"Your Baby's First Year" Taya Altmann Flashcards
How many hours per day do newborns typically sleep?
16 hours - divided into 3-4 hour naps between feeds
What is the difference between the newbown sleep cycle and that of adults
Newborns: drowsiness, REM, light sleep, deep sleep and then very deep sleep
Adults: drowsiness, light sleep, deep sleep and then very deep sleep and REM
Biggest cause of death in the first year of life?
SIDS - yes, more than ANY OTHER cause! And is preventable!
When can a baby sleep in any position she’d like?
When she can roll from back to front and vice versa
Side sleeping?
No, just as dangerous as on the stomach, leading to SIDS
Framework Question:
Explain to new parents why stomach sleeping leads to SIDS
Infant brains underdeveloped to respond under certain situations
Stomach sleeping leads to deep sleep
In combination, baby’s unable to respond to asphyxiation
Aside from “back to sleep” what other interventions have demonstrated to decrease SIDS?
Pacifier
What is the key factor behind why newborns sleep few hours compared to older infants?
- Stomach size
- The larger the stomach, the more nutrients, the longer time between feeds, the longer time baby’s can sleep without food
To train babies to sleep on their own, at what mental state should baby’s put to bed?
Drowsy - NOT fully asleep.
TIP: Don’t rock your baby until she is in deep sleep in your arms. Rock until she is drowsy and place her down.
What area of the lower body, if present with a rash, would argue AGAINST yeast infection?
BUTTOCKS - diaper rashes from yeast NEVER appear on the buttocks
Diaper rash - prevalence in formula fed vs breastfed infants?
Breastfed infants have LOWER incidence of diaper rash
Description of meconium?
Dark, sticky, black or green substance present in the first week of life
What is the range of normal consistency for a newborn’s stool?
Soft to runny
How may the frequency of stooling differ between a breastfed baby and a formula fed baby?
Past 3 weeks of age, breastfed babies may stool only once a week since there is little waste in breast milk
LESS risk for diaper rash!
In comparison, formula fed babies should have at least 1 stool/day for the first year
How often to bath newborn?
3 times/week up to 1x/day