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Vernix on Your Newborn: Why It's There and What to Do With It
Most newborns arrive with some amount of waxy white coating on them — sometimes a thin film, sometimes thick deposits in the creases and the hair. It...
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What Meconium Is and When a Newborn Should Pass It
The first nappy is one of the more startling moments of new parenthood. Meconium looks nothing like normal stool — it's almost black, sticks like roof...
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Protecting a Newborn from Colds and Respiratory Illness
The vulnerability of a newborn to colds and respiratory illness is real, but it is also manageable — and the protective steps that work are simple and...
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Newborn Skin Colour: What's Normal, What's Not
A newborn is not the smooth, uniform pink baby on the formula tin. In the first weeks expect bluish hands and feet, a yellow tinge across the face and...
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The Newborn Tracking Log: What Actually Matters in the First Six Weeks
At 3 a.m. on day 4, you genuinely cannot remember whether the last feed was 90 minutes ago or three hours ago. A simple log — a notebook by the bed, a...
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Newborn Nail Care: How and When to Trim Your Baby's Nails Safely
The first time most parents try to trim a sleeping newborn's nails, they realise it is a much bigger deal than they expected. The fingernails are tiny...
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A Paediatrician's Guide to the First Month with a Newborn
The first month at home is one of the more disorienting stretches of life. Information is everywhere, much of it contradicts itself, and every parenti...
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Meconium and Vernix in Newborns: What They Are and Why They Matter
Two things show up at almost every birth that nobody really explains to you in advance: a tar-black first nappy, and a white, waxy coating on the baby...
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Baby Bath Temperature: How Warm, How Often, and How to Make Bathing Safe
The first bath is almost never the calm, warm scene the baby books promise. The baby is slippery, often startled, and there are five things to track a...
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Traveling With a Newborn: What to Consider
There's a particular kind of advice that floats around the early weeks of new parenthood — that newborns are "portable", that they "sleep through anyt...
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How Often to Change a Newborn's Nappy and What Normal Looks Like
The sheer number of nappies in the first weeks startles most new parents — usually 8 to 12 a day, sometimes more. It is not just laundry and supply ru...
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How to Choose Clothes for a Newborn: What You Actually Need
The number-one regret of first-time parents, if you ask the parenting forums, is buying too many newborn outfits. Cute outfits get worn once, photogra...
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