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

How to be the best grandparents

Newborn screening program

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

Ultrasound of the spine in neonates

Drinking water and water for making baby formula

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

Immunizing babies against Hepatitis B

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

How many nipples does a child have?

The baby’s umbilicus

Things I have found in babies’ nappies

Oral thrush (oral candidiasis) in children

G6PD deficiency (Fava bean sensitivity)

Seborrhea in infants and children

Suck blister

Congenital torticollis

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

Fever in infants younger than 1 month (4 weeks)

Mongolian blue spots

Baby’s sleep

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

Vitamin K injection at birth

The right way to bottle feed

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

Abdominal pain (Colic) in babies

Circumcision

Cutis marmorata

How to give your baby a bath?

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Meconium stained amniotic fluid

Baby’s acne

Microtia and ear reconstruction

Cow milk protein sensitivity in breast fed babies

Four good (and common) reasons for restlessness in babies

Uncombable hair syndrome

Baby ear deformities

How to detect and treat postpartum depression

Breast tissue in the newborn baby – benign hypertrophy and mastitis

Baby’s fontanels

Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) in infants

Baby’s nails

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

Apgar score in babies

Neonatal jaundice

Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis?

Administration of Vitamin D to babies

Breast inflammation due to breastfeeding (mastitis)

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) in infants

Cow milk protein sensitivity

What’s better – breastfeeding or formula?

Reflux (spit-ups) in babies