Newborn

The emergency room is not the best place for a newborn and his "newborn" mom. However, in many cases, they end up going to this service for problems that are not really emergencies such as hyperbilirubinemia (increased level of bilirubin in the blood), difficulties with breastfeeding or because the baby cries without stopping and the parents are distressed.

Courtney and Eric Waldrop have formed a super large family with a total of nine children, but getting it has not been an easy road. They went through several miscarriages before their first child was born. They then resorted to fertility treatments, which led to the birth of the Wales and Bridge twins.

Weston and Caleb shared eight months inside the womb, and upon reaching the world they want to remain united. After their mother gave birth, the twins were separated a few moments, but as soon as they got together, the newborns stopped crying instantly. The tender moment has been captured with his camera by his father, Dane Lyman, minutes after they were born while measuring and weighing them.

When your baby is born premature and nothing is as expected you feel embarrassed. You see it so fragile and small that although a deep feeling of love for that little one invades you, fear and worry are also present. Placing the baby skin with skin as this dad does with his baby is most recommended for babies born before term.

One of the most common concerns of parents in the first months of life has to do with the breathing of their newborn baby. There are many who have approached while sleeping to see if they breathe correctly. It is normal and expected that this is the case, a manifestation of the protection instinct that mammals have towards our young.

"I'm sure nobody changed my baby at birth" is the funny phrase with which a mother shared two images of her sleeping baby on Reddit. On the one on the left, with 38 weeks of gestation, and on the one on the right, with three weeks of life. The funny thing is that the position that he has been sleeping since he was born, with his arms raised, is the same in which he could already be seen on an ultrasound when he was inside the womb.

When Taylor Dunnavant discovered that she and her fiancé, Chris, were expecting a baby they never imagined she would be born with albinism. Albinism is a genetic abnormality that occurs in one of every 20 thousand newborns, which is characterized by a deficient production of melanin, resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes affecting the vision of children.

Who would say that looking at the Ikea catalog you can end up deciding what you will call your son? Well, apparently it is a trend that inspires some parents when choosing their baby's name. New parents, born after the nineties, and lovers of Scandinavian culture would be the most likely to have their children named after iconic Swedish furniture and products such as Malm, Billy, Tarva or Stig.

By becoming parents, we all continue with the tradition of humming or singing to our children with sweetness so that they fall asleep. Nanas have a powerful calming effect on little ones; Its repetitive rhythm, soft sounds and melodies without too many volume changes help to relax most babies.

A recent news left us very worried: choking deaths in babies grow, partly because of the rise of the schoolboy. Going deeper, we learn that a study, conducted in the United States by researchers at the University of Alabama, warns of an increase in deaths from asphyxiation in infants in the United States, many of them produced in bed and linked to a trend growing among parents sleeping with them, what is known as colecho.

The fight against infertility can become a path full of obstacles, sadness and hopelessness. But today we come to give hope to those who find themselves in this situation through the history of Lennon, born on December 14, 2017, a "double rainbow" baby, born after two gestational losses.

With the arrival of a new baby, we adjust to a new way of life: all our routines change, our schedule goes a little crazy and of course, our body resents all those hours of sleep that are so lacking. Imagine now, do all that but not with one, but with three babies.

There are clothes of our children that acquire a special value. The hospital blanket, her first body, that pajamas she liked tango or that shirt that we keep as a souvenir even though she has grown two sizes and is small. Louma El-Khoury, founder of Pokidots, is a mother illustrator and fashion artist who creates personalized memories with clothes that children no longer use, turning her into works of art.

Valentine is just around the corner and we can see how there are hearts and beautiful things everywhere. It is a good date not only to remember the value of love and friendship, but to celebrate those things that fill our hearts. And on the occasion of this loving date, a photographer held a tender photo shoot of a couple of babies, dressed as if they were Minnie and Mickey Mouse.

When you are the mother or father of a premature baby, it is common for many unexpected feelings to appear: surprise, anguish, nervousness, fear, confusion and even guilt. The time that a baby spends in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is usually a difficult time for the whole family, while they wait for their baby to continue growing and developing in order to go home.

When a baby is born, the famous heel test is performed, which consists of a series of tests to detect and thus be able to treat certain metabolic diseases, such as hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, among others (although they can vary depending on the country) . Now, in the United States, they have created a new test to perform in newborns and they will be able to detect up to 193 diseases in their genes.

Having a premature baby can be very stressful and difficult for many couples. The early arrival of a baby is something that takes by surprise and worries parents, who spend day by day waiting for their baby to continue strengthening and growing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

All the parents of premature babies that I know, and who must spend time in hospital, agree that the relationship established between them and the healthcare staff that attends to their children ends up being magical and special. Medical professionals also feel that union, and live with immense joy every step forward that the baby takes in his recovery.

Today, talking about adoption is becoming more common and we often know very emotional stories of families who have increased their love and warmth at home with the arrival of a new member. But in reference to this issue, it is extremely rare to see the other side of adoption: the feeling of the birth mother when separating from her child.

We have shared stories of premature babies who have managed to get ahead against all odds, and today, that of a baby named Lailie Victoria, is the story of one of the smallest premature newborns who have managed to survive. After more than four months in the ICU, on December 29 Lailie Victoria was discharged just in time to welcome her new year at home.