A newborn baby appeared in the family. Together with him came not only a feeling of great love, but also a sense of responsibility for his life and health. What difficulties caring parents may encounter in the first year of life of crumbs, what are the most common ailments, illnesses, and illnesses parents will encounter - we will try to tell you all about this in this mini encyclopedia.
Colic and gaziki
A common disease of small children is colic, severe pain in the intestines of the baby.
If the baby bites its legs, presses them to the breast, cries often and loudly, especially in the evenings, often farts, you can confidently make this diagnosis yourself.
The reason most often is swallowing air with milk and improper nutrition of mothers who are breastfeeding.
After feeding, hold the baby upright so that it burps the air. Spread more often on the tummy. Review the maternal diet, excluding cabbage, spicy seasonings, nuts, coffee, tomatoes. Brew dill water or a decoction with fennel to the baby.
By three months, colic and gaziki usually go away.About colic - how to treat | About gaziki - how to treat | Tummy massage for colic | List of cures for colic
Bad navel heals
The navel heals in a week and a half after birth. If it is constantly wet, blood oozing from the umbilical wound, pus, measures must be taken. Treat the navel with a sterile cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide. Remove yellow crusts as well. After treatment with peroxide, grease the navel with green. It is impossible to bathe the baby during the treatment period, you can wipe the body with a damp cloth.How to treat an umbilical wound | What to do if the navel is bleeding
Umbilical hernia
An umbilical hernia is a weakness of the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall, an increase in intra-abdominal pressure, loss of an internal organ through the umbilical ring. Most often, a hernia passes by itself, but the attending physician should be aware of it.Symptoms and treatment of umbilical hernia
Skin problems
Jaundice
In the first days of life, the skin of the baby can acquire a yellowish tint, even the whites of the eyes can turn slightly yellow. Do not be afraid, the baby has jaundice in newborns. It is not dangerous and usually passes by the end of the first month. Follow the rules of hygiene, walk more with the baby.About jaundice - causes, symptoms, how to treat
The skin of a newborn flakes
The skin of a baby born on time is coated with a special lubricant - an oily white liquid. It protects the soft skin of the newborn from dry air (after all, before his birth, he was in the aquatic environment) in the first hours of life. Gradually, the lubricant is absorbed into the baby's skin almost completely.
If it was wiped away at birth, or the baby was born later than expected, which means almost no lubrication, the skin dries up and begins to peel off. It will help to solve the problem of frequent lubrication of the baby's skin with sterile vegetable oil.Why peel off skin and what to do | About the crusts on the baby’s head
Diaper rash
The baby in the groin, armpits, in the neck folds may appear red, dry or weeping. The reason is overheating and non-compliance with hygiene rules.
How to treat? Reduce the temperature in the nursery to + 21 ... + 22 degrees. Determine which diaper rash is dry or wet?
When dry, lubricate with baby cream or sterilized vegetable oil. When wet, use baby powder, preferably without additives or flavorings.
Rinse the problem areas often with light potassium permanganate solution or just warm water. Do not confuse the child. Do air baths, keep open places with diaper rash for better drying.About diaper rash (treatment and prevention) | Traditional methods of treating diaper rash
Prickly heat
What does prickly heat look like? Reddened skin, on it are clusters of small red pimples, sometimes with white purulent tips. Usually they spill on the ass, neck, head, groin, armpits, can be on the back, on the chest, behind the ears.
Sometimes prickly heat can be confused with allergies. Parents should be alert if the child itches, is anxious, the rash quickly spreads over the baby’s body. An accurate diagnosis will be made by a pediatrician.
With rash, the rash does not bother the baby. It is enough to rinse the affected area with an infusion of calendula flowers, pharmacy chamomile, a string, a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Lubricate with baby cream, Bipanten cream, boiled vegetable oil. You can use a pharmaceutical powder.About sweating - treatment and prevention
Diaper dermatitis (diaper thrush)
The most striking sign of diaper dermatitis is the appearance of a small rash in the form of vesicles that are bundled together, but do not go beyond the clearly defined border of the affected area. You can see them in the groin, perineum, in the folds of the legs, around the genitals. For treatment, it is better to use ointments based on nystatin or clotrimazole (strictly as directed by a doctor). About diaper dermatitis
Pemphigus neonatum
Shortly after birth, large vesicles (with a pea) filled with a yellowish liquid may appear on the baby's body. Gradually they burst, a pink speck remains in their place. Pemphigus is treated with antibiotics and special ointments (prescribed by a doctor).
Acne Newborn
Acne in newborns (infant acne, neonatal pustulosis) - occurs in ~ 20% of newborns. Rash on the face in the form of pimples. The causes of acne in newborns are hormonal in nature. It does not require treatment.Read in detail about Acne
Mipia
White dots, similar to acne, are visible on the baby's face. They do not need to be treated, they will pass within two to four months.
Important: proper skin care for a newborn baby
Rickets
Rickets - a lack of vitamin D in the body of a newborn baby.Symptoms, treatment and prevention of rickets
Hormonal crisis
Usually happens soon after the baby is born. The mammary glands swell in the baby, the girls may have white or bloody discharge, in the boys, the scrotum may swell.
If redness or fever occurs, call a doctor.
In other cases, it is enough to observe the hygiene of the newborn. Everything will pass by itself. For relief of swollen glands, it is advisable to apply a bandage with Vishnevsky ointment for relief.
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis in a baby is a serious enough problem. With this disease, the eyes turn red, purulent discharge accumulates in their corners.After sleep, the child hardly picks up cilia that are stuck together.
