! After nine months of anticipation, you can finally hold and admire your own baby. Whether this is your first or your 13th child (yes we do have some families with 13 children!), you may have questions that you forgot to ask us when we examined your baby and spoke with you in the hospital. Newborns grow and develop rapidly and new questions come up frequently. We hope that these links answer most of the common questions. If you would like to speak with one of our nurses about your concerns or you think your infant is ill, please call the office at 616-949-4465. Enjoy bonding with your baby and we will see you at your baby's 2 week visit! A Guide for First Time Parents You will find detailed information regarding illnesses commonly related to newborns in the following links:
Breastfeeding http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/feedbaby.htm http://www.lalecheleague.org Breastfeeding consultations Car seats Car seat check Caring for Your Newborn Child care Colic CPR classes	Food Allergy GE reflux Mothering resource SIDS prevention Single parent Sleep Torticollis & plagiocephaly Vaccines http://www.chop.edu/vaccine/vaccine_baby/ http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e2f3
Newborns Pediatric Advisor Links
Newborn appearance, normal * bottle (formula) feeding brief version * complete version breast-feeding brief version * complete version circumcision care and problems * pros and cons * colic brief version * complete version congenital muscular torticollis cradle cap * diaper rash equipment and supplies first weeks at home * flattened head syndrome jaundice premature infant reflexes and behavior, normal * screening tests sibling rivalry with * sick (symptoms) * sick, URI skin, rashes and birthmarks * sleep patterns sleep position soft spot on head spitting up brief version complete version	Travel with a baby Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) overview sleep position * Crying baby colic brief version * complete version crying at night * diary chart text possible causes resource list waking to be fed at night * New father New mother Child care adjustment baby sitter guidelines finding and choosing form for medicines * preventive measures to help ensure safe day care questions to ask about infant/toddler center-based child care infant/toddler family child care infant/toddler in-home child care
The information on this web site is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a health care professional.