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www.newbornweight.org, – page 614 ^ref-14528
buy any clothes that would leave the umbilical cord exposed while it healed. Emergency runs to Target were common. – page 637 ^ref-10322
will tell you if jaundice treatment is recommended given bilirubin levels: www.bilitool.org. – page 684 ^ref-65472
For babies who are not premature, the evidence also largely favors delayed clamping, although it is slightly more mixed.[25] – page 707 ^ref-18321
If you want to swaddle, you cannot use a regular blanket. The nurses in the hospital can, but not you. Luckily, the market has solved this problem. – page 767 ^ref-64589
Two treatments have some known success with colic. One is supplementation with a probiotic, which a number of studies have shown to reduce crying. – page 845 ^ref-59774
elimination of all dairy, wheat, eggs, and nuts, so – page 857 ^ref-55072
There is some evidence that warm compresses on the perineum during the pushing stage of labor can prevent very severe tears. – page 023 ^ref-28508
watch out for clots “fist size or larger” (other doctors will use fruit metaphors—a plum- or small orange–size clot, they want to know about). By extension, this means that clots smaller than that—but not much smaller—are common. – page 039 ^ref-18307
First of all, you’ll still look pregnant. This appearance will subsist for a few days or weeks. Then you’ll just have a bunch of floppy skin. – page 066 ^ref-8372
nettle tea – page 760 ^ref-17385
success of skin-to-skin contact at improving breastfeeding success rates. – page 782 ^ref-17093
The main downside of the nipple shield, other than that it is annoying to wash, is that it affects milk transfer. The – page 831 ^ref-42355
rubbing breast milk on your nipples regularly. – page 866 ^ref-46228
Some things will increase the risk of mastitis—including not fully emptying the breasts with each feeding, having an oversupply, or not emptying the breasts frequently enough—but – page 877 ^ref-24782
Almost a quarter of women have milk production delayed beyond three days. This is even higher—about 35 percent—for first-time mothers.[18] – page 936 ^ref-15139
Women who have a caesarean section are more likely to have later onset, as are those who have an epidural during labor. – page 947 ^ref-64338
On the other side, you can have too much milk. This can happen naturally, or it can result from an overenthusiastic attempt to avoid the too-little-milk problem. – page 974 ^ref-10021
mostly, breastfeeding moms have no dietary restrictions. – page 995 ^ref-52866
avoid during breastfeeding is high-mercury fish.[26] – page 996 ^ref-56650
other fish are fine, as are unpasteurized cheeses, sushi, rare steak, deli meats, and on and on. – page 998 ^ref-4887
If you have been on antidepressants before and know which one is effective for you, then that is what you should use.[35] – page 048 ^ref-51960
some babies are quite sensitive to caffeine and get very fussy and irritable. – page 052 ^ref-15510
Skin-to-skin contact early on can improve likelihood of breastfeeding success. – page 101 ^ref-52337
There is one substantial side effect to back sleeping: deformational plagiocephaly, or, colloquially, flat head. – page 215 ^ref-21133
there does not seem to be any elevated risk from co-sleeping after three months if both parents are not drinking or smoking. – page 274 ^ref-46252
At nine months, infants who slept alone slept longer; this effect was largest for those who slept alone by four months, but – page 323 ^ref-22891
More months in day care before eighteen months are associated with slightly lower cognitive scores by four and a half years old, but more time in care after that is associated with higher cognitive outcomes. – page 060 ^ref-9388