Top 7 Health Tips for baby

Your Child's Health Tips

How to take care of minor problems at home.

UMBILICAL CORD CARE

CIRCUMCISION CARE

PREVENT RASH

MANAGE DIAPER RASH

TREAT COLIC

TREAT DIARRHEA

TREAT A COLD

UMBILICAL CORD CARE:

The end of the cord will fall a few weeks after birth.

Until it fails, keep it clean and dry.

Keep the nappy under the thread so that the line stays dry.

Dab with alcohol in a cotton swab 1-2 times a day.

Call your child's health care provider if they look red, irritated, bleeding or cracked, or

it doesn't smell good.

CIRCUMCISION CARE:

Circumcision should heal in 7-10 days.

If the tip of the penis is irritated with a nappy, add a little petroleum jelly

in an irritated place every time you change a nappy.

PREVENT RASH:

Change diapers often.

Wash the baby's bottom with soap and warm water for each change.

Apply zinc oxide paste or diaper rash cream on irritated areas.

MANAGE DIAPER RASH:

Leave the baby's nappy area uncovered for a few hours each day. (Put several

Cloth diapers or cloth pads folded under the baby.) If you use cloth diapers, wash them in dye- and fragrance-free detergents.

Gently clean the area with mild soap and water (wipes sometimes can irritate), then apply a thick layer of diaper rash or "barrier" cream. Creams with zinc oxide are preferred because they form a barrier against moisture.

MANAGE DIARRHEA

If you are breastfeeding, keep doing it; never stop.

Call the baby’s health care provider if your baby won’t take liquids, can’t keep them

down, has a lot of diarrhea, or has diarrhea for longer than 12 hours. (Diarrhea

can be a severe problem for babies, who can lose a lot of fluid quickly.)

There are special drinks —called oral electrolyte solutions— that infants with

diarrhea should be given to keep them from becoming very sick or down.

TREAT COLIC

Make sure your baby does not cry for some reason (wet nappy,

hunger, vital clothing, loneliness, disturbance, less sleep).

Hold the baby, abdomen down, on your knees.

Rock your child.

Push your child to the cart or cart.

Manage POWER:

Try to put your child at ease.

Call your child's health care provider if your child has the flu.

When can you call a doctor…

YOU SHOULD CALL YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY

IF YOUR CHILD:

She has trouble breathing (she has to work hard to get in and out of breath).

Crying (more or less regular), or moaning as if it hurts, anyway

fussy.

It has a temperature higher than 100 ° F.

Vomiting (in addition to vomiting) or diarrhea (very wet, loose, smelly

stool) more than 2-3 times a day.

It has one significant, fluid-like bowel movement and is less than three months old.

Blood or blood clots pass through urine or bowel movements.

You have convulsions (shaking hands and legs).

ALSO, CALL IF YOUR CHILD:

It seems weak, and it doesn't have the strength to cry as much as usual.

Refuses to feed or nurse well (or does not want more than 1/2 of normal

bottle).

It doesn't wake up alert as usual, or for older children, it doesn't play, either

short term.

It just doesn’t seem “okay,” and you’re worried.

If you call a health care provider about your sick child, write them down the advice you get. Have a telephone number at the pharmacy in case your caregiver wants to call a prescription.

These tips can help even the most nervous first-time parents feel confident about caring for a newborn in no time.