The first 30 days

The first 30 days in a baby life are the most important. Many aspects of routine care and feeding during this period would echo in his future. This is one of the core chapters in this site and I hope it will help you and your baby forever.

The first thirty days of the baby

Mongolian blue spots

Hip joint ultrasound in babies for the detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip – a screening test that should be performed on everyone!

Baby’s fontanels

Ultrasound of the spine in neonates

Baby’s nails

Congenital torticollis

How many nipples does a child have?

Fever in infants younger than 1 month (4 weeks)

G6PD deficiency (Fava bean sensitivity)

Abdominal pain (Colic) in babies

Things I have found in babies’ nappies

How to be the best grandparents

Breast tissue in the newborn baby – benign hypertrophy and mastitis

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) in infants

How to give your baby a bath?

Seborrhea in infants and children

The right way to bottle feed

Apgar score in babies

Breast inflammation due to breastfeeding (mastitis)

Newborn screening program

Uncombable hair syndrome

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

What do babies see? Everything you need to know about your baby’s vision

Your first visit to the pediatrician’s office – when should this happen?

Baby’s acne

Drinking water and water for making baby formula

What’s better – breastfeeding or formula?

Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) in infants

Almost 100 frequently asked questions about babies – a must read for all parents

Vitamin K injection at birth

Baby ear deformities

The baby’s umbilicus

Immunizing babies against Hepatitis B

Baby’s sleep

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or cot (crib) death

Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis?

Suck blister

Growth charts and curves in children – what you need to know

Neonatal jaundice

Cow milk protein sensitivity in breast fed babies

Four good (and common) reasons for restlessness in babies

Cow’s milk protein sensitivity

Cutis marmorata

Oral thrush (oral candidiasis) in children

Reflux (spit-ups) in babies

Circumcision

Meconium stained amniotic fluid

Microtia and ear reconstruction

Hip ultrasounds in infants for DDH detection – in the words of a radiologist

Administration of Vitamin D to babies

How to detect and treat postpartum depression