Your baby has a hoarse cough with noisy breathing, wheezing or cannot breathe through their nose. Your baby feels unusually hot (fever), cold or floppy. Your baby cries in an unusual way or for an unusually long time or seems to be in pain. You notice any bleeding from the nose or any bruising.
No bowel movement for 48 hours. Fever (see below for information about fever and children) Breathing fast (for example, over 60 breaths per minute) or a bluish skin coloring that doesn't go away. Newborns normally have irregular breathing, so you need to count for a full minute.
Jerky movements
In response to a loud noise, change in position, or for seemingly no reason at all, your baby may “startle” with arms and legs suddenly stretched out. These jerky movements are called the Moro reflex, and typically peak in the first month and disappear by two months.
Your baby will spend his or her early days and weeks in different states: deep sleep, light sleep, drowsy, quiet alert, active alert, crying. While newborns sleep about 16 hours out of every day, their sleep patterns are unpredictable; they may sleep for a few minutes or a few hours at a time.
Changes that might indicate a problem with your newborn include: Sleeping much more than usual. Acting less alert. Having difficulty waking your baby ( baby is not arousable)
In general, call your baby's doctor if your infant seems especially sluggish, is refusing food or drink, is vomiting (not just spitting-up), has diarrhea, or has a fever. Remember, if you're worried, there's probably a good reason even if you don't recognize it, so don't hesitate to call your baby's doctor.
Some children (approximately 10-20%) are born with “difficult temperament.” Traits include: high, often impulsive activity level; extra sensitive to sensory stimulation; overwhelmed by change in routines and new experiences; intense, inflexible reactions; easily distracted or incredibly focused; adapt slowly to change, ...
Neurological conditions in newborns involve problems with the nervous system, which controls functions like movement and feeding. These disorders can be serious, with long-term side effects. Some neurological conditions, like spina bifida, are present when a baby is born (congenital).
Symptoms of serious illness in babies and young children include severe drowsiness, breathing difficulty, blue skin, seizures, fever and frequent vomiting. In the first 72 hours of life, your baby can have newborn screening for rare conditions.
The most common severe congenital disorders are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down syndrome.
Neonatal danger signs are signs that sick neonates show as stated by World Health Organization (WHO), which include not able to feed, or stopped feeding well, convulsed or fitted since birth, fast breathing (two counts of 60 breaths or more in one minute), chest in drawing, high temperature (37.5°C or more), very low ...
Indicators of infant mental health concerns can include:
Restlessness. Gastric disturbance. Anxiety and tension. Distress and fear.
Children with Rett syndrome tend to have unusual eye movements, such as intense staring, blinking, crossed eyes or closing one eye at a time. Breathing problems. These include breath holding, rapid breathing (hyperventilation), forcefully blowing out air or saliva, and swallowing air.
Like many newborns who suffer profound brain injuries from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, my daughter was diagnosed with “neuro-crying” or “neuro-irritability.” These terms can be defined as crying, agitation, or irritability in children with known neurological issues.
1-3 Months. The first three months with your baby often seem the hardest.
Understanding the 4 different baby personalities starts by knowing what the four sensory personalities are: the social butterfly, the settled baby, the slow-to-warm-up baby, and the sensitive baby. Below is more information about how these different personalities present themselves.
“Babies don't smile right away, and moms won't get immediate feedback that what they're doing is creating a bond,” LaCoursiere says. “Babies need food, warmth and sleep—just provide these basic needs and know that the bonding will come later.” The first few weeks are difficult, no doubt about it.
In general, major defects of the body and internal organs are more likely to occur between 3 to 12 embryo / fetal weeks. This is the same as 5 to 14 gestational weeks (weeks since the first day of your last period). This is also referred to as the first trimester.