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Your baby's head is proportionally larger compared to her body, but that's nothing to worry about - the body will soon catch up. Soft spots on her head should still be open and flat. To prevent a flat spot from forming, it's important that you alternate the direction your baby's head is facing each time you put her to sleep. You may also notice that your baby started drooling, although the first teeth probably won't show up yet.

Your newborn baby might not look as you expected. Newborns have soft, fuzzy hair everywhere - on their ears, shoulders, back… This hair is called lanugo, and it’s nothing you should worry about since it’ll eventually fall off. Also, their skin is full of acne - but not all blemishes on your baby’s skin are acne. Tiny white bumps are called milia and you don’t have to do anything about them - they’ll go away in first few weeks. Newborns might also have swollen breasts and genitals, due to the additional estrogen and fluid that your baby retains, but soon everything will return to normal.

Once a woman gets pregnant, it's inevitable that her body will change to make room for the baby. Some of these changes are visible (weight gain and stretch marks), while others are not (morning sickness and leg cramps). And some of these changes will only occur after the delivery. One of these changes, which often takes women by surprise is diastasis recti. Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is a gap between the right and left abdominal wall muscles (Rectus Abdominis).

If you think you finally know everything about the babies, that you've heard and read it all, and that nothing could surprise you - read carefully. Those little beings are full of surprises, but don't worry - most of the weird things that newborns do are totally normal. They sneeze often - Although most parents will first think about it, this doesn't mean that the baby is sick. Most often, she just hasn't yet got used to the world outside the womb - babies might be extra-sensitive to lots of things we're already immune to.

When a newborn arrives in the home, most parents are frightened. They worry about whether they'll know what to do and how to do it. They worry that somehow, they'll hurt that tiny little being. To make sure that the baby is healthy and safe, they carefully study everything the baby does, and how she looks. However, not every unusual thing should be a cause of panic. Some weird things that newborns do are totally normal. It's perfectly normal for a newborn to lose some weight in the first 24 hours of life, due to lots of pooping and shedding of the extra fluid

If you have a baby, you’ve probably seen (or heard) a number that's given to her right after she's born. A number that looks like 8/10, or maybe 9/9. Or some other combination of two numbers from 0 to 10 separated by a slash. But have you ever wondered what that number is? And what does it mean? That number is the Apgar score, and it represents your baby’s physical condition at one and five minutes after she’s born. The Apgar test is the first test performed after the baby's born, to check her overall health and to determine whether the baby needs any additional medical help.

Even though we all know that smoking during pregnancy is dangerous and can leave some serious consequences on the health and development of an unborn baby, we can still see pregnant women smoking everywhere. Most of these women, however, are not aware of how dangerous the consequences of smoking during pregnancy can actually be. Even when it comes to second-hand (or third-hand) smoke. The cigarette smoke contains several thousands of chemicals, some of which are proven to cause cancer. Through the bloodstream of the mother, all of these chemicals reach to the baby, as well.

The only way to know for sure if you're pregnant or not is to take a pregnancy test. So, if you're having some early pregnancy symptoms (missed period, fatigue, nausea, breast tenderness…) and you think that you might be pregnant - take a test. It's important to know if you're pregnant or not (especially if you haven't planned for that to happen) since there are some things you should avoid during pregnancy. And if you're pregnant you should start taking folic acid and maybe some other vitamins or medications.

Nobody can tell you the right time when your baby will start teething and get her first tooth, but there are some signs that can help you notice these changes. It's important that you notice the signs, so you can try to help your baby to relieve the teething pain and discomfort. Baby's teeth usually come in pairs. You could expect for the first pair to appear as early as three months or as late as fourteen, depending on different factors (when did baby's parents get their first teeth and if your baby is a preemie or not since preemies start teething later)

If you're planning to get pregnant, it's important that you know your blood type (A, B, AB, O) and Rh (Rhesus) factor (Rh+, Rh-), since it may have a significant influence on your pregnancy and your baby's health. And if your Rh-negative it's also important that you know what is the Rh factor of your baby's father. The Rh factor is an inherited antigen often present on the surface of red blood cells. It is named after a type of monkey in which was first found.