Both physically and psychologically, it is difficult for the baby at the moment when, with cutting the umbilical cord, communication with the mother is lost. Now the baby will have to breathe, eat on its own, in a word - live. Already on the first day of a newbornâs life, a lot of impressions from communicating with the outside world await. During the period of adaptation of the child to life outside the motherâs womb, all vital reflexes are developed.
Intuition always tells the mother about the needs of her baby. Learn to trust yourself.
Signs of good newborn health
The most important indicator of your babyâs health is his sleep. In infants, it is not strong. At the moment of sleep, meaningless movements of the arms and legs occur, it seems to you that the child is smiling. In the first days of the life of a newborn at home, however, as in the future, there is no need to swaddle him, stretching his limbs, since the baby will experience discomfort.
After sleep, the baby begins to actively move, scream, although he still does not know how to cry (due to undeveloped lacrimal glands).
On the first day of a newbornâs life and for 2-3 days the stool is dark in color, viscous consistency, bowel movements are frequent, and only seven days later the stool becomes yellow, the frequency of emptying per day is reduced to three to five times.
Urine is excreted on the first day. If the child does not have urination, this may be the cause of the urological disease.
Features of the life of the baby after birth
After birth, the skin of the baby may peel off slightly, and after two to three days, a yellow tint may appear. This is due to hepatic underdevelopment. After one to two weeks, the skin color will be restored.
Such unpleasant moments as screams may indicate that the child has gas colic.
In the first days of a newborn's life, care for him should be special. Control the temperature scale in the nursery. There is no need to heat the room, noticing the coolness of the palms and feet of the baby.
Immediately after birth, the baby loses weight (due to frequent bowel movements), and after a few days the weight is restored.
Already on the first day of a newbornâs life, there are reflexes such as sucking, grabbing, defense reflex, etc. If these reflexes are absent, these are signs of deviations in the nervous system.
Child abilities
Children are born with already developed feelings of taste, smell, tactile sensations. The child sees, after 3-4 weeks - it reacts to sounds, is indignant when it experiences discomfort (hunger, hypothermia, etc.), enjoys pleasant things.
One month later, the stage of infancy begins. The babyâs actions are already conscious, he recognizes mom and dad, reaches for the motherâs chest. Every day in his behavior you notice something new.
Already on the first day of life, a newborn baby is loved, cherished, and taken care of. And with each passing day, the love of parents for the most dear little man becomes even stronger. And the happiness of both the baby and the parents is increasing.