For relief, you can wash your eyes with infusion of chamomile, calendula, weak tea leaves. It is necessary to wipe from the outer corner to the inner one with each swab. The doctor will prescribe treatment, usually these are eye drops. Clean your eyes before each instillation of the medicine.If the child has a festering eye | Newborn baby eye care
Torticollis
Torticollis is a very common disease in newborns. This defect means an incorrect head position, asymmetry of the shoulders and a further deviation of the development of the spine. Treatment is carried out using electrophoresis, massages, magnetotherapy, gymnastics.Cause and treatment of torticollis
Oral thrush
White uneven spots appear on the tongue and inner surface of the cheeks in the child’s mouth. They are coarse and greasy, similar to pieces of cottage cheese or leftover milk. But, unlike milk spots, these do not wash off the baby’s tongue. You can distinguish thrush in this way - the remnants of milk in the interval between feeding disappear, the spots of thrush, on the contrary, spread along the oral mucosa.
It is necessary to treat thrush, because it causes pain in the mouth of the baby. He sucks worse or completely refuses to take breasts.
When feeding, mom can also become infected with thrush. Therefore, before giving the breast, treat the baby’s mouth with a gauze or bandage cloth dipped in a solution of drinking soda (add 1 teaspoon of soda to a glass of warm water).
Sterilization of the nipple and bottle is mandatory, while breastfeeding - thorough rinsing of the breast before and after feeding. For the treatment of thrush, special drugs based on nystatin are used. They will be picked up and prescribed by a doctor.We treat mouth thrush in newborns
Stool problems
Constipation
Breastfeeding babies may once every five days. And this is normal if the baby is calm, cheerful, eats well. Mom’s milk is almost completely absorbed.
However, with confidence we can say that he has constipation, if the baby has difficulty in defecating, crying, feces of very dense consistency.
How to help a little sufferer? Gently massage the tummy with light movements in a clockwise direction. Alternately push the legs bent at the knees to the tummy, as if flexing it. If the child was unable to rest, and after these procedures, is pushing, crying, then you can give the crumbs lactulose syrup or use a candle with glycerin.Treatment of constipation | Remedies for constipation for the smallest
Diarrhea
Very frequent (more than 4-5 times a day) loose stools with mucus, accompanied by pain in the abdomen, bloating, sometimes even vomiting, is a sign of diarrhea.
Be sure to call a doctor or an ambulance without delay. After all, with severe diarrhea, dehydration of the body quickly occurs.
Before their arrival it is necessary to give more to drink water. From a month of age, you can breed Smecta, 2 sachets per day. Drink it so for three days.Symptoms and treatment of diarrhea in infants | Green stool with mucus | Dysbacteriosis in newborns
Spitting up
Sometimes spitting up becomes a problem for young parents. After eating, hold the baby upright so that he burps the air. Usually this measure is enough.
If vomiting does not stop, consult a doctor, because this may be the beginning of more serious diseases (for example, dysbiosis).Why the baby spits up a lot after breastfeeding
Colds
Runny nose in a newborn
When breathing the baby through the nose, you can hear hoarse sounds, the air passes through the nasal passages with difficulty. This is not a cold. Dust, mucus accumulates in the nasal passages. Make a cheesecake out of gauze, moisten slightly and gently clean the nasal passages.
So, observe hygiene and temperature conditions, walk more with the baby, carefully monitor his behavior - and grow up healthy!Treatment of the common cold in an infant | Green snot in a baby | How to instill drops in the nose of a newborn baby
Cough
Cough treatment | Dry cough | Wet cough
Temperature
How to bring down the temperature of the baby | We treat the temperature of a newborn with folk remedies | Antipyretics for the smallest
Indeed, the article contains the most common childhood diseases. You need to know and understand them. At the slightest suspicion, you should immediately consult a doctor. At first glance, the symptoms that are not serious can be dangerous for children, especially under the age of 1 year.
The most interesting thing is that colic is common among both girls and boys. And I only understood this about the birth of Masha! Here is a manual child, cried for about a month, nothing helped !! But then everything went away, and we began to smile often!
Fortunately, we only had to deal with two not very serious ailments from this list. After reading, you understand the importance of monthly examinations at the pediatrician, because it is important not to start and respond in time to unpleasant symptoms.
The most basic problems faced by young parents are revealed briefly and clearly. I took advantage of some of them. In particular, articles related to the tummy and eyes. And most importantly - do not stuff the baby with pills and all kinds of medicines once again, only as directed by the doctor. There are other more loyal treatments.
Our baby had a lot of sweating. As soon as they didn’t fight her! We were washed with chamomile and succession. In general, it is better not to allow it, more often bite a child and do not wear diapers for a long time.
Having two children, I can say that I encountered half of these problems for sure. They suffered from constipation until they introduced lure in the form of juices and mashed potatoes. The nose also sniffed for a long time, ENT said that everything is normal and that you do not need to clean your nose, with age everything will pass.
Many of these problems passed us, except for colic, used all methods from dill water to massage, drank bobot, nothing helped. But everything went by five months, all that was needed was to wait. There was still a bit of sweating, we used the usual dry inexpensive powder and everything quickly returned to normal too.
Hello! We are very worried about our child. Her daughter is now eight and a half months old and her pea-sized spots appear red on her body, during the day she can disappear with suck and reappear. They are mainly on the tummy (most), on the handles. He visited the therapist that it was atopic dermatitis, but he did not say what to do and how to treat it. We had this for about two months, but then everything went away by itself. After all, this is not the case, you probably must be examined. Just do not know what to do. The doctor says to remove the blanket and all that, but it also passed from again. Tell me what to do! We're already crazy.