Nine months last the period of intrauterine development of the child, and when he appears in the world, it naturally takes him some time to get comfortable. All the processes and reactions of the newborn's body to the first 28 days of his life are called boundary or transition states.
Each mother needs to know which borderline conditions can be observed in the newborn to take into account these features when organizing care for the baby during the first month of his life.
The main borderline conditions of newborns
- Generic catharsis is expressed in the fact that for the first seconds after childbirth the child is in a state similar to lethargy, and then only takes a deep breath and starts screaming.
- Weight loss is usually observed on the 2nd-3rd day and should not be more than 10% of the baby's initial weight.
- Hyperventilation - observed within 2-3 days.
- Hyperthermia - increased body temperature and the ability to quickly regulate it.
- Breast engorgement occurs in boys and girls. It begins to appear usually on the 3-4th day of life and becomes maximum by 7-8 days.
- Dysbacteriosis - manifested in the first week of life and must pass to its end.
- Stool disorder - within 3 days, meconium should leave, and then during the first week - a transitional stool (a mixture of mucus, lumps).
- Children's jaundice .
- Neurological dysfunction - flinch, trembling, unstable tone.
- Change of skin - can manifest itself in the following:
- simple erythema - redness;
- peeling;
- the appearance of tumors;
- allergic rashes;
- the appearance of milies (whitish-yellowish blisters) on the face;
- yellowing of the skin.
Transitional states in the work of the kidneys, heart, circulatory system, metabolism and other organs are also noted.
But all these transit states, considered the norm of development in newborns during the first month, when they appear in children in the second and third months of life, may be symptoms of the disease. Therefore, in this case it is necessary to consult a doctor for advice.