At the starting line of parenthood, don’t be surprised if bizarre questions begin to flood your brain. Our cheat sheet lets you save your Google searches. You’re gonna want those.
1 Will my baby’s head always be the same shape that it is right now?
Breathe out—the cone-head thing is totally temporary. A quick anatomy lesson to help grasp why: “Our skulls are put together in pieces,” says Dr. David Hill, a paediatrician in North Carolina, US. During delivery, “those pieces slide over each other so the baby is able to get out of the birth canal.” (Incidentally, C-section babies generally have a rounder head at birth because it doesn’t get squeezed on the way out.) This is called ‘molding', and can cause funny head shapes, all of which are normal. Your baby’s head will round out in a week or two.
2 What if my baby didn’t get a 10 out of 10 on the APGAR?
Actually, no baby gets a 10. “The score technically goes up to 10, but doctors don’t give a 10 as a matter of superstition,” says Dr. Hill. “If your baby gets a 9, that’s amazing.” And if you’re wondering what exactly the APGAR is, it’s a way to immediately gauge how healthy babies are when they’re born. About one minute after birth and then again five minutes later, a doctor or nurse will assess your baby’s breathing, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, and skin colour—and each category is scored a 0, 1, or 2 depending on the observed condition. A total score of 7, 8, or 9 is normal, and if an infant scores below a 7, extra medical attention is given.
3 Why do I put the baby to my breast when no milk is coming out?
This story is from the October 2017 edition of Child India.
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