Newborn Crying As parents you are the most important people in your baby's life. Your baby needs your care and attention right from birth. You are the best people to meet your baby's needs for food, clean nappies, sleep, touch and warmth. Your baby is stimulated when you talk to it, smile at it ,cradle it and touch it. Crying is your baby's way of telling you that it has a need. It may be food, a clean nappy, it may have stomach ache or the need for physical contact. Urination and Bowel movements Normally the baby will urinate and have their first bowel movement within the first 24 hours after birth. The appearance and amount of urine and the stools will change from day to day in the first week of life. You can read about these changes in the booklet Check the nappy (Tjek bleen) Contact the postnatal clinic, health visitor or your own doctor if: -your baby has not urinated or had a bowel movement in the first 24 hours It is important to react to your child when it cries. It gives the child a sense of security and ensures that the child learns that it is heard and understood. At first it may be hard to know what yours baby's needs are, but it is important to try. -your baby has not urinated or had a bowel movement which corresponds to their age (see the booklet Check the nappy) -there is, after the first 3 to 4 days of life, still orange staining in the urine. It is not always possible to find out why your baby is crying. It can be very frustrating and it may make you feel unhappy and overwhelmed. Try to keep calm and comfort your baby. Your baby can feel your uncertainty and will react to it. By listening, you will soon be able to hear different types of crying and it will become easier to identify your baby's needs. Genital Organs It is normal for girls to have small amounts of white discharge and bleeding from the vagina. This is due to the effects of maternal hormones. It is normal for boys to have a slightly enlarged and red scrotum after birth. This will normally disappear on its own. 3
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